About 10 to 11 NSFs died during service annually from 2016 to 2025: Chan Chun Sing
About 10 to 11 full-time national servicemen died during their service per year from various causes, including suicide, accidents and natural causes such as illnesses, said Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 3).Chan, who is also Coordinating Minister for Public Services, was responding to a parliamentary question filed by MP Fadli Fawzi (Aljunied GRC) in a written reply.The first-term MP had asked for the number full-time national servicemen (NSF) who have died of unnatural causes over the past 10 years, and the main cause of such deaths.He also asked what measures have been put in place to reduce the incidence of such deaths.In his reply, the defence minister noted that about 45,000 male Singaporeans and permanent residents serve their national service in the three uniformed entities - the Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force.Between 2016 and 2025, he said that an average of 10 to 11 NSFs died during service per year from various causes, including suicides, road accidents and natural causes such as illnesses.