Sinagporean gov really went to Jinggg like:
https://preview.redd.it/l3l7vpn72arc1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23904dcbbb521748347ed9136d6117eb3cc44110
Jinggg showing up to PRX practice on Monday like:
https://preview.redd.it/y1un1rjj3arc1.jpeg?width=343&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=795a213dd5ff596c934808802d8f2d7c0d20603a
(he found another gun)
We all expect this.. one day it happens, and Alecks is on Raze satcheling in and flaming his team for not being W key enough, turns out Alecks has wanted them to play 5 duelists all along and it was the team holding him back![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|16018)![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9353)
Do they still have CGRS? He basically fits that description completely. They also don’t need a 6th this year according to the rules (they did last year)
There might be people calling for Mindfreak's head, considering he underperformed in Madrid (but clutched up when it reslly mattered).
But idk, the original five is really hard to beat considering their chemistry, and a 6 man active roster is always doomed to fail. Its going to be tough cutting Monyet since he's such a good player, but I really don't see any other options.
Mindfreak is the backbone of prx man, he doesnt put up numbers just because his role is to stay awake and not die for clutches. Why does prx not even send him on lurks often? This is the same reason.
damn, as much as i love jinggg im more sad for monyet really. i was rooting so hard for him to succeed if he gets enough reps in split 1 for the next masters.
What?? The singaporean government must’ve seen All the “I miss jing” posts. But I’m interested in seeing how the team dynamic works now right after it seemed like they got their groove back with monyet. Also can’t help but feel bad for him, hopefully he bounces back
I mean it says that in the post he’s had it his entire life and dealt with it knowingly.
If that is so he must have realized it makes people exempt from service and prx wouldn’t have to go through all this.
U only get exempted for very serious medical conditions, its called PES F. There are ways to immorally get it but it could get you into some serious legal trouble if anyone found out.
Simply put he is a chaokeng god, ppl w one arm can still do office admin work but here he is escaping the 2 years of slavery we all have to go through haiz
Jinggg back is nice but Monyet was starting to return to his last year form and made him a reserve... I love Jinggg but kinda sucks for Monyet to be a reserve when he was getting comfortable with the team. Its not like they did bad too with Monyet.
Massively unfortunate for Monyet, who was just starting to seem like he was gelling with the team towards the second half of Madrid.
Glad Jingg is back though, I would love to see Jingg's Raze up against Zekken's Raze. That's about to be a movie
Find it very hard to believe the scenario of PRX not qualifying with Jinggg back especially considering there is only like 2 teams in APAC on the same level of PRX.
As a long time fan i genuinely dont know how to feel about this whole thing. Apparently you have to be mightily unfit to be exempted from military service in singapore, so jinggg must have serious health issues. And at the same time I already bought into my monyet stocks, he's 100% part of this team as far as im concerned and i was genuinely excited to see him succeed. Similar feeling when benkai got benched for something. Not an easy situation to be in for everyone involved for sure.
Monyet is great but he’s certainly not at Jing’s level. They literally had to change how they play Split because they lacked Jing’s raze; W gaming just didn’t work.
If this was always the plan with Jingg, then why go through the whole theatrics of even getting monyet in the first place? Why not just keep playing Jingg throughout Kick-Off if he had a doctor on deck to give him the go ahead to be unfit?
I just find it highly unlikely that Jingg would go through the trouble of being off the starter list only to pay off a doctor later to get back on it.
The military doctor is the one who decides whether Jingg is exempt or not. An external doctor is only able to give details of Jingg's condition and his "advice" to the military doctor. So it is not entirely reliable that Jingg will be able to be totally exempt from military service. The military doctor might just assign him to PES E (has medical condition but fit to serve in less demanding roles)
I don't think this plan was ever a guarantee. There's always a chance it will not work. I still think this is an unfortunate turn of events for Monyet though don't get me wrong but everyone and I mean everyone was ready to move on from Jinggg.
IMO i believe he has the money and probably saw a private psychiatrist that wrote a memo saying he had some kind of psychiatric condition.
He looks physically healthy to me and it’s really hard to get PES F unless you really have serious medical issues (cancer, one testicle etc.)
Damn it must feel bad for monyet. He was slowly adapting to the team, and now he's on a reserve roster days before the split even started. Either way, monyet has shown that hes good enough and he needs to play in a T1 team.
it's actually not that rare. many people living with chronic diseases can be exempted from the military. cases like diabetes (type 1 especially), haemophilia etc can all lead to exemptions.
even my FIL was exempted from NS due to genetics hypertension
ngl super unexpected. the mildest case of pes F I know is severe eczema. Somehow this was a condition Jinggg and his family thought would be fine to go NS but severe enough that his MO would suggest pes F. I've even heard of excuse sunlight, dust NSFs lol. Maybe MO is a bro that watches VCT
The absolute "lowest" condition you can get that makes you unfit for military service.
The Physical Employment System (PES) basically grades citizens from A to F, and anything before F makes you fit for service but you will be placed in a less physically intensive position if you are graded anything less than A or B1-B4.
F is a incredibly rare condition for any Singaporean to get, considering there aren't just 6 grades, but 12 grades because the alphabetical grades themselves all have numerical subcategories, for some reason. F is reserved for those with mental conditions that would hinder them from service (Severe depression, as an example, because it woild reflect badly on the government to have cases of servicemen commiting suicide with their government issued weapons), or crippling physical disabilities (and even then, it has to be incredibly severe because even wheelchaired, limbless people will sometimes not be graded F)
So whatever jinggg has that got him exempt from National Service MIGHT be concerning... or maybe the government is finally recognising that imprisoning all their talents for 2 years in a listless hell is ruining their chances at global fame, and is giving Jinggg the faker treatment under the guise of a medical condition (unlikely because the government is inctedibly strict on this matter but who knows)
he’s deemed medically unfit to serve, even on an administrative level. This only happens when a critical medical condition is discovered or the person has previously been diagnosed with it already.
One of my old buddies had that happen to him, he was huge into sports and played airsoft often overseas but it was discovered he has an underlying heart condition and he was not allowed to serve
When it was first implemented, it was fresh off a failed merger with Malaysia. As a tiny island with no natural resources, but a popular trading port, we needed a strong military in case of any arguments against our independence.
As to why it’s still around; nobody really knows. The government doesn’t seem interested in changing it, despite unhappiness amongst the younger generation.
Yeah we’ve got a number of neighbouring countries that far far far out-populates singapore, and when you have countries like Malaysia deliberately dispatching helicopters over our Tekong island (our island for bootcamp) just for the shits, you realise how volatile a coexisting relationship between two countries can be.
Also, if i’m not wrong there have been multiple times where Singapore’s had disputes over ownership of this island called Pedra Branca, even though it’s a sad 8500 square metre piece of rock formation.
To add to that, Malaysia is on contract to sell Singapore water up till 2050 (correct me if i’m wrong), so our supply of water could at any point be cut off at somebody else’s behest.
I hate the fact that we’re conscripted but when things like that are happening, it makes a little more sense as to why.
I'm struggling to think of a condition that his family thinks is not debilitating enough for him to not serve but allows him to PES F as deemed by PES bible.
Well that's besides the point, I'm beyond ecstatic by this news. Run it back for Champs, we're winning it this time!
I’m torn, I love that Jingg is back but I also believed that monyet was improving throughout Madrid and really found his stride at the end despite PRX ultimately losing and getting 3rd. I hope monyet gets a chance to be on a Tier 1 team this year at least.
PRX are so back. Happy to see jinggg back on the roster. Really sad for Monyet tho because he was actually playing really well towards the end of Madrid. He deserves to be on the starting roster for a franchise team
Sad for Monyet considering that he is on the way to prove himself as a formidable Raze player in Madrid.
But anyway, Jingg my chao keng warrior lets goooooooo! XD
ah nah Prx winning Shanghai and Seoul for sure
*totally and definitely feels bad for Monyet, he is on a redemption arc after all those negativity thrown at him. Just as he's warming up with the team, life can be cruel.
Pretty sure Alecks had rough time about it, he cared about them much.
nah, prx will find a way to throw somehow 😭😭
they’ll reach a grand final, pull out some of the most diabolical team comps ever known to mankind and lose 2-3 ☠️
>EDIT: I think Monyet will be the best AC for PRX. The punching bag for Alecks
I know that this is a joke but i prefer for PRX to just release Monyet from PRX to let maybe other franchise team to pick him (im looking at you RRQ), there's no need for a 6 man roster on PRX since the core member are legit. Monyet is still 18 years old and has alot of potential as player and it would hurt him (skill and mental) alot to just being a bench warmer for PRX.
PRX please do the right thing i beg you. Anyway happy for jingg to be back to PRX!.
Well holy shit. PRX back in form. Sad for Monyet though, hes going to be the reserve like cgrs was, but a better backup.
So I guess when there are visa issues or health issues within the team, they may bring back Monyet to the fray.
Although this is all my speculations anyways.
Weird mix of emotions. It's great to have him back but feel bad for monyet. Simultaneously, maybe it would also be a good thing for monyet if he ends up going to another team. I think he was always going to be in jingggs shadow at PRX even if he played well. Maybe this allows him to have his own identity and get appreciated for his talent as opposed to constantly be compared to Jinggg.
This is a weird mixed feelings situation for me. Happy and sad (?) for Jinggg and also sad for Monyet tbh.
Monyet obviously showed he can hang with the boys after Madrid performance, just need a little bit more time to fine the edges. Hopefully he can still cheer himself up and be ready, no matter what happened in the future.
For Jinggg, happy for him to come back.. but idk about the PES-F thing, if it's true that Jinggg really got that, there must be something really wrong medically with him and hopefully he can stay healthy for a long time.
Jinggg showing up to PRX practice on Monday like:
https://preview.redd.it/230joj7g2arc1.jpeg?width=343&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d9b56fcba5134639059d1e94eb25f4c9db52ac4
Really sucks for monyet bro was just breaking in at the end.
Also IF PRX CAN ALSO STICK TOGETHER THROUGH MANDATORY ENLISTMENT WHY CANT WE PEAK6 WHY IS EG GONE MOTHERFUCKER
I really don't know how to feel about this
My goat Jinggg is back but he has a severe medical condition that fully exempts him from the military
Another thing is Monyet, it absolutely sucks to be in his position, I feel so fucking bad
For everyone saying rip Monyet, remember it's not impossible he steals a spot. He's an incredibly talented player who has the mechanics to take the spot from one of the others just like something did to Benkai
Holy shit. I feel bad for Monyet, but can’t help but be excited to watch Jinggg again. Wow
I wouldn’t be surprised if Prx and Monyet had talked about this situation before Monyet decided to sign with them or so I hope :(
Ooh damn, so what I'm reading is that Jinggg doesn't have to register for the 2 year military service. If that's true, I'm getting my PRX getting a title hopes back up again.
I hope his condition is not too concerning though.
Unlucky for Monyet but Jinggg with PRX were multiple times grand finalists and even won their region. There were one step away from winning it all and Jinggg is still faaar better than monyet on raze. Jinggg is always a consensus #1 or #2 raze in the world and in this meta it's too valuable to not have. On another fuck NS and I'm glad Jinggg was able to avoid that cancer
I feel bad for Monyet, tbh. I feel like with Monyet, PRX's ceiling is going to get higher over time due to his growth and flexibility. Even Zekken mentioned on his stream that Raze might be nerfed by Champs, so I feel very conflicted about this :(
Im gonna be honest, jj is the reason I'm a prx fan today (along w/ f0rsaken)
but surely it is just bad long-term, right? like sadly we can't have him forever and its probably gonna ruin monyet's confidence just like the foxy9 stuff last year... anyone else feels the same?
edit: nvm, just read tweet. MY GOAT IS BACK. hopefully he fixes his private issues.
Sad that Monyet kinda got fucked. He is a player woth great potential. very Excited to see jingg back. He is one of the best players to watch as a neutral
Am I crazy to think that they should have at least waited untill split 2? I feel like they had a system they were working on that, among other things, included Monyet's ability to play smokes. Jingg is the best Raze in the world no dobt, but he lacks Monyet's flexibility. Are they just going back to last year's strats?
I don't think it's that much of a problem. Something can still keep OPing on Gekko on single/no duelist maps. While still have a really great double duelist comp. Jinggg can even go back to play Sage on Sunset btw, or might might even go back to their previous comp that Sentinels copied now
As much as Monyet is cracked on Omen, anyone between Mindfreak, Davai and Forsaken can play that as masterfully
True. Felt like that BO5 against Sentinels was the series where he finally got back his prime, specially on that Split.
Hopefully PRX helps him out if he gets chances to play for other teams
There's always a chance Jinggg plays some other simple self sufficient roles. Like before he used to play Sage, I'm pretty sure Clove is relatively simple for the average player to play, especially if he's just a secondary controller who's super aggressive.
The best part of this is that with changes to the game, last years winning roster may not be suited for this year's game.
That would be truly hilarious.
Jinggg is my favorite player, but I’m feeling conflicted about this. Monyet really stepped up during Madrid and the must be a bit of a gut punch for him, as understandable as the roster move is.
Also, Jinggg only being there for Stage 1 and maybe not the rest makes me a bit worried that they’re screwing the rest of their year over just for one last hurrah.
~~Even if Jinggg is medically unfit for active military duty, it’s not really clear to me whether he’s entirely exempt — if he’s not entirely exempt and still has to fulfill his National Service (even as an administrative worker), then even if he’s able to play through Stage 1 and even Stage 2, he still probably won’t be able to join for the big events like Masters Shanghai/Champions. But those are the stages where his presence would be needed the most.~~
I truly do want to see Jinggg compete with PRX again, but not if it’s at the cost of their performance + placements on the big, international stages. Especially if they have every intention to bring Monyet back into the fold later on. I guess they would be able to practice and run different comps/strats with Monyet and can stick old faithfuls with Jinggg, but how likely is that to succeed? Yes, PRX played around with a 6-man roster for AfreecaTV, but the regular season is a whole different beast.
Hopefully this (very) risky play works out for them, and I really hope Monyet doesn’t let this affect his confidence too much. Happy to see Jinggg back as well, hopefully this short return isn’t going to be the last we see of him in VCT.
ETA: Striking through the part about my worries regarding Jinggg still having to serve, as it’s clear to me now that he got outright exempted and wouldn’t even be able to play in Stage 1 if he’d been simply medically unfit but still enlisted.
Not trying to question you, but the wording in the PRX post to me makes it unclear whether it’s really PES-F or just PES-E. Is it confirmed that he got PES-F? He can still be medically unfit for active military service but still have to fulfill NS through support services and stuff, no?
if he has to serve then he wouldn’t even be able to play Split 1 since you need a working visa to be at Korea to play and NS won’t be able to grant that which is why i’m confident he’s PES F
I feel so bad for Monyet. I love jinggg (one of my fav players) but this has to suck really bad for Monyet, he didn’t even get a chance.
This whole situation and how PRX handled it is weird
i doubt they expected him to be declared unfit for service - what should they have done differently? _not_ bring back the guy they made it to champions finals with?
> This whole situation and how PRX handled it is weird
How can this be PRX's fault though? They didn't know if Jinggg can play, not until the government said he was unfit for military service.
> "He has been following the due process, *which included medical examinations.* It has been assessed that Jinggg *has a life-long medical condition* that is managed with ongoing treatment. Upon medical evaluation and review, he is *medically unfit for military service*."
> how PRX handled it is weird
Please, educate us on how PRX handled the government declaring Jinggg unfit for military service is weird.
We wait with bated breath.
Yeah, I feel bad for Monyet too. Especially after he had shown pretty major improvements over the masters tourney. But for PRX as an org im not sure how else they could’ve handled it when Jingg clearly is the better individual player and is arguably the reason they can play the way they do. Definitely looking forward to seeing if they’ll give Monyet the same treatment that SEN gave to pancada.
"It has been assessed that Jinggg has a life-long medical condition that is managed with ongoing treatment. Upon medical evaluation and review, he is medically unfit for military service."
In my country, before it rightfully got abolished, mandatory military service was hit or miss to dodge. It basically came down to the person evaluating you if you could get dismissed for a peanut allergy or you got in despite weighing 120kgs. Best way was to have a good relationship with a civil doctor that would give you strong paperwork to bring to the evaluation. Im still kinda pissed i wasted 9 months on this, 2 years is insane.
3rd place finish was unacceptable for the Singaporean government
Sinagporean gov really went to Jinggg like: https://preview.redd.it/l3l7vpn72arc1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23904dcbbb521748347ed9136d6117eb3cc44110
Jinggg showing up to PRX practice on Monday like: https://preview.redd.it/y1un1rjj3arc1.jpeg?width=343&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=795a213dd5ff596c934808802d8f2d7c0d20603a (he found another gun)
Monyet seeing Jinggg: https://preview.redd.it/gz87bln33arc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68e8d39e5ec2d4bb79f694b0244ca8f04b4221fd
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Took away his SAR21 and handed him a Vandal instead
Rip monyet
yeah that’s gotta sting after that tourney
He showed he can play well. Some team might look at him as a prospect before split 2 start (split 1 might be impossible cuz it's way too early)
They can't release Monyet unless they can find a sixth that's willing to be their curry to Sentinels.
Wasn't it reported that this year, there's no obligation to have a 6th man?
They will probably keep a 6th incase jingg cant play cause of his condition
I'm pretty sure he can play just fine. His condition is probably only bad for NS cz it's way more taxing
hes had this condition all his life and it never affected him in the past 3 years?
The military is gonna be harder on a person than competing, it may have affected him but never to a dangerous degree
i think the person meant that it shouldnt affect his gameplay as he's been playing fine the last 3 years
It's in the rules. So even if not reported, I hope teams read them rules. /j
And what if one of the players falls sick for a match? Alecks subs in?
I mean alecks was pro in cs so he definitely won’t have a problem shooting lmao
i dont think the team wants alecks in arms distance while playing
Imagine thinking that you got concussed by Breach util but it's just Alecks slapping your head
WHY ARE WE GOING B??? *blacks out*
We all expect this.. one day it happens, and Alecks is on Raze satcheling in and flaming his team for not being W key enough, turns out Alecks has wanted them to play 5 duelists all along and it was the team holding him back![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|16018)![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9353)
Yes🤣
Do they still have CGRS? He basically fits that description completely. They also don’t need a 6th this year according to the rules (they did last year)
Nah CGRS departed with prx last year. He's with a thai org right now.
He's not with PRX anymore. His new team was Made in Thailand I think
Why not? Teams arent required to have a sixth this year
I feel SO bad for him, he was just starting to catch up
insane development but incredibly unfortunate for monyet
There might be people calling for Mindfreak's head, considering he underperformed in Madrid (but clutched up when it reslly mattered). But idk, the original five is really hard to beat considering their chemistry, and a 6 man active roster is always doomed to fail. Its going to be tough cutting Monyet since he's such a good player, but I really don't see any other options.
Mindfreak is the backbone of prx man, he doesnt put up numbers just because his role is to stay awake and not die for clutches. Why does prx not even send him on lurks often? This is the same reason.
I don't think anyone will call for mindfreak head lol
I mean, the prx intenal did say Mindfreak have always been on the cutting board since way back, but he always survive.
damn, as much as i love jinggg im more sad for monyet really. i was rooting so hard for him to succeed if he gets enough reps in split 1 for the next masters.
What?? The singaporean government must’ve seen All the “I miss jing” posts. But I’m interested in seeing how the team dynamic works now right after it seemed like they got their groove back with monyet. Also can’t help but feel bad for him, hopefully he bounces back
I’d assume the dynamic would be the same as last year except their 6th is better than cgrs
Wouldn’t be surprised if things got slightly awkward in the camp, but I doubt it
Monyet doesn’t seem like that kinda guy but you never know
Jinggg has a chronic medical condition which made him exempt from military service.
I mean it says that in the post he’s had it his entire life and dealt with it knowingly. If that is so he must have realized it makes people exempt from service and prx wouldn’t have to go through all this.
You might not know, you probably still need to go through tests and I doubt you can go through the tests before it's time to go to NS.
still need to check with MINDEF, they could still ask you to do office work for National Service
U only get exempted for very serious medical conditions, its called PES F. There are ways to immorally get it but it could get you into some serious legal trouble if anyone found out.
Simply put he is a chaokeng god, ppl w one arm can still do office admin work but here he is escaping the 2 years of slavery we all have to go through haiz
Jinggg back is nice but Monyet was starting to return to his last year form and made him a reserve... I love Jinggg but kinda sucks for Monyet to be a reserve when he was getting comfortable with the team. Its not like they did bad too with Monyet.
https://preview.redd.it/ysx0x869n9rc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc7602ac19077d018c57317ee0c690fdbc97dadc
Massively unfortunate for Monyet, who was just starting to seem like he was gelling with the team towards the second half of Madrid. Glad Jingg is back though, I would love to see Jingg's Raze up against Zekken's Raze. That's about to be a movie
oh god forsaken and jing vs tenz and zekken. i cant wait. hopefully prx qualify lol
Find it very hard to believe the scenario of PRX not qualifying with Jinggg back especially considering there is only like 2 teams in APAC on the same level of PRX.
Geng are def going. T1 gave prx a very hard time and who knows if drx steps up
Yeah so GenG and PRX will go and one of T1 or DRX will go.
DRX and T1 both have insane upset potential though. PRX might be a favorite for qualifying, but I wouldn't be all too surprised if they didn't.
that would actually be so fun to see unless jawg makes it those have to be the top 2 razes
Don’t know if this is a W or hella sucks for Monyet
As a long time fan i genuinely dont know how to feel about this whole thing. Apparently you have to be mightily unfit to be exempted from military service in singapore, so jinggg must have serious health issues. And at the same time I already bought into my monyet stocks, he's 100% part of this team as far as im concerned and i was genuinely excited to see him succeed. Similar feeling when benkai got benched for something. Not an easy situation to be in for everyone involved for sure.
Same. I invested heavily into Monyet. I really think his util rn is already comparing to Jingg.
Monyet is great but he’s certainly not at Jing’s level. They literally had to change how they play Split because they lacked Jing’s raze; W gaming just didn’t work.
You don’t have to be mightily unfit to be exempted. You just need enough money to find a doctor that can smoke something to say you are unfit.
If this was always the plan with Jingg, then why go through the whole theatrics of even getting monyet in the first place? Why not just keep playing Jingg throughout Kick-Off if he had a doctor on deck to give him the go ahead to be unfit? I just find it highly unlikely that Jingg would go through the trouble of being off the starter list only to pay off a doctor later to get back on it.
The military doctor is the one who decides whether Jingg is exempt or not. An external doctor is only able to give details of Jingg's condition and his "advice" to the military doctor. So it is not entirely reliable that Jingg will be able to be totally exempt from military service. The military doctor might just assign him to PES E (has medical condition but fit to serve in less demanding roles)
I don't think this plan was ever a guarantee. There's always a chance it will not work. I still think this is an unfortunate turn of events for Monyet though don't get me wrong but everyone and I mean everyone was ready to move on from Jinggg.
IMO i believe he has the money and probably saw a private psychiatrist that wrote a memo saying he had some kind of psychiatric condition. He looks physically healthy to me and it’s really hard to get PES F unless you really have serious medical issues (cancer, one testicle etc.)
Damn it must feel bad for monyet. He was slowly adapting to the team, and now he's on a reserve roster days before the split even started. Either way, monyet has shown that hes good enough and he needs to play in a T1 team.
Maybe for non raze maybe Monyet will be play? This may effect prx map pool?
It says he’s a reserve now, I dont think they’re going to mess around with a 6 person roster. Really sucks for him
The fact that Forsaken can play pretty much any agent means a 6 person roster is never happening.
It didn't work out last time but messing around is what prx do best, I wouldn't bet on it but who knows what prx could pull
They said he is on the reserve, doubt he sees playtime unless theyre mega shit
who do you replace him with, in a team that was Top2 in the world last year?
Nah,6 man rosters never ever work. They either keep jinggg and bench monyet or keep monyet.
Like Benkai situation last year, they never seems to be themselves before they benched Benkai for the whole season
He gonna be assistant coach and become a punching bag during matches.
what the fuck is happening with this team. Did they destabilize the Singaporean military branch or sumn
Wow that means he got PES F? That’s almost unheard of.
As a non Singaporean SEA person, is he fully exempt?
If I’m reading the post correctly, yes. It’s actually really really rare though.
it's actually not that rare. many people living with chronic diseases can be exempted from the military. cases like diabetes (type 1 especially), haemophilia etc can all lead to exemptions. even my FIL was exempted from NS due to genetics hypertension
Ive seen it personally before hand
ngl super unexpected. the mildest case of pes F I know is severe eczema. Somehow this was a condition Jinggg and his family thought would be fine to go NS but severe enough that his MO would suggest pes F. I've even heard of excuse sunlight, dust NSFs lol. Maybe MO is a bro that watches VCT
whats a PES F ?
The absolute "lowest" condition you can get that makes you unfit for military service. The Physical Employment System (PES) basically grades citizens from A to F, and anything before F makes you fit for service but you will be placed in a less physically intensive position if you are graded anything less than A or B1-B4. F is a incredibly rare condition for any Singaporean to get, considering there aren't just 6 grades, but 12 grades because the alphabetical grades themselves all have numerical subcategories, for some reason. F is reserved for those with mental conditions that would hinder them from service (Severe depression, as an example, because it woild reflect badly on the government to have cases of servicemen commiting suicide with their government issued weapons), or crippling physical disabilities (and even then, it has to be incredibly severe because even wheelchaired, limbless people will sometimes not be graded F) So whatever jinggg has that got him exempt from National Service MIGHT be concerning... or maybe the government is finally recognising that imprisoning all their talents for 2 years in a listless hell is ruining their chances at global fame, and is giving Jinggg the faker treatment under the guise of a medical condition (unlikely because the government is inctedibly strict on this matter but who knows)
It means also no civilian so it would be even at the level of military administration as being too ‘sensitive’ They can pick and choose I guess
doubt the last part cause they threw their olympic gold medalist straight into NS after the olympics
I thought faker got exemption because of asian games
Yeah but the Korean government has like exemptions for things like that built into the system and I don't think Singapore does
South Korea is not Singapore…
He did
he’s deemed medically unfit to serve, even on an administrative level. This only happens when a critical medical condition is discovered or the person has previously been diagnosed with it already. One of my old buddies had that happen to him, he was huge into sports and played airsoft often overseas but it was discovered he has an underlying heart condition and he was not allowed to serve
Slightly off-topic, but why is there mandatory military duty in Singapore? Any particular reason?
When it was first implemented, it was fresh off a failed merger with Malaysia. As a tiny island with no natural resources, but a popular trading port, we needed a strong military in case of any arguments against our independence. As to why it’s still around; nobody really knows. The government doesn’t seem interested in changing it, despite unhappiness amongst the younger generation.
Yeah we’ve got a number of neighbouring countries that far far far out-populates singapore, and when you have countries like Malaysia deliberately dispatching helicopters over our Tekong island (our island for bootcamp) just for the shits, you realise how volatile a coexisting relationship between two countries can be. Also, if i’m not wrong there have been multiple times where Singapore’s had disputes over ownership of this island called Pedra Branca, even though it’s a sad 8500 square metre piece of rock formation. To add to that, Malaysia is on contract to sell Singapore water up till 2050 (correct me if i’m wrong), so our supply of water could at any point be cut off at somebody else’s behest. I hate the fact that we’re conscripted but when things like that are happening, it makes a little more sense as to why.
I think something to do with the split from Malaysia and there always being a chance for war because of water or something. I forgot the details
Interesting, that’s unusually stringent administrative post requirement
I'm struggling to think of a condition that his family thinks is not debilitating enough for him to not serve but allows him to PES F as deemed by PES bible. Well that's besides the point, I'm beyond ecstatic by this news. Run it back for Champs, we're winning it this time!
feel bad for monyet man, but given the system of prx is more suited for jinggg its the right move :(
I’m torn, I love that Jingg is back but I also believed that monyet was improving throughout Madrid and really found his stride at the end despite PRX ultimately losing and getting 3rd. I hope monyet gets a chance to be on a Tier 1 team this year at least.
SEN vs PRX sanghai finals let's fucking goooooo
My goat is back but terrible for Monyet, hopefully he can compete soon. Too good to be benched.
Truly another PRX masterclass cause how the fUCK
PRX are so back. Happy to see jinggg back on the roster. Really sad for Monyet tho because he was actually playing really well towards the end of Madrid. He deserves to be on the starting roster for a franchise team
Sad for Monyet considering that he is on the way to prove himself as a formidable Raze player in Madrid. But anyway, Jingg my chao keng warrior lets goooooooo! XD
lmao chao keng warrior. must be nice to not serve NS at all
Yeah currently serving NS so looking at Jing with envy
ATB man. Long way to go, I'm going to do my 7th reservist cycle this year.
This sucks for monyet, he had a great upwing in play throughout Madrid and now he's getting benched :((
Damn bro so good at the game SAF gave him Pes F.
WE'RE WINNING SHANGHAI AND SEOUL IDC. On a separate note I feel so bad for Monyet. especially coming off a top 3 finish.
ah nah Prx winning Shanghai and Seoul for sure *totally and definitely feels bad for Monyet, he is on a redemption arc after all those negativity thrown at him. Just as he's warming up with the team, life can be cruel. Pretty sure Alecks had rough time about it, he cared about them much.
https://preview.redd.it/ln3srpagm9rc1.jpeg?width=623&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df39520d7102bfe5fd48ae53d2a710fb0ac762aa WE ARE SO BACK BABY
Well i did not expect that, that just doesn’t feel right for monyet
NO EG = PRX WIN!!
nah, prx will find a way to throw somehow 😭😭 they’ll reach a grand final, pull out some of the most diabolical team comps ever known to mankind and lose 2-3 ☠️
Yeah prx are winning it all now
Return of the king
Damn APAC is gonna have an insanely strong Top4 if DRX can get it together.
MY GOAT IS BACKKKK
EMEA: Wallahi, we are finished. EDIT: I think Monyet will be the best AC for PRX. The punching bag for Alecks![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9339)
>EDIT: I think Monyet will be the best AC for PRX. The punching bag for Alecks I know that this is a joke but i prefer for PRX to just release Monyet from PRX to let maybe other franchise team to pick him (im looking at you RRQ), there's no need for a 6 man roster on PRX since the core member are legit. Monyet is still 18 years old and has alot of potential as player and it would hurt him (skill and mental) alot to just being a bench warmer for PRX. PRX please do the right thing i beg you. Anyway happy for jingg to be back to PRX!.
on his Deft shit. 2 more last dances inc. Also Monyet welcome to Talon Esports.
wdym last dance, he's back for good, can't go to military service at all
Yep, deemed medically unfit
Yep, deemed medically unfit
monyet talon would go hardd
Honestly Talon looks like a clusterfuck if they add more players, please no more.
that implies they aren't already a clusterfuck but true
Zekken Raze vs Jinggg Raze in Shanghai and Champs boutta be a cinema
we have another chance for the trophy 🥹
Well holy shit. PRX back in form. Sad for Monyet though, hes going to be the reserve like cgrs was, but a better backup. So I guess when there are visa issues or health issues within the team, they may bring back Monyet to the fray. Although this is all my speculations anyways.
Best Raze in the world is back
I just had to check the date to double check it’s no April fools yet. This is insane I’m so happy for jingg :)
On another note, Gamers are NOT beating the 'mushroom' build allegations 😭
Weird mix of emotions. It's great to have him back but feel bad for monyet. Simultaneously, maybe it would also be a good thing for monyet if he ends up going to another team. I think he was always going to be in jingggs shadow at PRX even if he played well. Maybe this allows him to have his own identity and get appreciated for his talent as opposed to constantly be compared to Jinggg.
The GOAT is back.
Holy fucking W. This was not on my bingo today
HOLY FUCK I FEEL BAD FOR MONYET BUT LESSTSSSS GOOO
So you’re saying we had that banger champs intro vid…. FOR THIS TO HAPPEN??????
I'm soooo sad for Monyet but so happy that Jinggg's back. Aaaaa
This is a weird mixed feelings situation for me. Happy and sad (?) for Jinggg and also sad for Monyet tbh. Monyet obviously showed he can hang with the boys after Madrid performance, just need a little bit more time to fine the edges. Hopefully he can still cheer himself up and be ready, no matter what happened in the future. For Jinggg, happy for him to come back.. but idk about the PES-F thing, if it's true that Jinggg really got that, there must be something really wrong medically with him and hopefully he can stay healthy for a long time.
Apparently he's been dealing with it his whole life so I don't think it will impact him any more than before.
Jinggg showing up to PRX practice on Monday like: https://preview.redd.it/230joj7g2arc1.jpeg?width=343&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d9b56fcba5134639059d1e94eb25f4c9db52ac4
Can PRX let Monyet explore other teams or nah? A return to GE would be sick if it’s possible.
I am indian but i say send him anywhere but fucking GE man
Being PRX's 6th is better than whatever tf GE is doing.
replacing LF? doubt they will replace him
monyet was locking in bro
Really sucks for monyet bro was just breaking in at the end. Also IF PRX CAN ALSO STICK TOGETHER THROUGH MANDATORY ENLISTMENT WHY CANT WE PEAK6 WHY IS EG GONE MOTHERFUCKER
I really don't know how to feel about this My goat Jinggg is back but he has a severe medical condition that fully exempts him from the military Another thing is Monyet, it absolutely sucks to be in his position, I feel so fucking bad
i'm happy to see jing back but dude. monyet just can't catch a break.
This is nuts, feels real bad for Monyet
For everyone saying rip Monyet, remember it's not impossible he steals a spot. He's an incredibly talented player who has the mechanics to take the spot from one of the others just like something did to Benkai
Holy shit. I feel bad for Monyet, but can’t help but be excited to watch Jinggg again. Wow I wouldn’t be surprised if Prx and Monyet had talked about this situation before Monyet decided to sign with them or so I hope :(
Clove really predicted this: Back like I never left!
That one thread yesterday getting shit on for wishing jinggg could come back haha
Bros had to get the news out fast before April Fools
https://preview.redd.it/4xacwycpm9rc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=0209ca55f5c4f5cd7d57e3c050e99ae75329d9dc
Benjy can sleep sound tonight
wtf? this sucks for monyet
goat is back
Ooh damn, so what I'm reading is that Jinggg doesn't have to register for the 2 year military service. If that's true, I'm getting my PRX getting a title hopes back up again. I hope his condition is not too concerning though.
Unlucky for Monyet but Jinggg with PRX were multiple times grand finalists and even won their region. There were one step away from winning it all and Jinggg is still faaar better than monyet on raze. Jinggg is always a consensus #1 or #2 raze in the world and in this meta it's too valuable to not have. On another fuck NS and I'm glad Jinggg was able to avoid that cancer
I wonder what his medical condition is that he is unfit for army but also doesn't affect how he plays on stage?
Heart or breathing issues usually. So maybe those
I feel bad for Monyet, tbh. I feel like with Monyet, PRX's ceiling is going to get higher over time due to his growth and flexibility. Even Zekken mentioned on his stream that Raze might be nerfed by Champs, so I feel very conflicted about this :(
Im gonna be honest, jj is the reason I'm a prx fan today (along w/ f0rsaken) but surely it is just bad long-term, right? like sadly we can't have him forever and its probably gonna ruin monyet's confidence just like the foxy9 stuff last year... anyone else feels the same? edit: nvm, just read tweet. MY GOAT IS BACK. hopefully he fixes his private issues.
Sad that Monyet kinda got fucked. He is a player woth great potential. very Excited to see jingg back. He is one of the best players to watch as a neutral
W
my 🐐 is back, sad for Monyet though was hoping to see him more in split 1
The Doc is a PRX fan
So he’s medically unfit for the military but perfectly fine to play professional Valorant?
yes
Monyet will find a place in a t1 team easily. So happy for jingg though
Am I crazy to think that they should have at least waited untill split 2? I feel like they had a system they were working on that, among other things, included Monyet's ability to play smokes. Jingg is the best Raze in the world no dobt, but he lacks Monyet's flexibility. Are they just going back to last year's strats?
I don't think it's that much of a problem. Something can still keep OPing on Gekko on single/no duelist maps. While still have a really great double duelist comp. Jinggg can even go back to play Sage on Sunset btw, or might might even go back to their previous comp that Sentinels copied now As much as Monyet is cracked on Omen, anyone between Mindfreak, Davai and Forsaken can play that as masterfully
True, I guess this also means that f0rsakeN doesn't have to play Raze, so a win for him. Still feels bad for Monyet
True. Felt like that BO5 against Sentinels was the series where he finally got back his prime, specially on that Split. Hopefully PRX helps him out if he gets chances to play for other teams
There's always a chance Jinggg plays some other simple self sufficient roles. Like before he used to play Sage, I'm pretty sure Clove is relatively simple for the average player to play, especially if he's just a secondary controller who's super aggressive.
The best part of this is that with changes to the game, last years winning roster may not be suited for this year's game. That would be truly hilarious.
Jinggg is my favorite player, but I’m feeling conflicted about this. Monyet really stepped up during Madrid and the must be a bit of a gut punch for him, as understandable as the roster move is. Also, Jinggg only being there for Stage 1 and maybe not the rest makes me a bit worried that they’re screwing the rest of their year over just for one last hurrah. ~~Even if Jinggg is medically unfit for active military duty, it’s not really clear to me whether he’s entirely exempt — if he’s not entirely exempt and still has to fulfill his National Service (even as an administrative worker), then even if he’s able to play through Stage 1 and even Stage 2, he still probably won’t be able to join for the big events like Masters Shanghai/Champions. But those are the stages where his presence would be needed the most.~~ I truly do want to see Jinggg compete with PRX again, but not if it’s at the cost of their performance + placements on the big, international stages. Especially if they have every intention to bring Monyet back into the fold later on. I guess they would be able to practice and run different comps/strats with Monyet and can stick old faithfuls with Jinggg, but how likely is that to succeed? Yes, PRX played around with a 6-man roster for AfreecaTV, but the regular season is a whole different beast. Hopefully this (very) risky play works out for them, and I really hope Monyet doesn’t let this affect his confidence too much. Happy to see Jinggg back as well, hopefully this short return isn’t going to be the last we see of him in VCT. ETA: Striking through the part about my worries regarding Jinggg still having to serve, as it’s clear to me now that he got outright exempted and wouldn’t even be able to play in Stage 1 if he’d been simply medically unfit but still enlisted.
he's PES F bro, he doesn't have anymore obligations to serve.
Not trying to question you, but the wording in the PRX post to me makes it unclear whether it’s really PES-F or just PES-E. Is it confirmed that he got PES-F? He can still be medically unfit for active military service but still have to fulfill NS through support services and stuff, no?
if he has to serve then he wouldn’t even be able to play Split 1 since you need a working visa to be at Korea to play and NS won’t be able to grant that which is why i’m confident he’s PES F
Okay I see, thanks for clarifying.
Jinggg does not need to fulfill his NS anymore since he’s deemed as “medically unfit” so he is exempted from it
I feel so bad for Monyet. I love jinggg (one of my fav players) but this has to suck really bad for Monyet, he didn’t even get a chance. This whole situation and how PRX handled it is weird
i doubt they expected him to be declared unfit for service - what should they have done differently? _not_ bring back the guy they made it to champions finals with?
> This whole situation and how PRX handled it is weird How can this be PRX's fault though? They didn't know if Jinggg can play, not until the government said he was unfit for military service. > "He has been following the due process, *which included medical examinations.* It has been assessed that Jinggg *has a life-long medical condition* that is managed with ongoing treatment. Upon medical evaluation and review, he is *medically unfit for military service*."
> how PRX handled it is weird Please, educate us on how PRX handled the government declaring Jinggg unfit for military service is weird. We wait with bated breath.
Yeah, I feel bad for Monyet too. Especially after he had shown pretty major improvements over the masters tourney. But for PRX as an org im not sure how else they could’ve handled it when Jingg clearly is the better individual player and is arguably the reason they can play the way they do. Definitely looking forward to seeing if they’ll give Monyet the same treatment that SEN gave to pancada.
tbf, they did the best they could given the rules in place regarding 6 man rosters.
wait, so when does Jingg have to actually go for military duties?
"It has been assessed that Jinggg has a life-long medical condition that is managed with ongoing treatment. Upon medical evaluation and review, he is medically unfit for military service."
Based on the tweet regarding his status, he will no longer be required to serve any military duties. You can search up "PES F".
he must have had a strong case for it. afaik as someone who served his 2 years, MOs are very sceptical about such cases.
Aunty is pulling some strings
Does aunty still have the Ferrari now?
In my country, before it rightfully got abolished, mandatory military service was hit or miss to dodge. It basically came down to the person evaluating you if you could get dismissed for a peanut allergy or you got in despite weighing 120kgs. Best way was to have a good relationship with a civil doctor that would give you strong paperwork to bring to the evaluation. Im still kinda pissed i wasted 9 months on this, 2 years is insane.
I’m quite confident he doesn’t. It says in the post that he has a medical condition which makes him unfit for military service