Civilian Officer Exempted Himself From IPPT For 3 Years; Finally Caught & Charged

We’ve all heard of the most gruelling test to have ever existed on this planet. Tough, mentally tiring and unbelievably shag-balls, this test has made countless grown men and women cry for their mamas. What am I referring to? Well… I’m talking about…

The IPPT, of course.

Sure, the IPPT has decreased in intensity since previous years, what with the current edition sporting just three stations instead of the previously mandatory 5.

But let’s face it; push-ups and sit-ups aren’t exactly a walk in the park (unless you have a body like Joshua Tan and Zi Jie). And let’s not talk about the dreaded 2.4km run, which is definitely not a walk in the park.

Indeed, many tough men and women have been tempted to boycott this test, incredulously difficult as it is. Yet, how far would you actually go to siam this ‘death trap’? Because for one particular person…

It’s as far as risking his own job.

What happened?

According to Yahoo News, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) civilian officer changed his own records, all in a bid to exempt himself from IPPT. Using this particular method, 27-year-old Labin was able to siam IPPT for no less than 3 years, spanning from 2015 to 2017. He also exempted another man from the test.

The offence had occurred while he was overseeing physical fitness testing for police national servicemen (PNSmen).

Now, I might not ask questions often. But I can’t help but wonder:

How exactly did it happen?

Apparently, it all dated back to 2013, when he signed on with the MHA as a civilian officer, following the completion of his full-time national service.

Having been appointed a PNSmen personnel officer, his responsibilities included overseeing the IPPT, medical reviews and remedial training for PNSmen.

What a great job seh.

As a result, he had access to the computer system that maintained PNSmen’s records, which he used for attendance taking, updating particulars and for uploading staff appraisal reports.

It was also around then that he discovered that he could amend an individual’s IPPT status.

Wait – IPPT status can be amended?! Does anyone have any friend working in Mindef? #justsaying

Abuse of power

On 9 January 2015, Labin accessed his own records and marked the checkbox for “IPPT excused”. He also implemented the words “Excused IPPT” in the remarks section, with the clear intention of permanently exempting himself from the test.

Not sure what he put his excuse as, though. Excuse Death Trap?

In March 2016, Labin also tweaked with the IPPT status of another person, Muhammad Syafiq Sa’at. However, the relationship between them isn’t clear, and the motivation wasn’t revealed. It’s also unknown if Labin was paid to do so.

How did the authorities find out then, you wonder. As it turns out, the authorities were notified only when Syafiq told them that he did not attend remedial training, as he was unable to book his IPPT.

Internal investigations began, and it wasn’t long before Labin’s ‘Midas’ touch was unearthed.

WASTED.

Judgement Day

At the States Court on Thursday (17 January), Labin pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorised modification of computer data, a breach under the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act.

One count of modifying another person’s IPPT status will also be considered for his sentencing, which will be held on 25 January.

For the unauthorised modification of computer data, Labin can be jailed up to three years and/or fined a maximum of $10,000 on a first conviction.

So yeah, in all honesty…

The punishment doesn’t really sound worth it to me.

And so…

That leads us to the all-but-mandatory Moral Of The Story Segment, that’s incidentally voted as the number 1 segment in the history of Goody Feed’s works. (Editor: that’s a blatant lie)

For this particular topic, it’s pretty clear-cut really. In fact, it’s so obvious:

Change the records for yourself, and stay away from Syafiqs.

“Stop talking bullshit you dumbass; what if someone really believes you?” my Aunt Matilda interjected.

A-Aunt Matilda! I thought you went to Australia for a hook-up with some Kangaroo called Jack?

“That Kangaroo was a total catfish; probably Photoshopped his goddamn picture. Knew I shouldn’t have trusted dating apps, especially one as fishy as Human Meets Animal.”

I’m… actually kind of glad. Wouldn’t want to call a Kangaroo Uncle Jack or something.

“I’m still pissed ***; but right, you readers out there. Don’t have any funny ideas you hear me? Go take your IPPT, clear it and you’re done for the year.” She looked at me. “Have you taken yours?”

Err… nope.

“What’re you waiting for then?!”

Christmas?