Hi, I want to help my dear apply for NS deferment.
I need help from kind hearted people.
My boyfriend is 17 years old as of Jan 2014. He just received his NS registration letter in March 2014. He is a half-way school dropout at Sec 3 in 2013. In 2013, he decided to continue with his studies and take GCE 'O' Levels. He attended a pre-course for 'O' level in a private school end 2013. But he didn't continue from 2014 due to the fees were unaffordable to us. Thus he decided to do self home-study instead. Knowing it's tough road ahead, however his determination and obstinate did not stop him. He is now determined to do it good for 'O' levels, get into a polytechnic for our future together. But one day, he will have to serve NS in duty of our nation building...
For further studies, what is MINDEF/ SAF's policy on NS deferment?
We want to go find our Member of Parliament (MP) to write letter to CMPB.
How?
Help. Thanks in advance.
Note: We are not going to any private school due to the fees are not affordable.
Under the Enlistment Act, NS-liable persons are enlisted at
the earliest opportunity upon turning 18 years old. For those who
are studying, MINDEF does allow some flexibility for them to
complete their full-time studies up to the GCE 'A' Levels or
Polytechnic Diploma (or their equivalent), both locally and
overseas, before enlisting for NS. Those who have already embarked
on their full-time studies but who do not meet the deferment
conditions, will have to disrupt their studies and be enlisted for
NS at the earliest opportunity scheduled by the Central Manpower
Base (CMPB), including those who take up Singapore Permanent
Residency in the midst of their studies.
Local Studies in
Government Schools
GCE 'A' Level Studies and International Baccalaureate (IB)
Studies
NS-liable persons will be granted deferment for GCE 'A' Level and
IB studies (and their equivalent) at Junior Colleges/ Millennia
Institute/ Integrated Programme (IP) schools if they are able to
commence the course* before 19 years old (for Secondary 4 students)
or 20 years old (for Secondary 5 students), as at 1st January of
the course commencement year.
* For NS-liable persons who are pursuing their GCE 'A' Levels
or IB in the IP schools, the deferment cut-off age will apply to
the 5th year of study.
Exceptions may be considered for students who do not meet these
deferment cut-off ages, but are able to gain admission into Junior
Colleges/ Millennia Institute/ IP schools.
NS-liable persons who are returning from overseas and who wish to
pursue studies in Junior Colleges/ Millennia Institute/ IP schools
must seek prior approval from CMPB. They must do so before applying
through the Ministry of Education (MOE)'s School Placement Exercise
for Returning Singaporeans - Junior Colleges and Millennia
Institute (SPERS-JC/MI), or before applying directly to the Junior
Colleges/ Millennia Institute/ IP Schools. Persons who are deemed
to have already attained a first education bar qualification
(defined as GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent
qualifications), be it locally or overseas, will not be granted
deferment to pursue another first education bar qualification or
another qualification below first education bar.
Persons who have failed their General Paper (GP)/ Knowledge &
Inquiry (KI) or obtained less than 3 H2 passes (excluding KI) in
one sitting of the GCE 'A' Level examination will be considered for
further deferment to repeat their GCE 'A' Level studies on a
full-time basis, subject to one repeat only. Persons who have
failed to attain the IB qualification will also be considered for
further deferment to repeat their IB studies on a full-time basis,
subject to one repeat only.
Polytechnic Diploma Studies
NS-liable persons will be granted deferment for Polytechnic Diploma
studies (including Polytechnic Diploma through the Polytechnic
Foundation Programme) and its equivalent qualifications (e.g.
courses at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) or the LaSalle
College of the Arts) if they are able to commence the course before
19 years old (for Secondary 4 students) or 20 years old (for
Secondary 5 students), as at 1st January of the course commencement
year.
NS-liable persons who graduated with NITEC/Higher NITEC
qualification from ITE Colleges will be granted deferment for
Polytechnic Diploma studies and its equivalent qualifications if
they are able to commence the course before 21 years old as at 1st
January of the course commencement year. Applications for deferment
from ITE graduates who are above 21 years old as at 1st January of
their course commencement year will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
NS-liable persons who are returning from overseas and who wish to
pursue Polytechnic Diploma studies and its equivalent
qualifications must seek prior approval from CMPB before applying
for their intended course of study. Persons who are deemed to have
already attained a first education bar qualification (defined as
GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent qualifications),
be it locally or overseas, will not be granted deferment to pursue
another first education bar qualification or another qualification
below first education bar.
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Diploma
Studies
NS-liable persons who completed NITEC or Higher NITEC studies at
ITE Colleges, will be granted deferment to pursue the Technical
Engineer Diploma (TED) or Technical Diploma (TD) programmes at ITE
Colleges if they are able to commence the course before 21 years
old, as at 1st January of the course commencement year. They will
be granted deferment to complete the academic phase only, and will
be enlisted for full-time NS at the earliest opportunity upon
completion of the academic phase. Deferment will not be granted for
work attachments and internships. Applications for deferment from
ITE graduates who are above 21 years old as at 1st January of their
course commencement year will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
NS-liable persons who are returning from overseas and who wish to
pursue ITE Diploma studies must seek prior approval from CMPB
before applying for their intended course of study. Persons who are
deemed to have already attained a first education bar qualification
(defined as GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent
qualifications), be it locally or overseas, will not be granted
deferment to pursue another first education bar qualification or
another qualification below first education bar.
NITEC and Higher NITEC Studies
NS-liable persons will be granted deferment for NITEC or Higher
NITEC courses at ITE Colleges if they are able to commence the
course before 19 years old (for Secondary 4 students) or 20 years
old (for Secondary 5 students), as at 1st January of the course
commencement year.
NS-liable persons who graduated with NITEC qualification from ITE
Colleges will also be granted deferment for Higher NITEC courses if
they are able to commence the course at ITE Colleges before 20
years old, as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
NS-liable persons who are returning from overseas and who wish to
pursue NITEC or Higher NITEC studies at ITE Colleges must seek
prior approval from CMPB before applying for their intended course
of study. Persons who are deemed to have already attained a first
education bar qualification (defined as GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic
Diploma or equivalent qualifications), be it locally or overseas,
will not be granted deferment to pursue another first education bar
qualification or another qualification below first education
bar.
GCE 'O' and 'N' Level Courses
NS-liable persons will generally be granted deferment to pursue GCE
'O' and 'N' Level studies at government, government-aided or
independent secondary schools.
An extension of deferment may be granted for those who wish to
repeat their GCE 'N' or 'O' Level studies on a full-time basis,
subject to one repeat only.
Local Private Courses
NS-liable persons who graduated before September 2011 may be
granted deferment to pursue full-time studies (up to the GCE 'A'
Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent qualifications) at
private institutions registered with the Council for Private
Education (CPE), if they are able to commence the course before 18
years old, as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
NS-liable persons graduating from September 2011 onwards may be
granted deferment to pursue full-time studies (up to the GCE 'A'
Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or equivalent qualifications) at
private institutions registered with the CPE, if they are able to
commence their courses before 19 years old (for Secondary 4
students) or 20 years old (for Secondary 5 & ITE students), as
at 1st January of the course commencement year. The higher cut-off
age will apply to courses commencing from 1st January 2012
onwards.
Deferment for private courses will be considered on a
stage-by-stage basis (i.e. a Certificate course and a Diploma
course, if packaged together, will be treated as separate courses
for the purpose of granting deferment). A new application for
deferment must be made before the commencement of a new stage of
studies. Deferment for the new stage of studies will be subject to
the same cut-off age stated in the preceding paragraph.
Overseas Studies
NS-liable persons who graduated before September 2011 may be
granted deferment to pursue full-time overseas studies (up to the
GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or their equivalent
qualifications) if they are able to commence the course before 18
years old, as at 1st January of the course commencement year.
NS-liable persons graduating from September 2011 onwards may be
granted deferment to pursue full-time overseas studies (up to the
GCE 'A' Levels, Polytechnic Diploma or their equivalent
qualifications) if they are able to commence their courses before
19 years old (for Secondary 4 students) or 20 years old (for
Secondary 5 & ITE students), as at 1st January of the course
commencement year. The higher cut-off age will apply to courses
commencing from 1st January 2012 onwards.
NS-liable persons will be required to apply for an exit permit for
overseas trips of 3 months and longer and will be required to
furnish a bond of $75,000 or an amount equivalent to 50% of the
combined annual gross income of both parents for the preceding
year, whichever is higher.
Application for Deferment
NS-liable persons may apply for deferment online at the NS portal
(http://www.ns.sg) during NS registration and pre-enlistment
documentation.
Those applying for deferment to pursue local studies may be
required to furnish documentary proof for verification upon CMPB's
request. Upon CMPB's request, they will be required to submit to
CMPB a letter from their school certifying their enrolment, their
course of study, as well as their course commencement and
completion dates.
Those applying for deferment to pursue overseas studies must submit
to CMPB a letter from their school certifying their enrolment,
their course of study as well as their course commencement and
completion dates. In addition, they must submit their parents'
Income Tax Notices of Assessment (both local and overseas) for the
preceding year.
Those who subsequently wish to pursue or switch to a new course or
institution must seek prior approval from CMPB.
Notes: The information provided in this website are general
guidelines. For further details, you may wish to contact the NS
Call Centre at [email protected] or Tel: 1800-3676767
(eNSNSNS).
Hi eac. Thanks for replying!
I have already read it up on other forums and web but its not helping. Some forums suggest to just seek MP for help. I thought it's possible as my bf has promising grades.
Under the Enlistment Act, NS-liable persons are enlisted at the earliest opportunity upon turning 18 years old. For those who are studying, MINDEF does allow some flexibility for them to complete their full-time studies up to the GCE 'A' Levels or Polytechnic Diploma (or their equivalent), both locally and overseas, before enlisting for NS. Those who have already embarked on their full-time studies but who do not meet the deferment conditions, will have to disrupt their studies and be enlisted for NS at the earliest opportunity scheduled by the Central Manpower Base (CMPB), including those who take up Singapore Permanent Residency in the midst of their studies.
NS-liable persons may apply for deferment online at the NS portal
(http://www.ns.sg) during NS registration and pre-enlistment
documentation.
Those applying for deferment to pursue local studies may be
required to furnish documentary proof for verification upon CMPB's
request. Upon CMPB's request, they will be required to submit to
CMPB a letter from their school certifying their enrolment, their
course of study, as well as their course commencement and
completion dates.
Notes: The information provided in this website are general guidelines. For further details, you may wish to contact the NS Call Centre at [email protected] or Tel: 1800-3676767 (eNSNSNS).
On what basis is deferment allowed?
Under the Enlistment Act, all male Singaporean citizens and permanent residents are liable to serve National Service (NS) upon reaching 18 years of age. In determining when a person is to be enlisted, MINDEF considers two main factors:
1. The need to enlist NS-liable males for rigorous military training while they are young and fit.
2. The need to preserve equity in terms of educational attainment before NS.
MINDEF exercise flexibility by granting deferment from full-time NS for those pursuing full-time studies up to the GCE ‘A’ levels, Polytechnic Diploma or their equivalent, both locally and overseas. NS-liable males are enlisted at the earliest opportunity upon turning 18, or when they have finished such course, whichever is later.
MINDEF does not grant deferment for university studies. Those pursuing university studies will be enlisted at the earliest opportunity upon turning age 18. This policy applies to all who are liable for NS.
Can I defer if I am studying private courses?
If you are graduated from a full-time course before Sep 2011, you may be granted deferment to pursue a full-time private course if you are below the age of 18 years as at 1 Jan of the course commencement year.
If you graduated from a full-time course from Sep 2011 onwards, and are pursuing a full-time private course that commences later than 1 Jan 2012, you may be granted deferment if you are below the age of 19 years (for Secondary 4 students) or 20 years (for Secondary 5 students), as at 1 Jan of the course commencement year.
[Note: The private course must not lead to a degree qualification, and must be registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE).]
Can I be deferred from full-time NS if I am doing a degree course?
Deferment from full-time NS is not allowed for courses leading to a degree qualification.
See MP still got use or not?
Even if you go find your MP, I foresee either one of the 2 outcomes that the MP will say:
1. Enrol in a private school/ government school to do his GCE 'O' Level.
2. Enlist for NS as soon as possible under the Voluntary Early Enlist Scheme (VEES) to do NS, and get over and done with it sooner than later. After ORD from NS, you can do whatever you want with your life.
For the minority who complete their basic educational qualifications before age 18, they can apply for early enlistment if they are above age 16 1/2 under the Voluntary Early Enlistment Scheme. This will enable them to enlist slightly earlier and complete their full-time NS before proceeding for any further studies.
He got some social anxiety issue. Also, he wants to go in with a proper education certificate so as to not enlist for NS in standard mono-intake batch.
This would also undermine our key NS principles of universality and equity. The NS system will not work if we allow individuals to choose when they would like to be enlisted.
MINDEF therefore grants deferment for pre-enlistees to gain their basic educational qualifications of up to 'A' levels, polytechnic diploma, international baccalaureate or equivalent qualifications. This is reasonable as most of our NS-liable males would either have completed or are completing their basic educational qualifications when they turn 18 years of age. NS-liable males are therefore enlisted at the earliest opportunity after turning 18 or when they have finished such courses, whichever is later.
This will strike an appropriate balance as our NS liable males will be given the opportunity to complete the basic qualification at 'A' levels, polytechnic diploma or equivalent, and be enlisted for military training while they are young and fit.
NS-liable males who have reached 16 years and 6 months of age and who wish to enlist for full-time NS early may apply to do so through the Voluntary Early Enlistment Scheme (VEES). The conditions of voluntary enlistment are spelt out in the VEES Application Form available at CMPB. Current application procedures for individuals under the age of 18 require the written consent of a parent or legal guardian of the potential enlistee. An interview will be conducted with the potential enlistee, together with his parent/legal guardian, to explain and ensure that they fully understand the conditions of voluntary early enlistment.
Individuals under 18 years of age who wish to be enlisted on a voluntary early basis will be put through comprehensive medical examinations, aptitude assessments and physical proficiency tests to ascertain their ability to cope with full-time military training. Only those who are certified fit through these examinations are allowed to be enlisted. Each application will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the Central Manpower Base within MINDEF.
So it's not possible for them to enlist him now. He will only be enlisted next year? If it's yes then it's great news for us!
The information provided in this website are general guidelines. For further details, you may wish to contact the NS Call Centre at [email protected] or Tel: 1800-3676767 (eNSNSNS).
I have called the 24/7 NS hotline, but the Customer Service seem not much help though.
http://iprep.ns.sg/enlistment-schedule.html
Pre-enlistees will be required to complete pre-enlistment procedures and medical screening before they are scheduled for enlistment.
They will be scheduled for enlistment into the respective enlistment intakes based on numerous considerations such as the medical & physical fitness and educational qualifications of the individual, as well as the manpower and operational requirements of the various intakes.
In general, pre-enlistees from the same 'A' level/International Baccalaureate (IB) or polytechnic cohort are enlisted over two intakes due to capacity constraints at the NS training schools. For example, 'A' level/ IB holders who graduate in Nov/Dec are typically enlisted in the Dec and Mar quarterly intakes. Polytechnic diploma holders who graduate in Mar/Apr are typically enlisted in the Jun and Sep quarterly intakes. ITE certificate holders and pre-enlistees with other qualifications are enlisted throughout the year.
Pre-enlistees can only be assigned to an enlistment intake after being certified medically fit for enlistment at the pre-enlistment medical screening. Pre-enlistees will receive Enlistment Notices to notify them of their enlistment date about 2 months before their scheduled enlistment.
Notes:
Pre-enlistees who are graded PES A/B1 and who attained a NAPFA
Silver or Gold award in the 12 months before their enlistment date
will be enlisted for their 9-week BMT directly. Pre-enlistees with
PES A/B1 but who have not attained a NAPFA Silver or Gold award in
the 12 months before their enlistment date will be enlisted into an
8-week PTP prior to the commencement of their 9-week BMT.
Enlistment schedule is updated as at 2014.
Enlistment dates are subjected to adjustment, due to operational
requirements.
If you have
queries regarding your enlistment date or the enlistment schedule,
please call 1800-eNSNSNS (1800-367 6767) for
assistance.
Refer:
1.
http://www.ns.sg/nsp/web/esvcs/mindef/nsreg/enq-enlist-status
2. http://iprep.ns.sg/enlistment-schedule.html
3. http://iprep.ns.sg/notices-and-timeline.html
4. Call 24/7 toll-free NS hotline at 1800-3676767 to speak to a
customer service officer.
You will receive notices from the Central Manpower Base (CMPB) at
different times before enlistment.
There are 2 important notices you'll receive from CMPB, these are
listed below:
- Registration notice: you'll get this notice when
you reach 17½ years old. It will inform you to do your NS
registration.
- Enlistment notice: this notice will be sent to
you about 2 months before the Date of Enlistment (DOE).
Source:
www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/About_BMT.html
Types of Basic Military
Training
PES A/B1
BMT
This 9-week programme trains combat-fit recruits in the basic
military skills to prepare them for advanced vocational training.
The programme includes weapon training with the SAR 21 rifle which
will teach recruits technical handling and marksmanship skills; a
Battle Inoculation Course that simulates a real battlefield; a
Field Camp which develops basic survival skills; progressive
training to complete a 24-km route march which builds combat
fitness and endurance; and hand grenade training.
For those who fail to achieve the
NAPFA test silver award, they are required to undergo an 8-week
Physical Training Phase (PTP) prior to the PES A/B1
BMT.
PES BP
BMT
As evidence has shown that obese recruits are able to achieve
optimum fitness levels and weight loss in about 19 weeks, the new
BMT programme for recruits with Body Mass Index (BMI) scores
exceeding 27.0 will be 19 weeks. This BMT programme is designed to
help obese recruits improve their physical fitness progressively
while equipping them with basic soldiering skills and
knowledge.
PES B2
BMT
Enlistees who were PES C1 previously underwent a 7-week BMT
programme. The new 9-week PES B2 BMT programme will be conducted
for recruits who are medically fit for deployment in selected
combat and combat support vocations, such as signal operators,
combat medics and naval system operators. These recruits will be
given a new medical classification of PES B2, in place of the
existing PES C1 classification. This is to ensure that the medical
classification of our soldiers is consistent with their deployment.
The new 9-week programme will include customised physical training,
as well as basic combat training to prepare them for their combat
and combat support roles.
PES C
BMT
The 9-week BMT programme will be conducted for PES C recruits. This
programme will include light physical training and vocational
training to prepare them for combat service support vocations, such
as service medic, and those related to logistics and
administration.
PES E
BMT
The 4-week BMT programme will be conducted for PES E recruits. This
programme will focus on, vocational training as well as National
Education, SAF core values, regimentation and discipline to prepare
recruits for combat service support vocations.
When and what is the NS BMT enlistment time-table schedule?
Then you will and must call CMPB already for direct and official answers from the Proper Authority, because there are reasons why it is called Central Manpower Base.
For study wise, if your BF want to look for 'cheaper' option, he could considered taking part time O level class under General Education at ITE : https://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/pts.secedu or go to CDAC for their O level tuition programme : http://www.cdac.org.sg/eng/programmes/tuition/tuition_programme.htm . Both of them are cheap and non-for-profit organization for students like your BF. But whether your BF can be exempted from NS will depend on whether these group have this policy for helping you.
However, if your BF is the '3 minute enthusiastic' type or cannot excel in academic area (no offence), then I advised he didn't waste time and he can considered joining WDA's CET qualification which can enabled him to join work force as well as study part-time poly if he want to : http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/programmes_and_initiatives/L701D-CETQualificationAward.html still, whether he can be exempted from NS will depend on WDA's policy.
Finally do your BF have 'N' level (Is he from Normal Academic class?). The reason I am asking this is because do you know that polytechnic can accept N level for entry requirement if you can pass English, Maths and Science (different poly had differenet policy for this as well)? Hope this help.
No, he does not even have a GCE 'N' Level certification. We have tried asking the ITE but they don't allow him to take up. For his case, sadly the ITE does not offer part-time NS deferment on a case-by-case basis. I will check out the WDA/ e2i by NTUC.
