new pes grading in future ?
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Topic: Physical Employment Standards (PES) Grading Trends at Medical Classification Centre: A Ten-Year Review
Speaker:
CPT (DR) Chua Yu Kim Dennis, LTC (DR) Chiam Tut Fu
Medical Classification Centre, CMPB
Context: With the shortening of full time national service which resulted in a shorter training time for full-time national servicemen (NSFs), there is a need to review the PES grading profile of our pre-enlistees to ensure adequate NSFs are graded PES A and B to fulfil our nation defence needs.
Aim: We aim to describe the trend of PES grading over the last 10 years and to understand the medical conditions leading to non-combat fitness.
Study Design: From PACES returns, we generated the number and percentage of pre-enlistees in each PES grading from Jan 1995 to Dec 2004. Similarly, we generated the breakdown of the top 20 conditions for non-combat fitness and for PES F.
Results: In 2004, there was a total of 24081 out of 27584, or 87.3% graded PES A and B. This proportion has remained fairly constant over the last 10 years. The top 4 medical conditions graded PES C and below for the past decade were High Myopia, Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Asthma, and Mitral Valve Disorder. Torn ACL has been the most common cause for 4 years running; this can be attributed to injuries during competitive sports. Asthma has a prevalence of 4.9% in the general population. There was a sharp increase in incidence of Borderline IQ resulting in PES C grading and below due to a new comprehensive methodology in grading. A total of 507 (1.8%) pre-enlistees were given PES F in 2004, similar to the proportion in 2003. Mental retardation accounted for 73% of these PES F cases in 2004 compared to 65% in 2003.
Conclusion: The PES grading trends has remained fairly constant over the last decade. However, there are minor variations in some of the medical conditions graded PES C and below which warrant close monitoring
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/joint/mmc/mmc07/Poster%20Presentation%20B.htm#p22
my brother browse through mindef to look for mindef speeches for his school civils and moral education stumbled upon this . -
wow. i have a torn ACL. means pes C n below liao
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Very informative, thanks.
Interesting link too. -
I found out bordeline IQ nid to serve .
no wonder my relative's son gt enlisted .
his IQ a bit lower .
http://www.sma.org.sg/smj/4105/articles/4105a5.pdf
tells abt mental problems and NS .
i tot NS man discharged due to mental problems is a myth , really gt ppl tio discharged for real case .
note that in the pdf , we address Taiwan as a nation .
it's a province of china !!!! -
borderline IQ ? .....
so they get what pes ? ....
and what vocation they kenna ? ..... -
Many people I know personally feel that Taiwan should be independent forevermore.Originally posted by goldevil:note that in the pdf , we address Taiwan as a nation . -
china say that taiwan has been part of china in part of its history .Originally posted by LazerLordz:Many people I know personally feel that Taiwan should be independent forevermore.
my view : countries can be divided by war . once part of this country does nt mean it will be forever .
china say ROC has been overthrown , so it gain sovriegnty of the country .
I would say overthrown is nt apllicable here .
ROC government still exist and retain part of its territory .
I am supporting taiwan's independence but what can be done ?
China so strong now .
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pes e .Originally posted by Fatum:borderline IQ ? .....
so they get what pes ? ....
and what vocation they kenna ? .....
THEY BE CLERK . -
Um. Borderline IQ how to be clerk? Unless their duties are confined to simple stuff like shredding paper...Originally posted by goldevil:pes e .
THEY BE CLERK . -
yeah torn acl is very common in sportsmen.
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Pes B...Pes A..Originally posted by Fatum:borderline IQ ? .....
so they get what pes ? ....
and what vocation they kenna ? .....
i seen lots of riflemen with borderline IQ -
siao ah .Originally posted by Rockhound:Pes B...Pes A..
i seen lots of riflemen with borderline IQ
my relative did simple stuff .
deliver documents .
ACL is dam common .