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| Service star: Sarjit Kaur |
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One incident made it clear that 1st Warrant Officer
(1WO) Sarjit Kaur is a service star: As former brigade
chief administrative supervisor of HQ 22 SIB, 1WO
Kaur was responsible for ensuring that National
Servicemen (NSmen) turn up for in-camp training.
When an NSman called to tell her that he could not
go for his Individual Physical Proficiency Test
(IPPT) because there was no one to care for his
bedridden mother, her response was immediate: “I
told him that if that was the problem, I wouldn’t
mind helping him out because his home was not too
far from mine.” And so 1WO Kaur looked after
his mother for a few hours while he took his IPPT.
The above incident was only one of many examples
of how 1WO Kaur goes beyond the call of duty. For
instance, she visits the homes of NSmen who fail
to turn up for in-camp training to better understand
their home situations.
She knows all the NSmen under her charge by name.
And she is the driver of the WITS programme in her
award-winning unit.
Her outstanding qualities have not only earned her
the awe of her supervisor, COL Jordon Woo, they
are keeping him on his toes! He said: “She
is someone that the brigade cannot do without. Not
only is she a very good coach, she goes out of her
way to help servicemen whenever they need a sympathetic
ear.
“Her service excellence has changed the way
I work because I feel I have to keep constantly
on my toes to continue to earn her respect.” |
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