{"id":268287,"date":"2026-02-01T06:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/268287\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T06:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:10:09","slug":"pre-enlistment-medical-checks-and-tests-to-determine-ns-training-and-vocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/268287\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-enlistment medical checks and tests to determine NS training and vocation"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINGAPORE \u2013 Pre-enlistees go through a medical screening and psychometric test to determine their level of fitness and suitability for national service (NS). <\/p>\n

This determines the type of basic training and vocation they can be assigned to. <\/p>\n

The Medical Classification Centre \u2013 formerly located in Depot Road \u2013 moved to the new Central Manpower Base (CMPB) opposite Cashew MRT station on June 23, 2025.<\/p>\n

The full medical screening journey takes up to half a day and involves 12 stations. <\/p>\n

After registration, pre-enlistees proceed for photo-taking for their SAF identity card. They then go for a dental check, and collection of blood and urine samples to assess for any underlying medical conditions.<\/p>\n

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A pre-enlistee undergoes an oral examination at the dental station in the Medical Classification Centre. <\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n

Other assessments include eye and hearing tests, an electrocardiogram for heart rhythm assessment, as well as a chest X-ray to screen for communicable diseases like tuberculosis.<\/p>\n

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A pre-enlistee undergoes a chest X-ray to screen for communicable diseases. <\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n

Pre-enlistees then have their height, weight and blood pressure checked.<\/p>\n

The session also includes getting fitted for uniforms and boots via 3D body and foot scanners, so that recruits are issued personal items according to size on enlistment day.<\/p>\n

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A pre-enlistee gets his feet scanned to determine his boot size. <\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n

This is followed by a medical consultation with medical officers, which includes a physical examination.<\/p>\n

The last stop is a psychometric test, which assesses a pre-enlistee\u2019s aptitude in a range of domains such as reasoning and mental-spatial abilities, a factor for vocation deployment.<\/p>\n

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Pre-enlistees sitting a computer-based psychometric test conducted at the Vocational Assessment Centre in the Medical Classification Centre. <\/p>\n

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence uses a Medical Classification System, in place since 1967, to classify individuals into Physical Employment Standard (PES) grades A to F.<\/p>\n

The final PES grade determines the vocational deployment: <\/p>\n

PES A, B1: Suitable for all combat vocations, for example, guards and infantry.<\/p>\n

PES B2 to B4: Suitable for some combat and combat support vocations, for example, artillery and combat engineers.<\/p>\n

PES C2, C9: Suitable for some combat support and combat service support vocations, for instance, supply and transport. <\/p>\n

PES D: Temporarily unfit for grading and pending further review.<\/p>\n

PES E1, E9: Suitable for combat service support.<\/p>\n

PES F: Medically unfit for any form of service.<\/p>\n

PES BP: Fit for Obese Basic Military Training (BMT). The recruits will be reclassified on completing their Obese BMT depending on the review of their body mass index.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGAPORE \u2013 Pre-enlistees go through a medical screening and psychometric test to determine their level of fitness and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[163,521,85,46],"class_list":{"0":"post-268287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}