So basicially, mobilisation can only happen during the manning period, but it doesnt mean cfm got mob. The manning period will be inform in advanced. Correct? so how advance usually notice is?
Manning period does not constitutes to a moblisation, true or false. A little bit of both perhaps imho. By having a manning period, all NSmen under the standby units are expected to keep their fullpacks items, maintain themselves and to have a sense of national security.
Also, to be on standby doesnt mean just for war, it could be for other reasons such as disaster relief in SG: eg scenario; a really really really rare tsunami floods SG in CBD, your unit is activated for disaster relief.
Do it have advance notice or not, this is really hard to say. War or disasters dont just happened with advance notice. Do they? The only advance notice they give is perhaps the notice via phone notification by MINDEF and unit briefing.
ORDed last july. i went back for mob brief in jan. the encik keep saying no advance notice one, but i called mindef they say wait for the manning period which will be inform in advance. so i am bit confused. i do not have any manning notice(checked NS portal). i am asking now because im going aussie in april for about 12 days i have no idea what i need to do other than doing the notification on NS portal. that should be enough rite?
I somehow agree with your encik. I think your encik also would have agree war and disaster dont have advance notice. When it happens, it happens. When come to that even units not on standby could be recalled back as well for the relief efforts.
I can understand that you wanna go overseas but you wanna find out got manning period or not.
In my previous experience in a NS infantry unit, usually is book the holiday first, then if suay suay really got manning period during the period of your holidays, produce the receipt to let them see. This is on the basis that you dont know about a manning period beforehand. Usually units would ask the men to cancel their holiday but NSmen would throw back, do unit / SAF refund the money paid? So in the end, NSmen would still be let off, provided that they dont know the manning period beforehand and inform their respective commanders.
Hence, the gist in above paragragh is to be on good terms with your commmanders; your PCs or PSs or even Sect Comds & buddies can help you with your holidays, afterall, your comds are NSmen too, so they will know your situation. So it is really depending on units.
Based on your case of you went for Mob Briefing already, then surely you know the manning period already, so hence I dont think you can fulfil this holiday. But sometimes during manning period, I still see my unit guys go overseas eat, drink and play like nobody business, on FB. I supposed they have informed their respective comds already.
