Camera phones allowed in 15 more SAF camps

ALL content used in this not-for-profit blog remain the property of their respective owners.
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/camera-phones-allowed-15-more-saf-camps

Servicemen can take their camera phones to designated places in 15 more Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) camps from next month, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced yesterday, bringing the number of such camps to 29.

Camera phones have been allowed in less-sensitive zones of 14 camps since last September, dividing camps into two security zones, Green Zone and Red Zone.

These devices were permitted in the Green Zones but not in the more sensitive Red Zones, where classified information and equipment are processed and managed.

For civilian soldiers, known as operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen), the removal of camera phone restrictions means they can check work email on their personal smartphones.

Allowing access to email will keep NSmen in touch with critical decision-making processes at work, allowing employers to value their contributions to National Service, said Mr Lim, who is Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Biofuels.

Besides, work will not pile up during week-long ICTs and stress out NSmen, Mr Lim added.