REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE (Applications)

Parliament of Singapore · 27 July 1982 · 5th Parliament

Official Report, 27 July 1982, Vol 42, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Eric Cheong Yuen CheeGoh Chok Tong
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Mr Eric Cheong Yuen Chee asked the Minister of Defence and Second Minister for Health (i) how many male and female applicants have applied for a high-flying career with the Republic of Singapore Air Force to-date; and (ii) the number of male and female applicants selected for flight training.

The Minister of Defence and Second Minister for Health (Mr Goh Chok Tong): Mr Speaker, Sir, the Air Force Recruitment Centre was established in 1973 to handle the recruitment of all Air Force vocations.

25,779 males and 2,906 females have applied to become pilots with the Republic of Singapore Air Force since then. Of the total number of 28,685 applications, 908 applicants, comprising 900 males and eight females were selected for flying training.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 27 July 1982. Republished on SGParliament.