National Service Recognition Award for Singapore Citizens
The purpose of the National Service Recognition Award (NSRA) is to provide sustained recognition for Singapore citizens who serve National Service (NS).
Quantum of Award
The NSRA is a monetary award of a total of between $9,000 and $10,500 for each citizen National Serviceman by the time he completes his Operationally Ready National Service (ORNS) training cycle. The award will be disbursed equally at three significant milestones during the servicemen's full-time NS and ORNS. Eligible National Servicemen will each receive $3,000 at each of the milestones. National Servicemen who are commanders (ranks of Third Sergeant and above for SAF servicemen and Sergeant and above for HomeTeam servicemen) will receive $500 more; that is $3,500, at each milestone to recognise them for their heavier responsibilities.
Eligibility Criteria
Singapore citizens who meet the eligibility criteria below for each of the milestone on or after 29 August 2010 will be eligible for the award.
The three milestones of a serviceman's NS journey are:
Milestone
(1)
Completion of full-time NS
(2)
Mid-point of Operationally Ready NS (ORNS) training cycle
(3)
Completion of ORNS training cycle
Eligibility criteria
Completion of full-time NS
Completion of 3 High-Key In-Camp Training (ICT),
or
Completion of 5 ICT (of which 2 are High-Key ICT)
whichever is earlier
Completion of ORNS training cycle
Payment
The award at the first milestone will be deposited into the Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA) to meet full-time National Servicemen's aspirations to further their studies after they complete their NSF. The PSEA can be used for education in approved local institutions. The second and third milestone awards will be deposited into the servicemen's Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts, and distributed to the Ordinary, Medisave and Special Accounts in the same proportions as prevailing CPF contribution rates. This will allow the servicemen to use the awards for housing, healthcare and retirement.
Summary
A summary of the National Service Recognition Award is shown below:
Table: Design of the National Service Recognition Award for Citizens
Milestone
(1)
Completion of NSF training
(2)
Mid-point of ORNS training
(3)
Completion of ORNS training cycle
Quantum per serviceman
Commanders
$3,500
$3,500
$3,500
Non-Commanders
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
Payment Mode
PSEA
CPF
CPF
National Service Award Recognition Award for Singapore Citizens
The NSRA is effective from 29 Aug 2010. National Servicemen who reach the milestones on or after this date will be eligible for the respective milestone awards. For example, full-time National Servicemen whose ORD is on or after 29 Aug 2010 will be eligible for the first milestone award. This includes those whose ORD was originally on or after 29 Aug 2010, but had been brought forward due to the fitness incentive of a two-month reduction in full-time NS duration.
The award will be paid out to eligible servicemen within two months of reaching the milestone. The first disbursement for full-time National Servicemen and NSmen will start from February 2011 onwards.
