PES FAQs @ "No Hospital Specialist Memo, No Talk?!"

• kivine

  12 Mar 07, 09:26

  dunno, haven receive the enlistment letter yet. most likely june. hopefully, dun wanna get delayed
• Taiwanpolitics

  12 Mar 07, 10:27

  Originally posted by kivine:

  dunno, haven receive the enlistment letter yet. most likely june. hopefully, dun wanna get delayed

  u mean u get letter of ur medical summary nia .
  
  means u go MCC and get the medical summary or they send to u via mail .
  
  i go MCC also get the summary with pes B L1 but they say once confirm will send me a letter with finalised grade including excuses but the enlistment letter or notice comes later 1 .
  
  maybe we go in together .
  
  
• kivine

  12 Mar 07, 15:35

  ya,i got my letter of summary. enlistment letter should be arriving ard april
• Taiwanpolitics

  12 Mar 07, 17:31

  Originally posted by kivine:

  ya,i got my letter of summary. enlistment letter should be arriving ard april

  i waiting for my letter of summary .
  
  same .
  
  maybe tio june intake .
  
  april ppl already get le .
  
  
• coolkie

  16 Mar 07, 22:13

  Hey my PES status is C9 L3 for reservice.. What would i most prob do??
• nicholasch

  20 Mar 07, 20:36

  enlisting 27th of April. Pes c9l2. I have been excused from SA / Mechanics.
  
  Can you please tell me what does this mean??
  
  Thanks
  Nick
• Taiwanpolitics

  20 Mar 07, 21:01

  Originally posted by nicholasch:

  enlisting 27th of April. Pes c9l2. I have been excused from SA / Mechanics.
  
  Can you please tell me what does this mean??
  
  Thanks
  Nick

  means supply assistant and mechanics vocations lor .
  
  like me .
  
  I gt slight anxiety disorder .
  
  urs temporary or permanent ?
• Taiwanpolitics

  24 Mar 07, 19:27

  erm , my frenz asked astigmatism 500 degree can downgrade ornot ?
  
  he also myopia with 500 degree .
  
  can tio pes C ?
  
  astigmatism should be rarer mah .
  
  he say should be able to .
• TrixCereals

  24 Mar 07, 19:30

  btw if i'm underweight do i have chance to be assigned to pes a/b?
  
  thx.
• ProudlySingaporean

  25 Mar 07, 09:55

  Originally posted by TrixCereals:

  btw if i'm underweight do i have chance to be assigned to pes a/b?
  
  thx.

  if not severely underweight maybe can get pes b
• Taiwanpolitics

  25 Mar 07, 17:07

  i think BMI lesser than 17 can downgrade liao .
  
  taiwan army 13.5 exempted from NS , BMI 40 sumthing also exempted .
  
  sg also .
  
  my relative pes C due to weight .
• Detached

  28 Mar 07, 17:41

  Hi guys,
  
  Just got my PES C9L9 a few days ago due to a case of atopic eczema. So may I ask where likely will I be posted?
• fornax

  28 Mar 07, 18:52

  hey guys, I've been temp downgraded to C1L2 because of a wrist injury. what will happen to me?
• tarutaru

  28 Mar 07, 20:00

  Originally posted by fornax:

  hey guys, I've been temp downgraded to C1L2 because of a wrist injury. what will happen to me?

  After that get upgrade back to B
• Taiwanpolitics

  29 Mar 07, 22:12

  Originally posted by tarutaru:

  After that get upgrade back to B

  if gt fracture i tot is pes C liao ?
  
  
• pah-jiao

  31 Mar 07, 09:09

  Hey guys... this is my first post so do pardon me if the tone's a little inappropriate
  
  anyway, what happened was i was posted to a unit tat actually clashes w my current health problem. I have been diagnosed w vernal keratoconjunctivis about 6 years ago and it hasn't healed since. I was told to down pes from my current pes status of B all along but I tried to garang a little till things got worse these few days. The unit I was posted to requires me to undergo training that exposes me to air pollutants that would have adverse impact on my health.
  
  The funny thing was that I did declare about my medical when I was doing the FFI back at tekong but it seems like the medical board is a little sloppy in the way they handle the reports as it seems like they totally disregarded my health problem.
  
  Recently, i've visted my specialist to get a memo which states something like " he has to excused from all activities that would expose him to dust or irritants". However, the problem now is such tat the MO tells me i have to wait at least THREE months for the pes status to be reviewed which would mean after the end of course! To make things worse, the MO didnt even inspect or attempt to diagnose my eyes and yet continues to fill up the "review of pes status" form...
  
  Is there any way i can speed up the recertification process? What would my pes status be after the review?
  
  If not, can i insist on just trying out the training for once and see if it's suitable for me?
  
  I dun wish to waste my time attending a course despite knowing that i would not pass out due to physical inability to complete the course even though ive already declared my medical situation right from the start - give me something to do that would mean good for both myself and SAF.
  
  I'm just angry at how redundant the FFI is and how slow the SAF MC functions.
  
  help please help....
  
  PS: anywayz the specialist wrote "keratoconjunctivitis" on the memo which is like totally vague, so do u think i should ask for another memo which states explicitly what I'm suffering from? besides, the funny MO gave me 56days of excuse of my unit training.....
  
  here are links tat would help u further understand my medical problem.
  http://dro.hs.columbia.edu/vernalk.htm
  http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/nord/nord562.htm
• goldencactus

  3 Apr 07, 12:30

  Finger tendon injury can downgrade to what pes?
• thunder_boy

  3 Apr 07, 23:02

  i gt a temporary 6 months to pes e.. so wat will happen to mi after 6 months? will they make mi go thru bmt after the 6months? or stay as doing those admin thing?
• Taiwanpolitics

  4 Apr 07, 12:35

  Originally posted by thunder_boy:

  i gt a temporary 6 months to pes e.. so wat will happen to mi after 6 months? will they make mi go thru bmt after the 6months? or stay as doing those admin thing?

  go review , if gt improve upgrade , if no , stay same .
  
  as most go pes C 1 to C9 ( cos ur acne should be quite serious to tio pes E )
  
  me persistent acne they say its pes C but i gt other problems . ( my acne can be pes B depending on the severity , now quite mild )
  
  can be pes E also , cos if my whole scalp is filled with acne , i sweat will worsten the problem .
  
  but medicine is forever . ( thats how determalogy earn their keep )
  
  ur pes E is E1 or E 9 , landcode leh ?
  
  i now still waiting for my damned enlistment notice letter .
  
  
• octega

  4 Apr 07, 13:26

  Originally posted by pah-jiao:

  Hey guys... this is my first post so do pardon me if the tone's a little inappropriate
  
  anyway, what happened was i was posted to a unit tat actually clashes w my current health problem. I have been diagnosed w vernal keratoconjunctivis about 6 years ago and it hasn't healed since. I was told to down pes from my current pes status of B all along but I tried to garang a little till things got worse these few days. The unit I was posted to requires me to undergo training that exposes me to air pollutants that would have adverse impact on my health.
  
  The funny thing was that I did declare about my medical when I was doing the FFI back at tekong but it seems like the medical board is a little sloppy in the way they handle the reports as it seems like they totally disregarded my health problem.
  
  Recently, i've visted my specialist to get a memo which states something like " he has to excused from all activities that would expose him to dust or irritants". However, the problem now is such tat the MO tells me i have to wait at least THREE months for the pes status to be reviewed which would mean after the end of course! To make things worse, the MO didnt even inspect or attempt to diagnose my eyes and yet continues to fill up the "review of pes status" form...
  
  Is there any way i can speed up the recertification process? What would my pes status be after the review?
  
  If not, can i insist on just trying out the training for once and see if it's suitable for me?
  
  I dun wish to waste my time attending a course despite knowing that i would not pass out due to physical inability to complete the course even though ive already declared my medical situation right from the start - give me something to do that would mean good for both myself and SAF.
  
  I'm just angry at how redundant the FFI is and how slow the SAF MC functions.
  
  help please help....
  
  PS: anywayz the specialist wrote "keratoconjunctivitis" on the memo which is like totally vague, so do u think i should ask for another memo which states explicitly what I'm suffering from? besides, the funny MO gave me 56days of excuse of my unit training.....
  
  here are links tat would help u further understand my medical problem.
  http://dro.hs.columbia.edu/vernalk.htm
  http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/nord/nord562.htm

  First, the MO is just like ur G.P. outside, of course, he knows sh*t abt your condition, let alone will try to examine you.
  
  Second, you are the one who know your own condition right? If you think your condition will get worse then go back to the specialist and consult him. Make your case to him and ask him to write a more strongly worded letter so that you can either be out-of-course or get excuse for the activity.
  
• thunder_boy

  6 Apr 07, 23:01

  Originally posted by Taiwanpolitics:

  go review , if gt improve upgrade , if no , stay same .
  
  as most go pes C 1 to C9 ( cos ur acne should be quite serious to tio pes E )
  
  me persistent acne they say its pes C but i gt other problems . ( my acne can be pes B depending on the severity , now quite mild )
  
  can be pes E also , cos if my whole scalp is filled with acne , i sweat will worsten the problem .
  
  but medicine is forever . ( thats how determalogy earn their keep )
  
  ur pes E is E1 or E 9 , landcode leh ?
  
  i now still waiting for my damned enlistment notice letter .
  
  

  i pes e E9L9 leh.. also waiting for the damn enlistment letter..
• azoboi

  7 Apr 07, 19:17

  hey MOs i would like to ask someting
  
  i have scoliosis, but the MO said according to the "secret book", mine is considered "mild"
  due to trainings or even prolonged sitting/standing, there are frequent aching and acute backpains in my back, particularly the thoracolumbar region which really affect my performance in my current combat unit. has been recurring for 3 months since BMT.
  i got 2 specialist letters. now waiting to be x-rayed and examined by specialist.
  
  also, i never have blood pressure high b4. recently saw b.p 158/87 in 1 of my letter. is it high b.p or could it be temparay high blood only?
  
  also, some of my friends are PES B some are PES C wif scoliosis. why?
  
  what are the chances of being downgraded?
• eac

  8 Apr 07, 05:25

  xray no use one la.
  
  get saf referral letter to get orthopaedic specialist appointment, ask specialist for a MRI scan. get specialist MRI report, go to MO, put u on medical board pending downgrade.
• eac

  8 Apr 07, 05:40

  Originally posted by thunder_boy:

  i pes e E9L9 leh.. also waiting for the damn enlistment letter..

  hello clerk.
• eurofighter

  8 Apr 07, 08:14

  Originally posted by Detached:

  Hi guys,
  
  Just got my PES C9L9 a few days ago due to a case of atopic eczema. So may I ask where likely will I be posted?

  I have been recommeneded for C9L9 too cos of bad eczema, when sweat alot it'll itch terribly and scratch till rashes. Was actually Pes A. Had been posted to Infantry and would chiong sua all my 1 year 8 mths... will surely die if i dun downgrade. So waiting for medical board.
  
  You enlisted yet? Whats your condition like