The Singapore Armed Forces has officially declared a "Code Black" after Recruit Lee misplaced his SAR21 while taking a massive dump in the Tekong jungle.

Lieutenant-Colonel Heng, whose career aspirations just flashed before his eyes like a budget funeral, immediately ordered a 72-hour "stand-by-universe" search.

"Oi, you think this one toy is it? If cannot find, nobody book out, I swear I will mark all your faces!" screamed the Regimental Sergeant Major while foaming at the mouth.

The entire battalion spent the night performing low-crawls through cobra-infested swamps to locate the weapon, which is currently considered more valuable than the collective lives of everyone present.

"Lanjiao lah, I just want to go out and see my girl, but now must stay here count grass blades for this blur fucker," sobbed Corporal Tan while digging through a communal latrine.

The search ended four hours later when the rifle was discovered leaning against a tree next to a discarded packet of hard biscuits.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed that while the rifle is safe, Recruit Lee’s soul has been permanently confiscated and processed into army stew.

The Commanding Officer was seen weeping with joy while tenderly kissing the rifle's Picatinny rail.

Recruit Lee is expected to spend the remainder of his service cleaning grease traps with his eyelashes.