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Your son's NS commitments
An overview of NS commitments.
Last updated 22 July 2025


Phases of National Service (NS)
13 years old (pre-enlistee)
Exit Permit and/or bond requirementsEnlistment
Two years of full-time NSOperationally Ready Date
Typically 7 Hight-Key In-Camp Trainings and 10 Operationally Ready NS (ORNS) yearsMINDEF Reserve1
Completed ORNS training cycleStatutory Age2
No longer liable for NS
1Servicemen who are willing and able to may volunteer to continue serving
250 years (for Officers and senior Military Experts) and 40 years (for all other servicemen)
Servicemen who are willing and able to may volunteer to continue serving
Find out more about the pre-enlistment process that your son will go through.