As a student, Captain (CPT) Yee Chern Hwee led an active life. She did gymnastics in primary school, track and field in secondary school and junior college, and dabbled in cheerleading in university.
Inspired by her father to join the military, LTA Deepa Syaama Arul has found her own calling in a different Service.
This pair of twins were in non-combat roles before they made the cut in the gruelling Special Forces Qualification Course; both are now serving as Officers Commanding in 1st Commando Battalion (1 CDO Bn).
3WO Padmanabh Rai and CPT Lee Man Ying may seem like complete opposites – one works underwater as a diver, the other controls air traffic – but they're actually each other's perfect life partner.
This Air Warfare Officer extended his full-time National Service (NS) not once, but twice. In total, he served for nine months after his original ORD (Operationally Ready Date).
From somersaulting and hitting marks on the floor to guiding fighter jets in locating and hitting their targets, this former national gymnast continues to soar as an airwoman.
This military mother-of-three handles the demands of motherhood and work life with grit and grace.