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Line 224: There are several types of [[Recruit training\|Basic Military Training]] (BMT) conducted by the [[Singapore Armed Forces\|SAF]] at its [[Basic Military Training Centre\|BMT Centre]] on [[Pulau Tekong]], an offshore island off the north-east coast of Singapore, or at selected battalion units which directly draft mono-intake recruits. Combat-fit NSFs with higher education undergo a 9-week Enhanced BMT program. NSFs with other educational certificates and mono-intake recruits undergo a similar program (standard BMT program), less a Situational Test (Sit Test), for assessing recruits in the selection posting to command schools, the [[Specialist Cadet School]] (SCS) and [[Officer Cadet School (Singapore)\|Officer Cadet School]] (OCS). Also, a selected handful of top candidates are transferred to the [[Singapore Police Force]] to get accelerated advanced training as an [[Inspector]] at the [[Home Team Academy]] for a period of 9 months, likewise for the [[Singapore Civil Defence Force]] where a few are also carefully groomed to become lieutenants. Recently, selected NSFs having at least NITEC certificates who perform exceptionally well are recommended to undergo the Situational Test model to deem assessment suitability for commander training. NSFs who are medically graded PES C and E (non-combat-fit), either have to go a 9-week Modified BMT or a 4-week induction program for recruits to be trained for combat service support vocations<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/army/About_BMT/Types_of_BMT_Training.html \| title = Types of BMT Training \| work = About BMT \| publisher = [[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]] \| date = 13 November 2006 \| accessdate = 2007-09-06}}</ref> NSFs who are graded PES A and B1, but did not pass the pre-enlistment [[National Physical Fitness Award]] (NAPFA) test, will have to undergo an additional 2-month Physical Training Phase (PTP),<ref name=iprepns>{{cite web \| url = http://iprep.ns.sg/faqs.html \| title = iPrepNS: Frequently asked questions \| publisher = Ministry of Defence \| year = 2008 \| accessdate = 10 April 2011 \| deadurl = yes \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110407183827/http://iprep.ns.sg/faqs.html \| archivedate = 7 April 2011 \| df = }}</ref> making it a 17-week BMT program for additional physical conditioning. Conscripts who are considered medically [[Obesity\|obese]] go through a weight-loss 19-weeks BMT. The obesity of a conscript is determined by his [[body mass index]] (BMI) during the pre-enlistment medical checkup. A BMI of above 27 is considered indicative of obesity, as opposed to the [[World Health Organization]]'s guideline of 30 and above.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2010}} ==Mono intake== Line 291: ==External links== [https://web.archive.org/web/20140929224230/http://iprep.ns.sg/ iPrepNS - information on Preparation for National Service in Singapore] [http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-93&doctitle=ENLISTMENT%20ACT%0a&date=latest&method=part Singapore Statutes Chapter 93: Enlistment Act (1967), archived in the Attorney General Chamber (AGC) of Singapore.] *[http://www.mindef.gov.sg/nsmen/ The NSmen Website]