ORD: Certificate of Service (COS) No PES/ Med Record, Right?
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If report sick to consult MO for depression, it will strictly only be recorded in my medical docket and locked up in the medical centre, right?
After ORD, my medical file docket will be transferred to CMPB to be locked up to be private and confidential?
When ORD, I apply for further studies/ look for jobs, the companies' HR will have no rights/ no access to my medical information in CMPB, right? -
Yes, you are right.
When you completed your NS (ORD), you will be given a Certificate of Service (COS) which do not state your PES/ medical record.
It is a plain certificate to only simply state your rank, name, NRIC number, conduct, performance. -
Originally posted by eac:
Yes, you are right.
When you completed your NS (ORD), you will be given a Certificate of Service (COS) which do not state your PES/ medical record.
It is a plain certificate to only simply state your rank, name, NRIC number, conduct, performance."Yes, you are right" is referred to the topic title.
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A Sample for Certificate of Service (COS)
Before 2007
After 2007 -
New NS cert helped me get job
By Andre Yeo, 02 March 2008LANCE Corporal Budiman Mohamad Som, 23, needed a job to help support his single mother - a sales assistant - and his two younger brothers.
Having just completed his national service (NS) in December, he was not hopeful of getting a job immediately.
But thanks to a new enhanced certificate of service (COS) for full-time national servicemen (NSF) who have just completed NS, he managed to secure a job within a month.
Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee, the Minister of State for Defence, yesterday announced the introduction of the new certificate, which gives a more detailed description of a serviceman's contributions and achievements during NS.
Those who performed exceptionally well or who assumed positions of responsibility will also get personal testimonials from their unit's commanders.
NSmen can use this certificate to apply for jobs, scholarships or places in tertiary institutions.
Previously, the certificate would only state whether the performance was 'good' or 'outstanding'. It did not describe what a person did - whether he was a team player or if he had good organisational skills.
The first Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) unit to get the COS was the 1st Battalion Singapore Guards in November 2007.
LCP Budiman was a light anti-tank weapon sharpshooter in the unit. In his COS, he was commended for having good organisational skills.
He organised company activities, took part in singing competitions to boost morale, and was praised for being a team player who carried out duties efficiently.
His performance and conduct were listed as 'outstanding'.
Using his COS, he applied for a job at Aetos, the auxiliary police force, two weeks after completing his NS on 8 Dec. He got the job during the interview and started work last month. He is now based at the Woodlands Checkpoint, earning $1,000 a month.
MORE CREDIBILITY
LCP Budiman said the COS helped him during the interview. He said: 'The certificate is from the Government, so it has more credibility and is recognised.
'If I were the boss of a company, why would I not want to hire someone who performed well in the army during stressful situations?
'It will motivate NSFs to work harder during NS.'
LCP Budiman's younger brothers are aged 19 and 13. An older sister, 24, who is married without kids, also lives in the family's four-room flat in Teban Gardens.
Aetos' commanding officer (land checkpoints), Deputy Superintendent (Auxiliary Police Force) Roland Wee, 47, is in charge of the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints. He interviewed LCP Budiman for the job.
He said previous certificates did not contain enough details of what an NSF did. The COS gives employers a better idea of whether job applicants were suitable.
He added that
LCP Budiman's COS contributed to the decision to employ him.
He said: 'The COS was a good one, as it reflected his contributions to the SAF. It has been accurate in describing his character and abilities.'
Refer:
www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2008/feb/29feb08_nr/29feb08_speech3/29feb08_fs.html