Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) Failure Rate of NSmen

Debated in Parliament on 4 Aug 2014.

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Pritam Singh requested annual IPPT failure rates for NSmen across age groups 20s to 50s, along with the highest-failure stations per age group in ascending order.
The Minister declined to release specific data, stating that militaries generally keep fitness test results confidential and instead benchmark effectiveness through operations and exercises.
The Minister highlighted the SAF’s professional recognition during operations and exercises in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Aden, and disaster relief missions as evidence of readiness.

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Pritam Singh

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Defence (a) what is the annual Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) failure rate, as a percentage, of NSmen in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s respectively; and (b) what are the IPPT stations that have the highest failure rate for these respective age groups in ascending order.

Ng Eng Hen

The results of SAF servicemen's physical fitness tests are not made public, in keeping with common practice amongst militaries. Instead, militaries benchmark their operational effectiveness with one another through actual operations and training exercises.

In this regard, within this decade, the SAF has been commended for its professionalism and operational readiness during operations in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Aden, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) missions in response to the Boxing Day Tsunami, the earthquake in Christchurch, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

The professionalism of the SAF, with the majority as NSFs and NSmen, continues to be held in high regard by our foreign counterparts during bilateral and multilateral exercises.

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Pritam Singh requested annual IPPT failure rates for NSmen across age groups 20s to 50s, along with the highest-failure stations per age group in ascending order.
The Minister declined to release specific data, stating that militaries generally keep fitness test results confidential and instead benchmark effectiveness through operations and exercises.
The Minister highlighted the SAF’s professional recognition during operations and exercises in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Aden, and disaster relief missions as evidence of readiness.

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Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) Failure Rate of NSmen

Debated in Parliament on 4 Aug 2014.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Pritam Singh requested annual IPPT failure rates for NSmen across age groups 20s to 50s, along with the highest-failure stations per age group in ascending order.
The Minister declined to release specific data, stating that militaries generally keep fitness test results confidential and instead benchmark effectiveness through operations and exercises.
The Minister highlighted the SAF’s professional recognition during operations and exercises in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Aden, and disaster relief missions as evidence of readiness.

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Pritam Singh

Ng Eng Hen

The professionalism of the SAF, with the majority as NSFs and NSmen, continues to be held in high regard by our foreign counterparts during bilateral and multilateral exercises.

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Pritam Singh requested annual IPPT failure rates for NSmen across age groups 20s to 50s, along with the highest-failure stations per age group in ascending order.
The Minister declined to release specific data, stating that militaries generally keep fitness test results confidential and instead benchmark effectiveness through operations and exercises.
The Minister highlighted the SAF’s professional recognition during operations and exercises in Afghanistan, the Gulf of Aden, and disaster relief missions as evidence of readiness.

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Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) Failure Rate of NSmen

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