Submitted by farhan on Sat, 13/06/2015 - 11:25pm
The Singapore Armed Forces
announced that it is relooking other means of punishing reservist
servicemen who do not take their mandatory miitary fitness test 3
times. It says the current practice of putting them through a 5-day
physical fitness boot camp while undergoing confinement will be put
on hold and reviewed.
According to the SAF, Individual
Physical Proficiency Tests (IPPT) have been made less of a chore by
cutting down on the physical fitness requirements when the SAF
launched a new watered-down physical fitness test 2 months ago.
For now, those who skip their IPPT
tests will pay a $100 fine or be thrown into detention barracks,
the army equivalent of prison. The SAF claims that the latter
punishment is rarely meted out, however.
The army's assistant chief of
general staff (training), Colonel Ng Ying Thong, would say only
that as the SAF gives servicemen greater ownership of their
fitness, it will also "review the disciplinary framework for IPPT
defaulters".
"Physical fitness is a personal
responsibility... The SAF maintains a tough stand against IPPT
defaulters, and disciplinary actions will be taken against NSmen
who do not take their IPPT annually," said assistant chief of
general staff (training) Col Ng Ying Thong. He did not say what
these disciplinary actions were.
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http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/mindef-considering-other-ways-deal-those-who-skip-ippt#sthash.1ePlAPSS.dpuf