SINGAPORE - Full-time national servicemen (NSFs) and regulars will no longer need to surrender their civilian identity cards (ICs) when enlisting.
From Sunday (May 15), the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will cease the requirement for NSFs and regulars in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to surrender their ICs for safekeeping for the duration of their service, it said on Monday (May 9).
Previously, upon enlistment for national service, NSFs are required to exchange their civilian IC for a military IC, also known as the 11B. Those who chose to work as regulars are also subject to this requirement.
The requirement will also cease for Home Team NSFs, starting from the batch enlisting this month.
In a statement, Mindef said the military IC will still be issued to all SAF NSFs and regulars, “as it continues to serve as the primary document to identify themselves as SAF service personnel”.
“SAF personnel will hold both their NRICs and their military ICs going forward,” it added.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...o-surrender-their-civilian-ics-when-enlisting
