After attending the NS talk that was meant to prepare our dear bro Ken, I got a clearer picture of NS's structure and purpose for everyone...
Whether you are Degree, 'A' level or 'O' level. Once you are 18 years old you ARE liable for NS... sianz, i'll be 20 when I'm going in... the big 20.... kaoz so old liao... It was like yesterday when I was in primary school fighting, in sec sch wooing...
Well, for the benifits of those who didn't attend or have no idea of what NS's gonna be like, here's the rough scoop of it...
Firstly you must be physically fit, that's where IPPT comes in, to test your fitness. If you fail or you missed the test (like our dear bro) then you are declared unfit. You will be placed in this program called PTP (Physical Training P??????) and be trained until you are declared fit again.
Next supposedly all recruits are required to got through BMT (Basic Military Training) @ Pulau Tekong for 3 month.
Those who have 'O' levels alone will pass out as Privates, Degree will get Coporal and Diploma a Lance if I'm not wrong. These are called the NS men.
There are those who wants to sign on. Like dear bro beng. Diploma holders will qualify to be either Specialists or Officers, 'A' levels, Degree holders and above can only be officers I think. Those who did not have any of theses cannot be officers but being a specialists is possible. Minimim requirement is having a 'O' level cert. SAF will send you to SISPECT to be trained as a specialist.
Specialist's rank starts from Sergeant. Whereas officers' rank starts from 2nd WO i think.
This are just very rough description of the structure, I may be wrong, DO NOT QUOTE ME for what I type here. =p
Pray for bro Ken, 11th March is his D day for NS...
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