National Service in Singapore
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:conscription_system
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) |
| gptkbp:age |
18
|
| gptkbp:annualCohortSize |
about 20,000
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
male Singaporean citizens
male second-generation permanent residents |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Singapore
|
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
length of service
citizenship and PR obligations scope of obligations |
| gptkbp:duration |
2 years
|
| gptkbp:enlistmentAct |
Enlistment Act (Cap. 93)
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
gptkb:disability
medical reasons |
| gptkbp:femaleParticipation |
voluntary
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Operationally Ready National Service (ORNS)
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1967
|
| gptkbp:militaryBranch |
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Singapore Police Force (SPF) |
| gptkbp:notableAlumni |
gptkb:Chan_Chun_Sing
gptkb:Ng_Eng_Hen Lee Hsien Loong |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Enlistment Act amendments
White Paper on National Service (1967) |
| gptkbp:penaltyForEvasion |
imprisonment
fine |
| gptkbp:policy |
gptkb:Total_Defence
|
| gptkbp:popularTerm |
gptkb:NS
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
internal security
national defence civil emergency response |
| gptkbp:trainingInstitutions |
gptkb:Home_Team_Academy
Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.ns.sg
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:When_Duty_Calls
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Service in Singapore
|