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【国会】国防部将检讨 不再依据PES分配军务等级
今日（1日），国会在拨款委员会环节，针对国防部拨款预算进行辩论。
国防部长黄永宏透露，新加坡武装部队将检讨现有体格军务等级（Physical Employment Standards，简称PES）分类。他称这类分类制度“已过时”，但会确保调整是在不削弱安全和战备能力的前提下进行。
将来不再仅着重体能是否符合作战标准，而是根据个人职业背景经验、专业技能和作战效率，分配军务等级，为部队作出贡献。
他称，在科技与现代工具辅助下，实则服役人员的战备效率已不完全取决于体能，一些因健康情况而无法担任战斗职责的士兵，将可部署在更多不同岗位。
现有国民服役制度，符合服役年龄者须接受全面体检，过后按身体及健康情况获分配PES A至F不同等级。PES C至F等级，属于非作战体格士兵，服役时部分只会安排在作战援助岗位上，如担任文职。
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