Ah Girls Go Army (女兵外传)

The decline in Singapore's birth rate

over the last 20 years

has resulted

in a serious shortage of manpower in the National Service.

We have therefore decided

to enlist women

above the age of 20

in the armed forces.

Women do not have the same physical strength as men.

Should they have to undergo the same Basic Military Training Program

as men?

In a high-tech combat environment,

there are many roles suitable for women

which do not require

a high degree of physical strength.

Calling up women for NS will take them temporarily out of the workforce.

For the training and punishment of female recruits,

will it carry the same standard as male recruits?

And training these young women

to become nurses

might be more pressing

than training more soldiers.

Whether women

should serve in the NS,

it should only be

for a time of critical national need

and when we have no other choices.

We all love our children.

But when it comes to a critical moment like this,

I encourage everyone

to look at the matter from a wider perspective.

Without an effective National Defense,

the freedom that we dream of,

our progress,

prosperity,

economic growth,

work,

family,

and lives

will all be in jeopardy.

Everywhere we go

-Everywhere we go -Everywhere we go

People want to know

-People want to know -People want to know

Who we are

- Handsome, right? - Handsome.

- Hello. - Hi, sir.

- Hi. - Hi.

Hello.

She's not as good-looking as me.

- See. - No.

How are all of you doing?

- Hello, good. - Hello, good.

Welcome to Girls Basic Training Military Centre.

To welcome you ladies to GBMT,

we have food specially delivered for you.

There's food.

There's food.

Thank you.

What's in there?

What is this?

Come help yourselves, ladies.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Come ladies, help yourselves.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Please eat more.

In the meantime,

I would like to introduce ourselves.

I am your PC,

Second Lieutenant, Roxanne Tan.

Ma'am, you are just like me.

Beautiful and gorgeous, but you lose out to me by a bit.

Okay.

She is your Section Commander,

Sergeant Lily Lee.

He is your Platoon Sergeant,

Sergeant CK Chow.

Hello, everyone. I am Sergeant Chow.

But when you are all angry, please don't call me Chow Sergeant.

- Chow Sergeant. - Chow Sergeant.

Okay. Anyway, you are the first batch of female NSF recruits.

- Are you all happy? - No.

Why aren't you happy?

It's okay, we are very open-minded.

Feel free to share your thoughts.

Can we really say the "tru"?

- What? - The truth.

Of course you can say the truth.

- You won't scold me? - No, we won't scold you.

- Really? - Confirm.

Chop?

Chop!

You can speak first.

Recruit, stand up and introduce yourself.

Hi, Sergeant. Recruit Joey here.

Please share with us your thoughts.

Well, you know, I never thought

that I will be an NSF one day.

I just thought of marrying a guy,

give birth to children, and live a simple life.

Yes.

That is also my simple dream.

Hello, sir. I am Recruit BQ.

- Brother. - Recruit.

You called me Brother?

You're supposed to call me Sergeant

and call her ma'am.

- Understand? - Okay.

Sergeant.

Hello, my name is Recruit Lau Lan Lan.

What are you guys laughing about?

Sergeant, you see.

Life is already very tough.

Your question is very difficult to answer.

I can't earn enough to feed myself outside.

I earn such a paltry sum here.

It is very tough.

You should know

that we are BTC.

BTC?

Low educational level!

I am a very simple person.

I just want to come in

and complete my duties to the nation.

I want to go all out on my work outside.

I do not want to waste my time here, really.

A round of applause, please.

- Good. - Okay.

Yes.

Hi, my name is Recruit Chow Ai Lian.

For me, it's because I owe loan sharks a lot of money.

This NS came just in time to give me

a place to hide.

The army is very safe because there are guards and guns.

- Yes. - Yes.

Hello.

- Watch it. - Lose weight.

I am Recruit Yuan Yuan Yuan.

I am a mother of one child,

just like her.

So girls,

even I have to come for NS.

So you can see how serious the problem of manpower shortage in Singapore is.

Don't complain, okay? Even I am called up.

Don't worry.

We go through it together.

Go through it together.

Caring for one another.

Recruit, how about you? What's your name?

I am Recruit Amanda, Sergeant.

So any thoughts?

It's okay, I like it.

So cool, she's so fierce.

Okay, what about you?

I am Recruit Goh Bee Bee.

As far as NSF for girls is concerned,

I think that national defense

is everyone's responsibility.

Not just the men's.

So we should not shirk

the responsibility of playing our part

for our national defense.

It is just not fair.

Sergeant, I thought we have another Aloysius Jin here.

By the way, I am Recruit Mani Peh.

- Yes. - Thank you.

- Recruit. - You called me Recruit?

Sorry, Sergeant.

I am Recruit Princess See.

I don't think we need to serve in NS

because you know that famous movie,

I Not Stupid.

There is one word that is very interesting.

- One line. - One line.

It's very interesting.

If you put rubbish in the right place,

it is a "sauce".

- Resource. - Resource.

A resource put in the wrong place is rubbish.

So here, I am rubbish.

Can I go home tomorrow or even now?

Very funny, Recruit.

- Recruit, how about you? - Hello, Sergeant.

I am Recruit Zhang Li.

I feel that

doing what we can

is our duty.

Sisters, let's do our best.

Let's do our best.

Good.

Ma'am, Sergeant. I am Recruit Chng.

What's your full name?

Monica Chng.

- Embarrassing. - Nice name.

Ma'am, I don't mind joining the NS to protect Singapore.

But will the army protect my nails, skin, and face?

Sergeant, I am Recruit Bobo Chia.

Technology is so advanced nowadays.

We can use AI robots to fight the war.

Why do we still need humans?