help, recently my bf is stressing out real bad in his fep. he said that he wants to be a pilot but is afraid that he could not pass the aeromedical as he has irregular heartbeats and iron deficiency? he mentioned that in the event that he could not pass his medical, he would be sent to command school at the end of fep. he said that if he could not get the pilot vocation, he no longer would want to go ocs anymore. i would like to ask on his behalf if lets say he gets posted to ocs, is it possible for him to change to scs instead? or if its possible to not go command school at all after the end of fep? what happens to him after fep on mid march since he is from mono infantry? i am still figuring this out to try to comfort him. and yes i have actually asked if he wants the gwaukgwauk3000 but he said haram. its to the point that he does not want to go out during the cny holidays.

edit: i have tried searching on reddit but no results for mono batch

Hello everyone wondering if anyone has any experience on this

I’ve previously thought that government covers the entire cost of reservist (ie the Salary in the time NS man is on reservist), however a few people have recently told me that the employer covers some cost of it as well.

It’s been quite hard to find any clear guidance on it online from the NS websites but it seems to suggest government covers the total cost? Anyone got a clue?

I’ve been diagnosed since 15yrs old with Narcolepsy Type 1, a chronic neurological sleep disorder that causes random sleep attacks at anytime of the day during any activity. I applied to PES F 4 times pre-enlistment and all were rejected. Since enlistment, I’ve at least 5 occasions of near-misses while crossing roads due to the sleep attacks. This is all while I’m a PES E9 ASA stayout personnel, supposedly the safest vocation there is possible.

Just last week ago I’ve been diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep disorder (OSA), another chronic neurological sleep disorder. With narcolepsy occurring in the daytime and OSA at night, I’ve been suffering from being unable to get uninterrupted sleep at night, sleeping in camp throughout the day, massive weight gain (due to being not allowed to exercise coz I’m E9), and depression.

I’ve requested my camp’s MO to bring up the case to the Medical Board last Friday, but even then he said there’s still a low chance I’ll be granted PES F. I’m starting to think that they want to risk my safety until the day comes when I really get injured before they grant my request

So ye, Abt to enlist in scdf in abt 1 week, i been scrolling through chrome, and they say smt like firefighter 1 day in 2 day out is that true? Any catch and when does that period start, aft brt? Wanna spend some time to do some courses and prep uni or smt. Coudnt find any info abt this aft scrolling a while

Just wondering if anyone (perhaps the recruits?) would be able to tell the make and model of the smart watch issued during BMT? Tks!

Currently feel really anxious and I'm not suffering any panic attacks at the moment but my feet is sweating and my heart feels uneasy, I feel like I would self harm just so I dont need to serve NS.

For a little bit more context, I'm suffering from a personality disorder (diagnosed) that involves frequent self harming to relief stressful situations. Is this considered malingering?

Guys, sorry if the title appears like a clown's writing or anything. I legit don't know how to sustain my mental health anymore, even though everyone around me keeps on saying that downpes due to depression is impossible once you ORD and become NSmen but legit, I don't believe that NS is only the toughest thing in life and it should be reasonable for someone to get depressed after NS right? Like imagine if you almost die in NS for fking 3 times but after you ORD you think your life will become better but end up things becoming much worse and the society does not care about you sacrificing the 2 years just because everyone is doing the same. I don't know what to do to help my conditions for the next twenty years in my life, if I am just gonna die in loneliness and poverty I may as well just kill myself now. I just want to get rid of this emotion and focus on something that is useful for my life. I have very bad relationship with people I am seeing and working with in NS, I have been to reservist for once but honestly the people there just pissed me off, I legit don't think I can just tidy up my emotion and return back to them and pretends that nothing happened in the past. What should I do?

Yo anyone got really bad or sensitive skin?

When you use any products will gg skin

or maybe hair dye will make skin gg

Contact dermatitis or eczema on face.

How do you deal with putting camo or the green and black paint on your face?

Like literally people with bad bad skin How to deal?

Hi so I'm in BP batch and I'm wondering what pes will I most likely be given, considering I likely will still be obese BMI >27.5 but my ippt is somewhat decent (silver)

Anybody who do skincare or care alot alot about their skin? What happen to you when you go ns?

Is it like people will say you ah gua or what? or No time to do skincare because too tired or busy.

Thanks alot

I was referred to start therapy but as im going in soon id like to know if there is psychiatric help in tekong? And also if I should go for it. Im not trying to down pes or keng i genuinely need this to get through bmt

is it worth signing on to EOS even after completion of service at the age of 25?

if not, what are some of the downsides?

Hi all. Will be taking my first NSman IPPT this week at Kranji FCC. Am def not ready for it and am likely to fail (statics now 30 each 2.4 16+ min).

Is it possible to fall out halfway? Maybe after statics etc. Read at some camps have but not sure how the routine is like for Kranji.

PES C9, finished phase 1. Currently posted to SA for my vocation training. Heard life as ASA generally more slack & convenient, so is it worth it to change over? Heard from others that I could OOC & be posted to ASA for my unit.

I'm about to enlist next week (PTP) but I just realised I ate too much during CNY. During the medical checkup I was not obese but my current BMI is now 27.5. Do they weigh you when you enlist? And also is it realistic to try to lose 3kg in one week to drop back to an acceptable BMI?

Idk ah my bunkmate say he cant wait to book out for PCC purposes. Apparently his first time go PCC was in secondary school?

Ps. soz I am a lao peng wtf is pcc

cb have been forced to go for recourse when i’m alr gg to ord, freaking dulan, some more i was frm there when i enlisted, i sibei dw redo. if i take mc for 1 week cause wisdom teeth, will they still make me go for the next 3 weeks? i ain’t shaving my head again for absolutely nth

If i MC too many times will the doctor be able to see it?? I have been falling sick alot lately due to stress and im scared to constantly MC because PCC will review me next month and i dont want to give a bad impression.

If i RSO instead of RSI will the doctor be able to see my records on oneNS?????? 🤨

Any idea how to find stuff that is no longer in production like the blue adidas shoe that stopped in 2021? I have still seen ppl wearing it now and some looks very new 😅

After I went for my first medical checkup in 2023 I was placed as PES D and I was told that this was a temporary PES and that I would get my “real PES” in due time.

Few months after that I was asked to go for a second round of checks at CMPB HQ and so I went.

Then I never heard from them again ever?

More than half a year later (it took me this long because I was juggling with school and thought that they would get back to me eventually), which was a few months ago from today, I called the CMPB hotline inquiring about my PES status.

They subsequently replied 3-5 working days later, and hit me with a request that I must submit “any relevant medical memos” that I might have.

I was quite confused because I thought that such a request would have already been met since my first checkup, where I have already handed up all the memos and documents I had.

Hence I called the hotline again asking exactly what CMPB wanted, because any “medical memo” I possibly had were all already given long ago to the medical officers there.

The person I called told me to just submit whatever I had again and to clarify via email that I do not have any more documents to declare, which I did.

Few weeks later MINDEF sends a FRO to my home telling me to go report at a hospital for another round of checks. But after this, I have still yet to get any update to my PES which is still D. I have contacted CMPB since and they promised to expedite the process but honestly I still have no idea when I am gonna get my PES.

For context, most of my peers are already in NS/joining soon and knowing when they will do so.

When I went for my second checkup at CMPB the doctor promised that my “illness” wasn’t a big issue and I wasn’t likely to downpes, so I really don’t know what the problem might be.

I have a secondary concern that they might have lost my documents altogether? I was seriously confused when I was asked to resend the documents I have already given over a year prior.

TLDR: PES D over a year, no foreseeable timeline, no one around me has such an issue, and I am extremely worried.

Hi, I am going for my checkup in a few days and would like to ask about the procedure of the checkup, how long it took for you to complete the whole thing, and how the numbering system works. My slot is at 8am and I am wondering if i reach earlier like at 7.45am will the queue be shorter?

Hi, how long does it take for the outfield letter to reach if I am planning to send one by myself (not the letter they mailed to the home address)? My bf is going outfield in less than 5 days and I'm wondering if it will even reach on time if mailed or I should just email a copy of the letter to his sergeant atp. Thanks!

As the title suggests, I'll be going to PLC for my 2 month recon course next week.

Is there anything I should know before I go? Anything I should expect/prepare?

Thanks in advance

I finish the ifc test on the 3rd day of fieldcamp, but had to report sick after as not feeling well. Do I need to redo ifc or is it considered a pass.

Hello all.

For context, I am 25F. Graduated from local university last year with a bachelor's degree. Was planning to sign on either the Army or the Navy. I had a few female contacts from the Army but none from the Navy.

Are there any current female cadets serving in service term and professional term in MIDS (103, 104 & 105) that can help me answer my inquiries? You can just private message me and I will just send my questions there because some of them are quite private 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thanks in advance for the assistance! Pardon me as I'm relatively new to reddit.

Hi guys,I ord-ed on the 1st Feb this year,I was wondering if I’ll get paid on the 10th this month or not?

i have plans to sign on and just wondering if me going to summary trial affect chances of me signing on?

or does it have to depend on what my summary trial is for? or where i am signing on to?

Worried:

Will a NEA smoking fine be flagged out to SAF? I am regular and will the fine affect me?

Just a question as I am curious, are enciks allowed to deny you from reporting sick in camp? Because i have been denied twice already. First time was relating to mental health and second time was when I pulled my lower back. Both times he called me into his office to talk and ended up i didnt get to report sick. So I am just wondering if they are allowed to deny me from reporting sick in camp.

About to enlist into SPF 9th April. Took my Alevels and am likely to do rather decent for my Alevels. How does the application process for SPF scholarship work? When do I apply and what happens after the application? Would it affect my NS life after the application? Thanks