Thanks guys.. also, how strict are they with regard to ops
manning? For example I do a lot of business in Europe. My customers
there don't understand this army stuff and probably won't accept
the excuse if I have to miss a business trip or something. I know
for ICT you have to apply for deferment in advance, but for manning
can you just overseas notify? Are they going to ask you for
documentation to say why you can't be here, or is it ok just to
prove you are overseas? Is advance warning necessary e.g. you have
to tell them more than 1 month before or something? Sometimes I
just have to go off without much warning and stuff like that.
It's best to call up your unit, for confirmation of the latest
SOP. In my time, there's no need to apply to "defer" manning at
all, but I must separately inform my chief clerk (phone) AND the
Mindef Notification Center (phone, SMS, email, mail) if I travel
overseas during the mob period. Even more so if you tio recall i/c,
so as not to sabo your unit planning.
Yes, you'll be excused from mob activation if you have passport
proof of being overseas at the time. But pre-notification itself
won't be enough; ditto if you're still here for whatever reason
& didn't report. Chargeable offense.