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## Building a defence force - The Singapore government deemed that conscription was the only way Singapore could raise a credible defence force after independence. - It therefore introduced National Service (NS) in 1967, which rapidly expanded the defence force, known as the Singapore Armed Forces...

## Building a defence force - The Singapore government deemed that conscription was the only way Singapore could raise a credible defence force after independence. - It therefore introduced National Service (NS) in 1967, which rapidly expanded the defence force, known as the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). - Thousands of men were conscripted for at least two years of full-time NS. Upon completing NS, they would be liable for reservist duties, which meant they would continue to receive occasional military training and take up arms in times of emergency.