Ten-Year Breakdown of Full-time National Servicemen Numbers across SAF, SPF and SCDF

Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence (a) how many Full-time National Servicemen were enlisted in each of the last 10 years, broken down by the SAF, SPF, and SCDF; and (b) in each of those years, how many Full-time National Servicemen were serving in their second year of national service.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: As the enlistment numbers vary from year-to-year, it is more meaningful to compare them over longer time periods, as follows.

The percentage of enlistees who progress to complete their two-year term has consistently exceeded 95%. The small numbers who are unable to complete the two-year term are mostly due to medical reasons.