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If you read TT's statement, he says that his son disrupted for 'medical studies', not 'medical training'. He is being very very careful with his words and hoping no one notices the difference.

Served as in go through OCS/SISPEC/BMT or as in already trained and merely taking up a non-combat position in the unit? 28 is the magic number for new male citizens, according to people from CMPB. 28 is considered too old for BMT/SISPEC/OCS. That I am sure at least in 2005 when my ex-M'sian...

Patrick Tan claims on his CV (http://www.gis.a-star.edu.sg/internet/site/data/cvdata/37_pubs.pdf) that he went through the joint-program. In his CV, he states that he was awarded the Fairchild Fellowship (for MSTP training) in 1992. So, obviously, the man was in the joint program, unless he is...

Locke, you know the answer already. Patrick Tan gamed the system and he gamed the system good. It was likely that he was given permission to disrupt for 9 years (4 for undergrad + 4 for medical school + 1 for residency) and no one in Mindef dared to mess with him when he entered an 8-year...

Pretty sure that this was not allowed during Patrick Tan's time.

Of course there is nothing in the Enlistment Act which says you cannot enlist if you are over 27 but it is a Mindef policy that is often repeated to people who are considering taking up Singapore citizenship. As long as you're 28 and above, they do not as a policy call people up because these...

The plot thickens. Prior to 2003, Stanford University School of Medicine was not on MOH's schedule of approved medicals schools. This explains why he did not even bother to do his residency or housemanship. His Stanford MD was not recognized by MOH. See...

EDB and NCB scholars are not allowed to disrupt NS. Only PSC scholars can disrupt their NS.

The normal maximum age for admission to OCS is 28 if I remember correctly. The age limit for MOCC may be higher though. That is also the maximum age for BMT and SISPEC. This is why people who take up citizenship after the age of 27 do not normally get conscripted (NS call up is actually at the...

The MD-PhD program doesn't work that way. The first year is devoted to the traditional MD curriculum. In the middle of the joint program, they do the PhD coursework and research. Once the PhD is over, they resume their clinical curriculum. After they finish everything, they are awarded the PhD...

You are mistaken. An MBBS or MD is not enough for a person to be registered as a doctor. You need to fulfill a 1-year housemanship or residency requirement (and board exams in America) before you can register as a doctor. Most doctors mention in their CV the place where they complete their...

I tried to post this info but somehow it didn't appear. Patrick Tan Boon Ooi is not a registered doctor with the Singapore Medical Council. He does not have an MCR no. which all registered doctors have. Therefore, he cannot practise medicine legally in Singapore. That is why he never went...

Re: Tony Tan son serves NS as a researcher when tony tan was defence minister, kelong Patrick Tan could not have gone for the MOCC. He is not a qualified doctor registered with the Singapore Medical Council. Under the Medical Registration Act, he is not allowed to practise medicine in Singapore.

The additional carriages and signalling upgrade are paid for by the Ministry of Transport. You can find them in the 2011 budget. If you read its annual report, SMRT doesn't pay for or own any of the train carriages; it only leases them from MOT at a very highly discounted rate.

Dr. Patrick Tan Boon Ooi could not have gone for MOCC because one has to be a qualified MO to undertake the course and he is not a registered doctor with the Singapore Medical Council. He doesn't have an MCR number which you can check on the SMC website (see...