I have just completed my full cycle of reservist call-ups in the Singapore Armed Forces.
Over the past 10 years, my unit had always given me and my employer notification six months or more in advance for call-ups. As such, we were able to make the necessary arrangements for the work to be done without compromising our daily operations.
However, I have noticed that the Singapore Police Force (SPF) is not as well organised when it comes to this. Since last year, my staff have received several call-ups for in-camp training (ICT) by the SPF, and each time the notification is one month or less in advance - the latest came only two weeks prior to the reporting date.
Having done my part as an NSman, I understand and appreciate the need for our men to be operationally ready and to fulfil our reservist duties. But this is not an open mobilisation, mind you, and these ICT stints can range from as short as two days up to two weeks per stint.
Short notification periods leave companies with little time to react. Why is there such a huge disparity between the SAF's and the SPF's notification periods?
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