Clause 10

Any person eligible for enlistment in the Force, who has attained the age of eighteen years and is not a serving member of the Singapore armed forces or the Police Force or any other prescribed force in Singapore, may, if he satisfies the prescribed conditions, and any person directed to present himself for enlistment in the Force under the provisions of any written law for the time being in force relating to national service shall, if he satisfies the prescribed conditions, be enlisted in the prescribed manner in the Force and shall thereupon become a member of the Force subject to the provisions of this Act:Provided that any person between the ages of fourteen years and seventeen years may, if he otherwise satisfies the prescribed conditions and subject to the provisions of this Act, be enlisted as drummer boys and band boys in the prescribed manner in the Force.