The New Paper SAF to review fitness classification system for NSFs The Singapore Armed Forces is looking at using functional assessments to determine enlistees' deployability in specific vocations. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO Move will pave the way for national servicemen to be deployed in more operational roles FABIAN KOH 0 Engagements More national service (NS) enlistees will soon be able to take on operational roles in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) regardless of medical condition, as the organisation reviews how it classifies fitness for different vocations. The move comes as the SAF introduces new vocations and redesigns existing ones in response to a changing threat environment, such as having cyber specialists to protect key digital networks and systems, Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How said during the debate on the Ministry of Defence budget yesterday.