NSmen who miss their IPPT for three times or more will now be locked up for five days for forced training. Currently, the penalty for not attending IPPT for three times is a $100 fine. Under the new regime, not only will NSmen have to face a fine, they will also be locked up and forced to train. The new control measures will be implemented with almost immediate effect, by January next year. Singaporeans with genuine issues might have difficulties adjusting their schedules around this. This new hard punishment is being implemented even though the armys assistant chief of general staff (training), Colonel Ng Ying Thong admitted that there are NSmen with “valid reason(s)” which makes it difficult for them to attend IPPT. TRS spoke to an NSmen who said that the new regime is very “harsh”. He explained how he has a busy work schedule and how on top of having to sacrifice several weeks of his work time for reservist, he might now even be locked up for another week. Already, NSmen lose out to their foreign colleagues, who do not have to do National Service. This new control tool will mean that Singaporean NSmen will lose even more weeks of work, which puts them at a serious disadvantage to their foreign colleagues. The new punitive controls comes amidst the unclear direction by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:55:02 +0000
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