>80% of NSmen are actually physically UNFIT for reservist military training/war...

(<20 actually="" fitness="" manage="" nsmen="" pass="" physical="" test="" to="">50% NSmen so terribly disabled/ infirm, they are excused from taking physical fitness test in SAF of any kind (no modified fitness options available (swimming, cycling etc) either)).

SAF should not be the Achilles heel in anti-DIABETES war

More research into relationship between IPPT score vs onset of diabetes mellitus needs to be done with massive SAF repository of pre-enlistment medical screening results, pre-IPPT FFI, FFI for regular servicemen, family history and smoking/ drinking habit data and not least, annual IPPT results for BOTH NSmen and ESPECIALLY regular servicemen vs their future medical outcomes: e.g. years since best IPPT result till onset of diabetes mellitus , healthcare subsidy consumption vs latest valid IPPT result.

Singaporeans just LOVE the 'privilege' of SERVING NS so much... they actually want more.

[Letter to Today] NS a duty, not a job — thus no ‘salary’: Mindef