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Reaching your Operationally Ready Date (ORD) signals the first step
in your ORNS journey – from a full-time National Serviceman (NSF)
to an Operationally Ready National Serviceman (NSman)
Here's a quick overview of your roles and responsibilities as an
NSman in your ORNS journey.
As a NSman, you will typically go through the following 3 key
phases as part of your 10-year Operationally Ready National Service
(ORNS) training cycle:
During this period, you may be called up for up to 40 days of ORNS
activities annually.
As part of your ORNS training cycle, you must fulfil the following
requirements:
IN-CAMP TRAINING (ICT)
MANNING
ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL
PROFICIENCY TEST (IPPT)
In a work-year ,
you may be called up for:
You will be notified of your ICT via SAF100 ,
which you are required to acknowledge. If you are unable to attend,
you must apply for deferment.
Your SAF100 will also instruct you on your reporting
attire. Please visit the SAF eMarts if you need to replace and
replenish your personal equipment.
You will be placed on Manning to maintain your operational
readiness. During these periods, you must be ready at any time to
report to your Mobilisation Centre upon activation. You will be
notified by phone and codewords representing your unit broadcast
through mass media like TV and radio.
You must book and pass your 3-station IPPT within your
annual IPPT
Window .
You can also take 10 sessions of IPPT Preparatory Training
(IPT) to fulfil your IPPT requirements instead.
You must take up to 20 sessions of Remedial Training (RT)
in your next IPPT Window if you:
As part of your ORNS training cycle, you must fulfil the following
requirements:
Keep your personal particulars on the NS Portal updated so that you
remain contactable by MINDEF for your national duty
Notify MINDEF Notification Centre (MNC) if you are travelling
overseas for more than 14 days but less than 6 months
Apply for an Exit Permit (EP) if you are travelling overseas for 6
months or longer
Inform your employer of your call-ups so that arrangements can be
made to cover your duties
You will receive Service Pay for the ORNS activities you
attend. It is equivalent to your NSF allowance and dependent on
your rank and vocation. You may also claim Make-Up Pay to ensure
that you do not incur a loss in civilian income.
Different schemes have been designed to recognise your NS
contributions through your ORNS journey. These include the NS HOME
(National Service HOusing, Medical and Education) Awards, annual
tax relief, National Service Excellence Award (NSEA), and the NS
Gift Watch. MINDEF will also provide MINDEF/SAF Group Insurance
during your ORNS training, and commemorate your special occasions
with Celebratory Gifts.
Through these online services via NS Portal, you can
perform a variety of tasks. These include booking IPPT,
acknowledging call-up notifications, and submitting overseas travel
notifications.
Your ORNS training cycle will be completed after you have
achieved 10 active ORNS
years and
7 High-Key ICT. Thereafter, you will be phased into the MINDEF
Reserve (MR).
However, you will still need to apply for an EP if you are
travelling overseas for 6 months or longer. You may also be
activated for operational service up to your statutory age .
We thank you for your time and contributions to our National
Defence, and wish you a fruitful ORNS journey ahead.
This journey presents only an overview of ORNS.