PES review by SAF

Better matching roles with soldiers' abilities

Screening and classification review could lead to a more optimal deployment, say observers

Combat-fit soldiers going on a route march. A review of the Singapore Armed Forces' medical screening and classification systems, coupled with the redesigning of roles and outsourcing of tasks, will allow servicemen to possibly take on front-line, op
Combat-fit soldiers going on a route march. A review of the Singapore Armed Forces' medical screening and classification systems, coupled with the redesigning of roles and outsourcing of tasks, will allow servicemen to possibly take on front-line, operational vocations they were previously ruled out from. ST FILE PHOTO
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Classified non-combat-fit due to a mild cardiovascular condition, university student Ong Li Han was initially posted in 2018 to a signals support vocation, before being recruited to the army's pioneer batch of mobile app developers.

He picked up skills relevant to his passion and current field of study in computer science.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on March 07, 2021, with the headline Better matching roles with soldiers' abilities. Subscribe