Forum Letter Replies
Response to The Straits Times Forum Letter on ''Turning 20, and still waiting for call-up''
7 March 2011
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MINDEF clarifies enlistment date
I refer to the letter "Turning 20, and still waiting for call-up" by Mr Joseph Ng.
We thank Mr Ng for his support for National Service. The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) had allowed Mr Ng's son Nicholas to be deferred from full-time National Service until March 2010 to complete his studies. In earlier phone conversations with Nicholas, Central Manpower Base (CMPB) officers had told him that he would be due for enlistment between August and November 2010, after his studies. However, Nicholas was not enlisted due to an administrative oversight. MINDEF apologises to Mr Ng for the error. We have since scheduled for Nicholas to be enlisted on 7 March 2011.
For queries on enlistment matters, members of the public may contact the 24-hour NS Call Centre at 1800-3676767 or visit the website www.ns.sg
Colonel Desmond Tan
Director, Public Affairs
Ministry of Defence
MINDEF's reply was published as "Sorry, enlistment delayed by an admin oversight", The Straits Times, 7 Mar 2011