No McDonald’s ban for recruits at White Sands mall, SAF Basic Military Training Centre clarifies, Singapore News

The user, JN888, alleged in another comment that their twin sons serving national service (NS) had been given the instruction by their commanders.

In a follow-up video, Chan appeared astonished by the “rule” and asked followers to verify the claims.

“Who is to deny a paying customer? I just don’t get it,” said Chan.

However, in a clip the next day, Chan stated that he understood the reason behind the instruction after speaking to “someone credible”.

“It is true that the recruits are told to go home after book-out and this is really to safeguard the image of the recruits,” he stated.

“Let’s face a fact, everything that a soldier does in public is hugely magnified by the public. We all know how harsh they can be with photos and videos and these materials can be totally taken out of context even though our soldiers have done nothing wrong,” Chan explained.

Following BMTC’s clarification on Facebook, Chan noted: “Now we can all eat McDonald’s in peace.”

BMTC’s post has since drawn over 180 comments on Facebook, with many users doubting the original claims.

However, one commenter wrote: “All of us who served NS before will know BMTC no such rules, but maybe battalion or company-level have such rules.”

Another stated: “Recruits are young boys too… Please give them the deserved break when they book out. As long (as they maintain) good conduct in uniforms in public, why not?!”

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