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网民发联署声援 父亲:本杰明肯定服役

by Yee Loon
19/07/2018
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对于国防部认为本杰明达维斯无意服兵役,父亲哈维表示遗憾,他指出,在与新加坡体育协会和文化、社区及青年部(MCCY)的会谈,已清楚表明本杰明肯定会履行义务。

他称,迄今未与国防部成员会面,为此不清楚MCCY 和体育协会向国防部针对本杰明的缓役申请,转达了怎样的讯息。

他说,本杰明会服兵役的声明,也有在5月15日致函给MCCY的电邮提及,问题是本杰明何时能服兵役。

在电邮中,哈维也表示放弃国籍的选择,绝不是本杰明的本意,他更希望能代表新加坡出征。

“我100巴仙同意本杰明必须服兵役。大儿子已服役,所以本杰明和我的小儿子也一定会。”他说,对于本杰明的问题是服兵役的时机,也却决于他在英国和欧洲球坛追求的最佳职涯机会。

如果在2020年本杰明未获富勒姆FC续约,那他就该返新履行国民义务。他解释,本杰明也可能在第一年就获得新合约,又或者被其他足球俱乐部借兵,为此难以确定本杰明暂缓兵役的期限。

本杰明出生于泰国,父亲是英国籍青少年足球教练哈维戴维斯。母亲来自泰国。他2005年随家人迁到新加坡,2009年获得我国公民权,过去曾在新加坡体育学校就读。

本杰明身高172公分、59公斤的身材略显单薄,但在场上司职中场的表现却颇受注目,除了曾代表新加坡U18青年国家队,于2017年参加东南亚青年锦标赛与亚足联青年锦标赛外;今年3月份,戴维斯也曾被召入新加坡国家队的友谊赛名单。

网民发联署声援本杰明

2018年7月13日,英格兰超级足球联赛的球队“富勒姆”,正式向本杰明提供一纸为期两年的职业选手合同。

一些网民甚至发起联署请愿书,呼吁国防部收回成命,让本杰明可以先把握眼前两级,让这名足坛新秀能获得在国际舞台磨练的机会。

“有机会跻身国际足坛,本杰明不仅为国争光,也能将其经验带回我国,协助提升我国足坛竞争力。”有关联署至今已获得1万9307个签名。

盘点那些获缓役的先例

国防部只让极少数的体育选手获缓役特例:约瑟林、柯正文和Maxmillian Soh。可见能获暂缓服役和中断服役的先例,少之又少。体育项目需看选手是否有潜质取得成绩为国争光,也有者为升学而提出缓役申请。

一,陈文炜中断服役12年

其中较知名和曾引起争议的,就是前总统陈庆炎的公子陈文炜博士,自1988年获中断服役达12年之久。

陈文炜博士在1988年有完成基本军训和见习军官初级军训,后因获得总统奖学金,获准中断服役,先到哈佛大学修读医科,之后又到斯坦福大学进修,2000年学成归国,加入国防部担任研究工作。

陈庆炎在1995至2003年担任国防部长。在2011年总统选举,网路有传言,质疑陈庆炎透过影响力,安排儿子以研究代替服役,但受到陈庆炎驳斥,指三名儿子都履行了义务,他也从未干涉他们在军中的人事安排。

陈文炜辩解,自己在2000年回国被派到国防医学与环境研究所,以本身的微生物分析研究专业,研究鼻疽(melioidosis)传染病对野外训练士兵的影响。而服役期间领的都是服役人员的薪资,履行了所有义务包括体能测验,以三级上士身份完成战备军人回营受训的义务。

二,歌手丁文淞

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丁文淞原定2014年8月服役,他在“中国好声音3”新加坡海选赛脱颖而出,为此提出暂缓服役申请。第一次申请被拒,但在较后透过时任副总理暨裕廊国会议员尚达曼上诉,向国防部长和人力资源部长陈情,才得以获网开一面,获准在同年最后一次征兵期入营。

丁文淞也在同年2月参加日本Nodojiman The World 歌赛,与19国歌手较量获得全场总冠军,成为该歌赛首位夺得殊荣的亚洲人。

三,钢琴家林岩

林岩 Lim Yan出生音乐世家的林岩,自5岁学琴,在2006年取得青年音乐人奖,后又考入曼彻斯特大学与皇家北方音乐学院。
他向国防部申请缓役,后者要求林岩需提出“有说服力”的理据以及能否在国际赛事表现的潜力。林岩在2003年归国后重新服役。

四,新加坡国家游泳队总教练洪秉祥

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洪秉祥在1980-1986年期间获得缓役,当时他在50米自由泳成绩,缔造世界排名第一的记录。

五,约瑟林

分别在2013年和2016年获得暂缓服役,国防部依据期在东南亚运动会的表现,以及筹备奥运为由,批准其申请。随着约瑟林在2016年奥运获得金牌,时任国防部长黄永宏认为,如果约瑟林能继续符合条件,国防部没理由不让他继续缓役。目前,约瑟林获缓役至2020年以备战来临的东京奥运会。

六,柯正文
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右一为柯正文,中者约瑟林(图源:联合早报)

原定于2015年7月服役,惟获展延至2016年8月31日。不过,国防部基于柯在里约奥运会成功游入半决赛,文化、社区及青年部也支持他缓役,以权力备战东京奥运。

七,Maxmilian Soh

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基于2005年东南亚运动会和2006年多哈亚运会表现,被视为08年北京奥运会潜能获奖选手,帆船选手Maxmilian Soh在2007年获得一年的缓役期,出征奥运赛。

在我国,全体适龄男生强制服兵役的前提下,若有人蓄意逃兵役,后果就很严重。根据国民服役《征召法令》(Enlistment Act),逃兵役者可面对最长三年监禁,或罚款最高5000元,或两者兼施的刑罚。

(参考资料来源:http://mustsharenews.com/national-service-deferment/)

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