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SingaporeâAt the Ministry of Defenceâs (MINDEF) Committee of Supply debate in Parliament on Monday (March 1), Workersâ Party Member of Parliament Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) called for fair compensation for soldiers injured during service.
âSingaporeâs defence strategy is dependent largely on the contributions of our National Servicemen. It is important that, should our soldiers suffer injuries in the course of their service to the nation, they will be fairly compensated. This will give them the assurance to give their best during training and operations,â Mr Giam said.
He then proceeded to ask whether the current $150,000 Group Term Life and Group Personal Accident insurance cover operationally-ready National Servicemen. Â
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SAF to review fitness classification system for NSFs
The Singapore Armed Forces is looking at using functional assessments to determine enlistees deployability in specific vocations. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Move will pave the way for national servicemen to be deployed in more operational roles
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More national service (NS) enlistees will soon be able to take on operational roles in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regardless of medical condition, as the organisation reviews how it classifies fitness for different vocations.
The move comes as the SAF introduces new vocations and redesigns existing ones in response to a changing threat environment, such as having cyber specialists to protect key digital networks and systems, Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How said during the debate on the Ministry of Defence budget yesterday.
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will review the use of the medical classification system and physical employment standards (PES) system so it can better deploy servicemen in more roles according to their abilities.
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Budget debate: SAF to review PES medical classification system to let more NSmen take on operational roles
The Singapore Armed Forces is looking at using functional assessments to determine enlistees deployability in specific vocations.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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March 01, 2021
Lianhe Zhaobao
SINGAPORE - More national service enlistees will soon be able to take on operational roles within the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), regardless of medical fitness, as the organisation reviews the way it classifies their fitness for different vocations.
This is as the SAF introduces new vocations and redesigns existing ones in response to a changing threat environment, such as having cyber specialists to protect key digital networks and systems, Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How said during the debate over the Ministry of Defence s (Mindef) budget on Monday (March 1). We are redesigning our Medical Classification System (MCS) and the Physical Employment Standard (PES) System to shift away from the binary classification of combat-fit versus non-combat-fit deployment, he said.