Whether it was sailing with the historic Russian tall ship Pallada while pursuing her diploma in maritime law at a UK university, or roughing it out on Pulau Tekong during Basic Training with the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps (SAFVC), SAFVC Volunteer (SV) 1 Genevie Loh had always set her sights on joining the Navy.

Most mothers experience National Service (NS) through their sons, but for this mother-son pair, their shared experience sees them both donning green Army fatigues.

A volunteer soldier who died at the hands of the Japanese during World War II — his sacrifice inspired his grandson, Corporal First Class (CFC) (NS) Andrew Tay, to continue serving as a citizen soldier today.

ComCrop founder Allan Lim not only plays a part in strengthening Singapore's food resilience, he volunteers to continue serving NS to defend the nation.

Keen to play an active role in defence, SAFVC Volunteer (SV) 1 Nur Fadilah Bte Jubir, 26, signed up for the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) back in 2015.