Sign On: I'm Malaysian. Must Be PR? Security Clearance? How?

Butler.loh SG

Hi All,

Clear and clarify my doubts. I hope for answers, with utmost certainty.

I'm Malaysian Chinese.
I wish to sign on regular professional career soldier with the SAF.
I heard that a Malaysian can be recruited into the SAF in the good old days back then, but what about the matter of the status of citizenship/ permanent resident?

Military security clearance?

I wouldn't mind trying to get a PR first, but I'm afraid i might be a little too old to be a soldier by then.

Any knowledge/ assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Malaysia's NS @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_National_Service

If you don't want Malaysia's NS or sign on regular of Malaysian Armed Forces, then join

French Foreign Legion @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion

eac SG

Non-Citizens

Second Generation Permanent Residents are required to go through compulsory full-time national service as well as reservist duties after they have completed their full-time national service and turns operationally-ready.

After completing full-time national service, they are eligible to apply for Singapore citizenship. However, citizenship is not guaranteed for all applicants, as there are certain criteria that must be met such as educational qualifications and income qualifications. From 2006 to 2010, about 2% of 3,000 Second Generation Permanent Residents who completed full-time national service and applied for Singapore citizenship were rejected.

If the person does not hold Singapore citizenship but still holds Singapore permanent residency, he is still required to serve the service requirement, i.e. reservist duties after he turns operationally-ready.

Singapore Permanent Residents who served national service but did not acquire Singapore citizenship will be treated equally to those permanent residents without service obligation; they would not have access to the privileges granted to Singapore citizens.

merkava4 SG

Sorry, the SAF does not accept foreigners either to serve NS or sign on as regular.

I know its hard to find a job in Malaysia and the pay is low, but there's no such easy job here. There never was and never will be such a scheme.

Only Singapore SECOND-generation PR (that means PR's children) serve NS. You cannot apply for PR just to serve NS or sign on also, it will not be accepted.

Our army is an operationally-ready defence force, foreigners will not be allowed for obvious reasons.