FFI Phase 1 -> Need to
fast for at least 8 hours, drinking water is allowed. Blood Test:
Fasting lipid, fasting glucose.
FFI Phase 2 -> No blood test, so no need to
fast.
Difference is only the Blood
test. Else, the rest is the same:
Medic do: Resting ECG, Height, Weight, BMI, BP, Urine test,
Eyesight.
Update of any medical condition: During MO Consult.
1st Phase 1 is at 35.
(NSman Officer: 40, 45)
Phase 2 is at 37 and 39. (NSman Officer: 41, 42, 43 and
44)
To ensure that all NSmen are 'cardiovascular fit' to undergo the
physical training, those NSmen who are aged 35 years and above are
required to undergo medical screening before taking IPPT, RT and
IPT. Please note that your pre-IPPT FFI is only valid till one day
before your next scheduled FFI. The NSmen are required to contact
their NS admin units for an appointment.
Source: www.ns.sg, under the FAQ of
Book IPPT section
Medical Excuse and
Examination
Q1 What if I am injured or medically unfit to take my
non-ICT IPPT during my qualifying window?
It is
important that you seek medical treatment on your own should you be
injured or is medically unfit. The medical certificate that your
doctor issued to you is recognised as valid medical excuse.
However, you can only be exempted from the annual IPPT if you have
a 6 months consecutive or 9 months cumulative of valid medical
excuse within the same IPPT qualifying window. You are advised to
contact your NS Unit to request for a medical review if you have
more than 3 months of medical excuse for a particular injury that
prevents you from taking your IPPT.
Q2 What if my 6 months consecutive or 9 months
cumulative medical excuse straddle across two IPPT qualifying
windows?
You would be dealt with as an 'IPPT
Defaulter' in the 1st qualifying window. Hence it is strongly
encouraged that you should book your IPPT immediately after your
qualifying window has started.
Q3 Do I need to inform my NS unit as and when I am
awarded medical excuse from IPPT?
As the onus of
taking IPPT is with the individual, you should be able to determine
whether your medical excuse for your injury will last beyond your
current qualifying window and whether you have accumulated enough
medical excuse to be exempted from the IPPT. You will need to keep
records of all your medical excuses and submit to your NS Unit
within 1 month of the close of your qualifying window to appeal
against being dealt with as an 'IPPT Defaulter'.
If you have more than 3 months of medical excuse for a
particular injury that prevents you from taking your IPPT, you are
advised to contact your NS Unit to request for a medical
review.
Q4 I have reached 35
years old and was informed that I need to do an FFI. What is an
FFI?
An FFI is a medical screening phase which
NSmen will have to go through to be certified fit for IPPT. NSmen
will need to undergo FFI when he reaches the age of 35, 37, 39, 40
and every year after 40. The FFI certificate issued will only be
valid till your next medical screening age. Once again, the
validity of the FFI is referenced from the date that you are issued
with the FFI Certificate.
You should contact your NS Unit to
arrange for a FFI medical screening once you have reached 35 yrs or
older. As FFI is a healthcare screening to ensure you are fit to
participate in the IPPT, failure to pass your medical screening
will disqualify you from taking the IPPT after you reached the age
of 35 and beyond.
The example below best illustrates
this FFI policy:
LTA (NS) Tan is 39 years old. He was born on 5 Jan 1965. He was
overseas in early 2004 and only attended a FFI on Sep 2004 and
obtained a 'fit for IPPT' FFI certificate from the camp MO. His FFI
cert is only valid till 4 Jan 2005 (4 months) till he turns 40
years old. He is required to take another FFI after 5 Jan 2005 as
FFI needs to be taken annually once a NSman reaches 39 years old
and beyond.
Q5 Can I book for non-ICT IPPT even when I am not FFI
cleared?
As you can
book a non-ICT IPPT session 3 months in advance, the booking system
will accept your booking even if you are not FFI cleared. However,
upon detecting that your FFI result is not available, the booking
system will inform you that you have to complete your FFI (i.e.
'fit for IPPT') before the scheduled test date. If you have not
cleared your FFI before the scheduled test date, you will be barred
from the test session.