LENGTH OF SERVICE
Enlistment
Under the Enlistment Act, Chapter 93 of the Singapore Statutes 1992, you will continue to fulfil your military obligations up to the age of 40 for NS Warrant Officers, Specialists and Enlistees (WOSEs), and 50 for Officers.
National Service Training Cycle
NSmen will be required to undergo a national service training cycle, which comprises 'high-key' and 'low-key' training and Basic Individual Training (BIT). 'High-key' or intensive training involves operations and In-Camp Training (ICT), which last for seven days or longer. 'Low Key' training refers to training duration of six days or less. BIT is conducted up to a maximum of 2 days duration.
Completion of the Training Cycle
Upon completion of your NS training cycle, you will be posted to the MINDEF Reserve (MR) List. While in MR, you may still be called up for national service, as you remain liable for national service up to the age of 50 for Officers and 40 for WOSEs. You are to disregard your previous unit's mobilisation codewords as you are not required to report for mobilisation activation for your previous units. Should there be a need to mobilise you while you are in MR, you will be informed of your codewords accordingly. However, you are still required to abide by the existing exit controls up to your statutory age limit. Please see the section on Overseas Travel for information regarding exit control requirements.
Completion of National Service Liability
Upon reaching the statutory age limit of 40 for NS Warrant Officers, Specialists and Enlistees (WOSEs) and 50 for Officers, you will no longer be liable for National Service call-ups. You will be notified of this change of status and henceforth, you would not need to apply for Exit Permit or inform MINDEF Notification Centre when you travel overseas. Click the FAQ on Completion of NS Liability for more details
CALL-UPS
You may be called up for a maximum of 40 days of operationally ready N.S each workyear, which begins on 1st April of a calendar year and ends on 31st March of the following year. You will not be required to serve more than 40 days of operationally ready NS unless you and your employer are agreeable to the extended service. However, within each workyear, NSmen may be called up more than once.
To protect your interests in employment, Section 22 of the Enlistment Act prohibits an employer from dismissing an NSman on account of his national service whereas Section 23 requires the employer of an NSman to grant him leave of absence during his national service.
My CallUp
SAF100 will be replaced by MyCallUp from December 2004 in phases. You will be notified of upcoming ICT via via SMS, phone calls and/or email. Just simply pick up the phone or access MyCallUp on MIW (www.miw.com.sg) to respond.
Types of Call-ups
You may be called up for various activities such as:
1. In-Camp Training (ICT)
2. Flexi-ICT / Multiple ICT (for Air Force NSmen)
3. Upgrading Courses
4. Short Training Activities such as Basic Combat Training, Internal to Formation Training etc, all of which are typically shorter than a week.
5. Mobilisation
6. Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT)
7. Seminar/Workplan Briefings
8. Medical reviews
In-camp Training
While there may be slight variations in the conduct of the ICT in different formations, it is generally carried out in four phases.
Phase 1:
The advance party is called up before the training begins. Their tasks are to check and take over the accommodation and stores and prepare for the arrival of the main body, which comprises the rest of the unit personnel.
Phase 2:
The arrival of the unit commanders and essential service vocationalists like drivers. The commanders undergo preparatory training while the service vocationalists provide the necessary support.
Phase 3:
Those manning crew-operated weapons and essential service vocationalists arrive for their refresher training.
Phase 4:
The rest of the unit (main body) turns up. During this phase, there is revision on individual skills, sub-unit training and unit level exercises.
