NSF allowance to go up by $50 from this month
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April 12, 2007, 4.05 pm (Singapore time)
NSF's rank allowance to go up $50
By Bernice Bong, Straits Times Interactive
The rank allowance for full-time national servicemen in both the Home Team agencies and the SAF will go up by $50 a month from July this year.
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean announced the increase in allowance when he launched NS40 at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza on Thursday.
Mr Teo said the NS rank allowance was last reviewed in 2002 and 'this is a fitting year to conduct another review in order to better recognise the contributions of our national servicemen'.
He said a recruit will see an increase in allowance to $400 per month from $350. An NSF officer holding the rank of LTA or Inspector will receive $1,100, up from the current $1,050.
Mr Teo also revealed that Mindef and the Ministry of Home Affairs will raise the allowances for NS key command and staff appointment holders by 20 per cent across the board.
The increase will take effect for work year 2007.
He said, 'some NS key command and staff appointment holders also serve longer periods of time other NS men.'
'To recognise their greater contributions, NS key command and staff appointment holders currently receive an allowance top of their make-up pay.'
NS40 commenmorates 40 years of NS with an exhibition that showcases the evolution of National Service across the years, army and navy open houses as well as the formal opening of the Army Museum.
The exhibition pays tribute to more than 700,000 NS men, their families and employers for their commitment, sacrifice and their staunch support for National Service. -
pay for the gst... still give them back...
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better than nothing, but then if u spent the $ on ciggys when u r in camp, then the $ goes back to the gov eventually
Better spent it on the canteen and boycott the cookhouse.
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why not now!?
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hooya.... More $$$$
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wat abt nsmen?
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Apparently the topic said 'this month'.
Don't play with my feelings leh! -
Last time my NSF pay onli S$175 nia.
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Ur $175 last time is worth how much now?Originally posted by Manager433:Last time my NSF pay onli S$175 nia. -
NSmen included or not?
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I thought recruits get S$450?!
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last time mata wear shorts loh.Originally posted by Manager433:Last time my NSF pay onli S$175 nia. -
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=227955
Here the link that I posted before about the increase of allowance. -
at least mata then were not hampered by existential fears or KPIs when it comes to discharging their duties.Originally posted by monoslayer:last time mata wear shorts loh. -
I think so ba, if you are a CPL drawing $420, den Ict will get the same rank pay. So increase by $50, now @ $470.Originally posted by mhcampboy:NSmen included or not? -
they lived in fear of the 'axe-gang' loh.Originally posted by LazerLordz:at least mata then were not hampered by existential fears or KPIs when it comes to discharging their duties. -
YES AR!!!Originally posted by tortoise55:I think so ba, if you are a CPL drawing $420, den Ict will get the same rank pay. So increase by $50, now @ $470. -
doesn't matters right? NSmen's pay is determined by the no. of days they went back based upon their last drawn pay right? so even with the increase, it won't be much anyway.Originally posted by mhcampboy:NSmen included or not? -
eh who say...Originally posted by Gordonator:doesn't matters right? NSmen's pay is determined by the no. of days they went back based upon their last drawn pay right? so even with the increase, it won't be much anyway.
i still need to don green... they better pay me wad im worth!!
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the million dollar qus is... how much r u worth?Originally posted by mhcampboy:eh who say...
i still need to don green... they better pay me wad im worth!! -
Originally posted by monoslayer:the million dollar qus is... how much r u worth?
cant say... restricted info.. -
The increment only applies to Full Time National Servicemen aka NSFs. Not for NSmen.
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Yaay! More pay! but still like peanuts...
S$450 / 24 hours * 22 days = S$0.85 per hour
The pay power sia...never see anything lower than that! LoL -
Think its both ba, from the 2 news release, NSF and NS men will get the increaseOriginally posted by Obersturmfuhrer:NSF or NSMen?
SINGAPORE: From July, over 40,000 full-time NSmen will receive a monthly rank allowance of S$400, up by S$50.
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean announced this at the launch of NS40, a series of events to commemorate 40 years of national service.
He also said a group of key appointment holders will get a 20 percent increment in rank allowances because these people are required to serve longer in-camp training (ICT) and are made to carry heavier responsibilities.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/269996/1/.html[/quote]