Despite all those BS reasons, still a great govt policy which I'll benefit from. Kudos!
IN-CAMP TRAINING FOR NSMEN REDUCED
Friday August 12, 2005
Loh Chee Kong
FROM April next year, In-Camp Training (ICT) for operationally ready
National Servicemen (NSmen) will be cut from 13 to 10 years, Mindef
announced yesterday.
The change will take place with immediate effect for NSmen who have
already started their ICT. This means that around 17,000 men who have
completed 10 years of training will be getting their run-out-date letters
earlier than expected.
The move follows the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) announcements that it
is working towards becoming a Third Generation (3G) fighting force, in
which it will harness new, advanced technologies to enhance soldiers'
fighting capability and reduce full-time NS from two-and-a-half years to
two years.
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said: "The army has finished the review of
the Operationally Ready National Service system, so we are now able to
streamline the ICTs."
A 3G SAF is "not just about the equipment but about training systems", he
added.
Said Mr Teo: "For example, the in-processing is a lot more efficient now.
So the time that a NSman spends in ICT can be better used for training.
(Training) will be more performance- and outcome-based. Subsequent
sessions can be tailored to the standards that the NSmen have achieved."
Previously, reservists had to undergo three two-day Basic Individual
Training (BIT) sessions and 10 ICT sessions over a period of 13 years.
Under the new system, there are no BIT sessions, but NSmen still have to
complete 10 ICTs or reach the statutory ages when their NS liability ends,
whichever is sooner. Under the Enlistment Act, reservists are liable for
NS call-ups up to the age of 40. For officers, this is 50 years.
Director of National Service Affairs Brigadier-General Hugh Lim said:
"The impetus for the change is the 3G transformation of the army. What
facilitates it is the surge of full-time NSmen over the next 10 years."
He added that the change will be sustainable, despite Singapore's
declining birth rates.
BG Lim said: "We hope that by then, all the 3G transformation efforts will
reduce the deficit of manpower and eradicate it. Many are already kicking
in at this point."
......
IN-CAMP TRAINING FOR NSMEN REDUCED
Friday August 12, 2005
Loh Chee Kong
FROM April next year, In-Camp Training (ICT) for operationally ready
National Servicemen (NSmen) will be cut from 13 to 10 years, Mindef
announced yesterday.
The change will take place with immediate effect for NSmen who have
already started their ICT. This means that around 17,000 men who have
completed 10 years of training will be getting their run-out-date letters
earlier than expected.
The move follows the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) announcements that it
is working towards becoming a Third Generation (3G) fighting force, in
which it will harness new, advanced technologies to enhance soldiers'
fighting capability and reduce full-time NS from two-and-a-half years to
two years.
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said: "The army has finished the review of
the Operationally Ready National Service system, so we are now able to
streamline the ICTs."
A 3G SAF is "not just about the equipment but about training systems", he
added.
Said Mr Teo: "For example, the in-processing is a lot more efficient now.
So the time that a NSman spends in ICT can be better used for training.
(Training) will be more performance- and outcome-based. Subsequent
sessions can be tailored to the standards that the NSmen have achieved."
Previously, reservists had to undergo three two-day Basic Individual
Training (BIT) sessions and 10 ICT sessions over a period of 13 years.
Under the new system, there are no BIT sessions, but NSmen still have to
complete 10 ICTs or reach the statutory ages when their NS liability ends,
whichever is sooner. Under the Enlistment Act, reservists are liable for
NS call-ups up to the age of 40. For officers, this is 50 years.
Director of National Service Affairs Brigadier-General Hugh Lim said:
"The impetus for the change is the 3G transformation of the army. What
facilitates it is the surge of full-time NSmen over the next 10 years."
He added that the change will be sustainable, despite Singapore's
declining birth rates.
BG Lim said: "We hope that by then, all the 3G transformation efforts will
reduce the deficit of manpower and eradicate it. Many are already kicking
in at this point."
......
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