The poem above tells us about how much this soldier loves his country, England, and the young men in Singapore will have to serve in the national service, and personally, i think that the national service is very important. Singapore is a small and powerful country in economic, but having a strong economic doesn't mean that we are absolutely save. in order to protect ourselves, we will have to train Singaporeans to defend themselves and the countries in the time of crisis.
It is natural for the national service to be compulsory, have talents are not enough, we need an strong army too to keep Singapore safe in time of crisis or else these talents will be for nothing.
I do not think that I have the same sense of patriotism for Singapore as the sense of patriotism presented in the poem, as I am not planning to stay in Singapore for long.
