Clause 84

Subject to the provisions of this section in reckoning the service of a soldier of the Singapore armed forces for the purpose of discharge or of transfer to the reserve the service shall begin to reckon, in the case of a soldier to whom an order made under the proviso to section 79 applies, from the day on which he attains the age of eighteen years and, in the case of any other soldier, from the date of his attestation.Where a soldier of the Singapore armed forces has been guilty of desertion, or fraudulent enlistment, then either upon his conviction by court-martial of the offence, or (if, having confessed the offence, he is liable to be tried) upon his trial being dispensed with by order of the competent military authority, the whole of his prior service shall be forfeited, and he shall be liable to serve as a soldier of the Singapore armed forces for the term of his original enlistment, reckoned from the date of such conviction or such order dispensing with trial, in like manner as if he had been originally attested at that date:Provided that the Army Board, with the approval of the President, may by general or special regulations provide for the restoration of all or any part of the service forfeited under this section to any soldier who may perform good and faithful service, or may otherwise be deemed to merit such restoration of service, or may be recommended for such restoration of service by a court-martial.