Mentally unstable and NS

last SG · 2006-10-24T10:24:16+00:00

I guess it depend cause I ahd a fren visiting private psychitrist n he got excused from range after his basic training.

dktekno SG

Does people with mental problems (OCD, anxiety, depression) get exemption from NS or are they treated as everybody else?

What happens if a person with OCD, anxiety and depression cannot undergo the NS with the military training, like refuse to jump from high places because of his OCD, anxiety, depression? Is he canned?

Pitot SG

Mentally problem will be classified as medical problem too.

Will definately affect ur pes status.

canned? Laughing

the.owl SG

ya he will be put into a can and sold as tuna.

mhcampboy SG

NO HE WONT GET CANED!!!

go and tell your whoever told u this not to come to singapore or i will personally cane him!! Mad

^tamago^ SG

if u are well-versed in British Army and its workings, u'll noe PULHEEMS.

surely with such a successful NS system in place for decades, this wun be overlooked and not taken care of, right? Wink

Xcert SG

if he can prove his case with medical proof....Pes F liao...dun even have to serve NS.

martin_lim85 SG

not really all have to serve NS, its on case to case basis. i got clerk friends that they are pes e with the above problems Wink

Gedanken SG

If you've got any of the aforementioned, you're unlikely to find yourself in the position of having to jump from high places.

With a diagnosis of OCD, you'll just get assigned to polish boots for Guard of Honour contingents. Mr. Green

laurence82 SG

I also got OCD, and downgraded to Pes C2

Mr. Green

|-|05| SG

Hah PES F had to get job sia.

Gordonator SG

they are a tricky bunch of people. on one hand u cannot put in physically demanding combat vocations, on the another hand u cannot put them in mentally demanding vocations as well, like clerks. Laughing

ah-soh SG

I know of one such guy (a storeman) who have some mental problem. It was said that he was being knocked down by a car when he was 12 and resulted in him being in this state. However he managed to get a NITEC cert in office skills.

His PES is E1L9 and when he first came to the unit his suprior want to write a letter to MINDEF requesting for early release for that guy but he don't want, claiming that he might have difficuities finding a job without doing NS.

Got one occasion he complained to his psycho in MMI that his superior is treating him unwell and in the end his unit's S3, RSM and his direct superior kenna warning letter from the MMI.

When this guy is being 'provoked' he can shout like a maddog otherwise he is quite normal i'll say.

scabstermooch SG

Of course not! This is Singapore and we need all the people we can get. Depending on their condition, these people will be put to work. Those who can stand still will be used as static fig. 11s. Those with ADHD will be used as moving targets. As they say in the army, "Target will fall when hit!"

Taiwanpolitics SG

Today morning , I have seen the shrink at SGH 's outpatient clinic .

he said I have social phobia and i forgot to ask him wad PES i am likely to get .

but I mailed the blue form back to CMPB with his diagnosis and medical report .

any1 knoes wad PES I will get ?

the doc said he will also inform the CMPB personally .

does that mean exemption ?

Gedanken SG

Whatever PES you were going to get without the diagnosis.

Or did you think you're there to socialise with the enemy? Laughing

Taiwanpolitics SG

huh .

I tot mental case will surely be downgraded .

will4 SG

U will get to be downgraded but it depend temporary or permanent.

Skibi SG

Must see doctor at IMH then downgrade chance will be higher.

will4 SG

I think also this Adam Road hospital but it is a private hospital.

octega SG

Downgrade will also go through the normal medical board proceedings. I.e, your doctor will recommend you for downgrade, BUT the SAF will still convene a medical board consist of SAF's own specialist (also a psychiartrist) usually a COL acoompany by several officers (CPT, MAJ, LTC) also in the same field to assess and final give the downgrade or upgrade.

Why? Because of chow kengsters. With this medical board in place, these kengsters will get their "rewards" they deserve:
A "nice and comfortable" place with compliements of extended stay in detention barracks. Laughing