Advice for my friends condition

lordvichi SG

Hi.

I've a friend who's very fit, but has found out he has got some serious heart condition. His PES status hasn been confirmed, but I feel he should not serve cause its that serious. How would you advise him about army cause he's unsure?

Any constructive advice, pls let me know.

thanks.

"All life is a chance. So take it!
The person who goes furthest is the one
who is willing to do and dare."
- Dale Carnegie

weasel1962 SG

There is a compulsory pre-NS medical checkup. The condition should be made known to the doctor who should be in the best position to advise his options.

If the condition is detected post-NS checkup, can contact the medical centre supporting his unit for advice. If after checkup but before all call up, you check with hotline or wait until recruitment and report sick first day with necessary docs.

Otherwise, FFI after 30 will include at least 1 ECG but this won't help. Fitness is not the main issue for NS. Personally, I think not worth risking life for NS during peacetime. The SAF can afford one less contributor and would rather not take the risk either.

Forbiddensinner SG

Hi.

Any constructive advice, pls let me know.

thanks.

"All life is a chance. So take it!
The person who goes furthest is the one
who is willing to do and dare."
- Dale Carnegie

Since he has not enter BMT yet, prepare the medical documents related to his heart condition and call up CMPB. Ask your friend to tell them about his condition, and also tell him to prepare to go down to CMPB again.

Anyway, in the worst ( Or best? ) case, you friend will be assigned to PES E, and will serve his 2 years as a clerk or storeman.

As romanista2001 SG

then your friend's in luck ! downgrade to office work and no reservist................i should be so lucky !

so my advice..........pop out the champagne and thank his lucky stars !

Hitman~ SG

wow

........the gold guilded clerk status!!!

As romanista2001 SG

as good as kana 4-D..................and still people complain..................

weasel1962 SG

I think most Singaporeans will gladly exchange a heart problem for 2 yrs of NS and 10 years of reservist. Every day 15 people in Singapore die from heart disease. 5,500 die every year or 33% of total deaths.

"Every year, heart disease and stroke causes as many deaths as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and diabetes plus all forms of cancer and chronic respiratory disease combined."

If want to complain, go ahead.

fudgester SG

Hi.

Any constructive advice, pls let me know.

thanks.

"All life is a chance. So take it!
The person who goes furthest is the one
who is willing to do and dare."
- Dale Carnegie

He will be called up for a pre-enlistment medical checkup.

Just tell him to turn up for the checkup with all the specialist's letters pertaining to his heart condition. Depending on its severity, the MO will decide just what PES status to assign to him, which will affect what vocation he does.

And believe me, you do not want him to get PES F (full excuse from the army) unless if his condition is really so bad that the army doesn't even want to use him as an admin clerk.

lordvichi SG

thanks guys for your replies.

But at the current sitaution he's waiting to go for this medical status chcekup that will confirm his pes. I want to tell him act a lil cos i really dont think he should take the change. yes, SAF can take one less contributor, and it doesnt cost anymuch.

im hoping he gets pes E. ironically, he can run 2.4 under 9minutes.

kcockicht SG

If you friends has a local doctor's detailed diagnosis its better to go present the documents to the MO. Sometimes the physical tests conducted in the amry may not cover everything. Medical studies and the human body is reather complex.

OldBird69 SG

If your friend's heart problem cannot be easily diagnosed (I don't trust SAF MO to diagnose complex potentially fatal physical conditions), then I agree with kcockicht above - get his personal doctor/heart specialist to write a letter/document to show the MO. It might save him a lot of time and trouble later on when he begins NS.