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Heng Chee How to Gerald Giam, Gerald Giam is from
Workers' Party. SMS Heng said, NSFs are not enlisted as volunteers.

"They are recognise that we will call on their time for two years. And that during this period, they will need a basic upkeep as they fulfil this duty to Singapore," he said.

"This is why?, govt regularly update & enhance the allowance pay to our national servicemen."

May 2023, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Home Affairs announced all national servicemen in the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force and even Civil Defence Force will receive a raise in their monthly allowance starting from July.

The amount ranged from $125 to $200, depending on their rank and vocation. This was an increment by between 10.9 per cent and 21.7 per cent, the ministries added.

(Better then us, many donkey years no salary up but going down have lehh and also no allowance. Kena gonna (get / got) sack have lehh.)

I only got $90 per month as a recruit back then leh!  After buying the stamp for concession pass not much left liao lah!