Singapore to hand out iPads to its soldiers

I hope they include some bigger bags for Singaporean soldiers' maids to carry all that extra gear in.

Point One: Singapore is not technically a "country" - it is a city-state....

Point Two:
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Almost every country in the world has a defence force. Anyway this sounds like a silly idea to me anyway, at least not on the battlefield. These items are so fragile, I can't see how they would go on the to battlefield (even if it's a field office).

Even if it was available, not sure I'd want one. Looking after an expensive gadget belonging to the military = big cut out of paycheck or risk court marshall if there's any damage to it. I was in the Singapore Army... soldiers lose/break things all the time!!

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the first question that come to mind to me is: What the heck does Singapore need with a military anyway? Taking pictures of combat? I don't recall ever hearing of Singapore being in involved in any combat. Course, that might explain the iPads - gotta have some way to kill their free time waiting for an invasion....