Enlistment questions
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hello people!
i have a few questions and i hope that the helpful people here will be kind enough to answer them. lets roll...
1. if i take the medical checkups, and physical fitness tests in june, when will i most likely be enlisted? i tried searching on the website but they dont really give dates all that well.
2. if i get gold for all my physical fitness tests, will i be able to finish NS faster?
3. how do they assign the camps for you?
my friend who is studying overseas, similar to me, has received a letter requesting that he report to take medical check ups and tests the very next day he touches down in Singapore. however, i have not received anything like that? im rather confused. -
1. hard to say. you will have to check with CMPB on this. it also depends on other factors like your education, how big the intake is, what intake it is, etc.Originally posted by coffeeortea:
hello people!
i have a few questions and i hope that the helpful people here will be kind enough to answer them. lets roll...
1. if i take the medical checkups, and physical fitness tests in june, when will i most likely be enlisted? i tried searching on the website but they dont really give dates all that well.
2. if i get gold for all my physical fitness tests, will i be able to finish NS faster?
3. how do they assign the camps for you?
my friend who is studying overseas, similar to me, has received a letter requesting that he report to take medical check ups and tests the very next day he touches down in Singapore. however, i have not received anything like that? im rather confused.
2. you wont have PTP. but the rest of BMT will be the same duration.
3. its more an assignment of vocation rather than camp. your vocation then dictates which camp you go to. and the vocation will depend again on lots of factors like discipline, education level, fitness, aptitude, etc.
4. you may wish to check with CMPB on this. -
I'm in the same situation. I had my medical check-up earlier this year in January, and I'll be enlisting in October later this year, as I'm graduating in July.
If you get gold for NAPFA, you'll serve only 1 year 10 months.
When are you graduating? Do you need to renew your exit permit? When you next go to CMPB, ask the people in-charge (Mrs Kristen Chua in particular) about the medical check-up. They'll give you a date and you just have to attend it, and you're all set for enlistment a couple of months later.
Note, the NAPFA test's cut-off date is 2 weeks prior to enlistment, so train up and get your gold!
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no i dont need to renew exit permit. mm.. so im just GUESSING that i have around 2 months or more before i start.Originally posted by ^spidee^:I'm in the same situation. I had my medical check-up earlier this year in January, and I'll be enlisting in October later this year, as I'm graduating in July.
If you get gold for NAPFA, you'll serve only 1 year 10 months.
When are you graduating? Do you need to renew your exit permit? When you next go to CMPB, ask the people in-charge (Mrs Kristen Chua in particular) about the medical check-up. They'll give you a date and you just have to attend it, and you're all set for enlistment a couple of months later.
Note, the NAPFA test's cut-off date is 2 weeks prior to enlistment, so train up and get your gold!
=D, im in good physical condition considering i run track and go to the gym 3-4 times a week on top of track practices everyday -
possible enlistment period are SEP/OCT or DEC.
there's a 2 month reduction if u manages to get silver for IPPT (NAPFA)
posting and vocation depends on the unit's manpower needs. Nowadays CPC are kind enough to at least post all of u to camps that are near your place. -
oh ok.. anyone know anything about maju camp? its the one nearest to my home =DOriginally posted by Gordonator:possible enlistment period are SEP/OCT or DEC.
there's a 2 month reduction if u manages to get silver for IPPT (NAPFA)
posting and vocation depends on the unit's manpower needs. Nowadays CPC are kind enough to at least post all of u to camps that are near your place. -
i'll be going for my medical checkup in less than a months time.
Looks like i'll be going tekong since i live in tampines.
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sorry to burst your bubble but where you serve BMT has no relation with where you live.Originally posted by donchoo:i'll be going for my medical checkup in less than a months time.
Looks like i'll be going tekong since i live in tampines. -
Haha ok.. actually i kinda expected it. Just playing along with gordanator.Originally posted by RSP:sorry to burst your bubble but where you serve BMT has no relation with where you live.
I'm probably down for september intake. Since i'm under VEES.
Going to either Poly or overseas once i finish NS. -
u wanna join 6SIR ah?Originally posted by coffeeortea:oh ok.. anyone know anything about maju camp? its the one nearest to my home =D
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mm.. i dont have an idea what SIR and all that good stuff is... but maju is nearest to my home.. btw, is there such thing as a best camp? like.. the more prestigous ones.. or ones where the higher ranking people will go to etc..Originally posted by Gordonator:u wanna join 6SIR ah?
and what about vocations like medic? will they train in the same camp? or in a camp with ALL medics -
LOL! more prestigous camp? go mindef lah. lots of stars and crabs there.Originally posted by coffeeortea:btw, is there such thing as a best camp? like.. the more prestigous ones.. or ones where the higher ranking people will go to etc..
all medics train at the same camp, at SMM.Originally posted by coffeeortea:and what about vocations like medic? will they train in the same camp? or in a camp with ALL medics -
BMT training is at BMTC in Tekong.
Vocational training, e.g Medics are at their respective training schools/institutes.
Your camp will be known to you after you pass out from vocational basic. -
What do they check at the medical examinations? Full body check? what to expect?
My medical examination probably in a few weeks time. -
Originally posted by coffeeortea:
1. if i take the medical checkups, and physical fitness tests in june, when will i most likely be enlisted? i tried searching on the website but they dont really give dates all that well.
enlistment nt confirm 1... mayb 3 mth later ... mayb 6 or 9 or 1 yr later... -
Originally posted by coffeeortea:
2. if i get gold for all my physical fitness tests, will i be able to finish NS faster?
if u enlist wif a gold or sliver NAPFA/IPPT den u will serve 1 mth lesser... -
Originally posted by coffeeortea:
3. how do they assign the camps for you?
depend wat vocation u'll go aft bmt... -
They'll check your eyesight, hearing, urine, heart rate, blood pressure, height & weight, etc. You'll also have to take measurements for your uniform and a computer test. Be there early in the morning and you'll be able to leave by noon.Originally posted by donchoo:What do they check at the medical examinations? Full body check? what to expect?
My medical examination probably in a few weeks time. -
Urine part how much they need man.... computer test?Originally posted by ^spidee^:They'll check your eyesight, hearing, urine, heart rate, blood pressure, height & weight, etc. You'll also have to take measurements for your uniform and a computer test. Be there early in the morning and you'll be able to leave by noon. -
They'll give you a cup and a strip that changes colour. Pee into the cup and dip the strip into it. Pour the urine away and show them the strip. Computer test is a series of mostly maths questions. They'll give you a piece of paper and a pencil to do workings. Takes about an hour to complete the test. After the test, you have to fill in a 16 page questionnaire, which takes another hour.Originally posted by donchoo:Urine part how much they need man.... computer test? -
Thanks spidee. Crap maths questions...easy anot? I did well for all subjects except maths.
I heard from my friend that the test is to roughly determine where u get posted to since it tests your intelligence level. -
No problem.Originally posted by donchoo:Thanks spidee. Crap maths questions...easy anot? I did well for all subjects except maths.
I heard from my friend that the test is to roughly determine where u get posted to since it tests your intelligence level. The maths questions are quite easy, what I found confusing was the questions where they give you a shape or pattern, then ask you which pattern is next in the sequence. -
got time limit?
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u left out....they also check ur kukuOriginally posted by ^spidee^:They'll check your eyesight, hearing, urine, heart rate, blood pressure, height & weight, etc. You'll also have to take measurements for your uniform and a computer test. Be there early in the morning and you'll be able to leave by noon.