pioneerspec

Enlisted for national service in Oct 1993 (National Service, Full Time, NSF)
Served NSF for 2yrs and 4 months as a combat engineer, Field Engineer, to be exact. Full time means we eat, sleep and sh*t in camp. Booking out on weekends. Paid a pittance of around US$200 a month.
ORD Feb 1996 (Operational Ready Date) meaning I become a Operational NS Men. Which in Singapore, forms the bulk of the Army. Organized into battle-ready brigades. Hereafter, I am officially a civilian but I get to keep my personal gears with me i.e kevlar helmet, battle harness, field pack, more or less everything less the M-16.
I am expected to report to a mobilization centre within 4 hours or so (cannot remember exact hours) at all times.
I am required to report for training on a annual basis (which can last up to 40 days per year but seldom does) + briefing + physical test etc until I completed my quota of required sessions over a minimum of 10 year period, which kind-of ended in Oct 2007 for myself.
Thereby, I am transferred to 'Reserves'. Which means I am liable to be called up when something is already on the proverbal fan up to the age of 40. I am currently 35.
Therefore, I pray for peace for the next 5 years becos I can run better than I shoot.
I hope this gives you abit of insight to the National Service System in Singapore.