1) I am going to NUS for undergrad studies after this. Will i
get called back for reservist?
Depends on which outfit you're posted to. If it's a combat one
(i.e. becomes ops-ready after NS), then you'll almost certainly
obliged to do reservist during your semester vacations. Either with
this unit or, if not, probably with the next-ORDing one. My old
experience in Arty was such that every other batch is designated an
"IHL" unit (Institute of Higher Learning), meaning a number of its
commanders & men are full-time varsity students & as such
the CO must plan his first few ICTs around their off-term breaks.
The troops will do the IPPT during these ICTs, but can tio RTs
& mob-manning/recall-IC duties all year around.
In turn, the ex-Poly grads join/stay with the non-IHL unit, though
it must be said that this overall tertiary "segregation" isn't a
blanket practice either.
If you don't end up thus frontline, then it'll depend on your
appointment in the rear outfit. A MT-line posting, for example, is
quite hands-on & can get you redeployed anywhere they need you.
That said .....
2) Also, after i graduate from NUS Faculty of Dentistry, i have
a 4-year bond with the Ministry of Health that i have to serve.
Will SAF call me back for reservist if I have to serve a government
bond?
....I agree with the others that you'll likely be converted.
It's a highly-trained profession you're studying for, & the SAF
will likely take advantage of this. (Yes, bonders must liable for
reservist.)
3) After i finish serving my bond, i plan to move overseas and
work overseas. Will the SAF call me back for reservist? And if SAF
does call me back, and i cannot come back due to work, what
happens?
Once your exit permit application is approved, you'll be
basically disrupted from reservist & repost-able back to the
holding list (more so the longer you're away). But bear in mind
that your NS liability won't end until you turn 40 or 50 -- not
sure the age limit for dental officers -- & you may be called
up again upon your return (even if at an age when your peers have
already finished their cycle & have stood down).