Chan Chun Sing explains updates to National Service medical grading system

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The Singapore Armed Forces has updated its medical grading system to better align National Servicemen’s physical capabilities with specific operational roles. Moving away from a purely medical-based assessment, the revised Physical Employment Status (PES) framework now focuses on functional ability. This change is designed to maximize human resource potential and ensure that a wider variety of servicemen can be deployed effectively across the military. By focusing on what individuals can perform rather than their medical limitations, the SAF aims to maintain operational readiness in the face of evolving manpower challenges.

  • The new PES system emphasizes functional assessments over traditional medical health classifications.
  • Servicemen are now evaluated based on their ability to perform specific tasks required for their assigned vocations.
  • The update allows for the deployment of individuals into a broader range of roles, including positions previously limited by stricter medical criteria.
  • The shift is a strategic response to declining birth rates and resulting manpower constraints within the national defense force.
  • Advances in technology and military job redesign have facilitated the inclusion of more servicemen in operational duties.

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19 COMMENTS

  1. Chinese in mainland China are sleeping in the office to protest against extended hours, low salary, and patriarchal society. Singapore should also consider the social impact of a high stress work schedule.

  2. Previously who said must take the jabs? I didn't had any brand of the jab previously and that's why never sick before, as majority people said after they took the jabs previously but nowadays they only became more and more easily to fall sick, it's the pap party mistakes and there's no way to u-turn back.

  3. Who be the fishy Pm (past and present) also no use totally, majority people said they choose the fishy pap party but only getting more and more sufferings and problems from the pap party always of course, pap party not ashame and continue doing their own ways?

  4. The fishy pap party holding all the money and own self collect own self 's highest pay etc, but only gave singaporeans a little money the pap party call helping the people, pap party not ashame?

  5. As people still gathering/traveling, don't forget it's always a matter of time before the next biggest spike in cases, and it's those people last travel of their lives of course.

  6. SURPRISINGLY majority people said ALL (all) people in singapore are the REAL (real) every day opposition people themselves, each have their own ways of course, pap party a shame to s'poreans.

  7. Majority people said those who likes to choose the fishy pap party only means those people love sufferings, and drag all people into sufferings, pap party not ashame and continue doing their own ways?

  8. Also majority people said there are no more food safety and other safety in sg, the next meal the people eat are the last meal of their lives of course. Not only the platform work, but a lot of restaurants and eating places also using illegal foreign workers in the kitchen, but the fishy pap party just close one eye and all these problems still remains.

  9. Are s'poreans rich or have good pay jobs? Of course not as more than 87% of people lives in hdb flats and not private houses/condos, it's one of many examples of failed management by pap party, not ashame?

  10. The real every day singaporeans: Majority people said those who trust and support and choosing the fishy pap party surely every year to get another fresh rounds many types of jabs, and if they want to travel overseas, they take another rounds of many types of jabs again of course.

  11. Also don't forget a lot of NS boys (soldiers) became NoSoul boys during their service, it's the pap party fault but most cases were covered up by the pap party of course, pap party not ashame? The real every day singaporeans:
    Sg smart nation: No
    Sg money scams nation (and jabs scams): Yes
    Also sg became a multi-nation-singapore: Yes
    So no more sg, no way to u-turn back of course. Are s'poreans rich or have good pay jobs? Of course not as more than 87% of people lives in hdb flats and not private houses/condos, it's one of many examples of failed management by pap party, not ashamed?Also don't forget a lot of NS boys (soldiers) became NoSoul boys during their service, it's the pap party fault but most cases were covered up by the pap party of course, pap party not ashame? The real every day singaporeans:
    Sg smart nation: No
    Sg money scams nation (and jabs scams): Yes
    Also sg became a multi-nation-singapore: Yes
    So no more sg, no way to u-turn back of course. Are s'poreans rich or have good pay jobs? Of course not as more than 87% of people lives in hdb flats and not private houses/condos, it's one of many examples of failed management by pap party, not ashamed?

  12. What's important since sg tops world first in scams nation, majority people said it's a matter of time before the remaining singapore reserves $$ and gold bars be scammed away, or by the pap party of course.

  13. Under the fishy pap party, sg became world's No.1 most cases of money scams nation, and previously the nation wide jabs scams(still the fishy pap party dare to approve it) during shutdown, and also many other types of jabs scams, as well as all kinds of other scams too(eg. singpass scams, nric no. scams, vapes scams, love scams, bto flats renovations scams, sim cards scams, e-sim scams, parcels/foods delivery scams, and the list goes non ending…) The pap party a shame to s'poreans.

  14. Chan promote u but could u increase ns allowance than to focus on the medical status and ensure to empower with empathy to enhance patriotism….focus on this so that our people could safeguard spore more

  15. There is a big shortage of recruits enlisted to serve.

    Manpower Shortage for National Service is the issue.

    Many Barracks Camp have shut . Every sector of Singapore Economy is dependent on foreign labour, the Singapore labour force is dwindling at an unprecedented scale.
    Chan Crap ?

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