Singapore legislation
Regulation 17AE
Regulation 17AE
Application to officer cadets who are former soldiers
Subregulation 1
Where a soldier becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1) —
any moneys in his CPF Top-Up Account maintained in respect of him as a member of the Premium Plan must be transferred to his CPF Top-Up Account maintained in respect of him as a member of the SAVER Plan; and
the moneys in his CARE Account maintained in respect of him as a member of the Premium Plan must be transferred to his SAVER Account.
Subregulation 2
In addition to the transfers mentioned in paragraph (1), the following amounts must be awarded and (if applicable) credited to a soldier (other than a Category B member of the Premium Plan) who becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1):
an amount (A) which is calculated in accordance with the following formula must be awarded to him under any conditions that the Armed Forces Council may determine in a General Order:where —
RB1 is any retention bonus that would have been payable to the soldier had he remained a member of the Premium Plan for 10 years;
RS1 is the period of the soldier’s reckonable service as a member of the Premium Plan immediately before the date that he becomes an officer cadet; and
S1 is the number of years of service required for any RB1 to be payable to the soldier;
where the soldier has completed at least 6 years of reckonable service, an amount (B) which is calculated in accordance with the following formula must be credited into his SAVER Account:where —
RB2 is any retention bonus that would have been payable to the soldier after more than 10 years had he remained a member of the Premium Plan;
RS2 is the period of the soldier’s reckonable service as a member of the Premium Plan, starting on the first day of his 7th year of reckonable service and ending on the date immediately before the date that he becomes an officer cadet; and
S2 is the number of years of service required for any RB2 to be payable to the soldier.
Subregulation 2A
In addition to the transfers mentioned in paragraph (1), the following amount (C) must be awarded and credited to a soldier who was a Category B member of the Premium Plan and becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1), under any conditions that the Armed Forces Council may determine in a General Order:where —
RB3 is either of the following retention bonuses that would have been payable to the soldier had he remained a member of the Premium Plan:
if the soldier had, on the date that he becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1), attained the rank of Warrant Officer and not attained 40 years of age — the retention bonus when he attains 40 years of age, mentioned in regulation 18A(1)(b)(ii) of the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations;
if the soldier had, on the date that he becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1), attained the rank of Warrant Officer and attained 40 years of age but not attained 45 years of age — the retention bonus when he attains 45 years of age, mentioned in regulation 18A(1)(b)(iii) of the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations; and
RS3 is the number of complete months of reckonable service completed by the soldier as a member of the Premium Plan between the following dates (both dates inclusive):
in the case of a soldier mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) —
the date on which he started his reckonable service as a member of the Premium Plan or attained 35 years of age, whichever is later; and
the date immediately before the date he becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1);
in the case of a soldier mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) —
the date on which he started his reckonable service as a member of the Premium Plan or attained 40 years of age, whichever is later; and
the date immediately before the date he becomes a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1).
Subregulation 3
Where a Category B member under paragraph (d) of the definition of “Category B member” in regulation 2(1) fails his officer cadet training and reverts to being a soldier —
his SAVER Account and CPF Top-Up Account (if any) must be closed with effect from the date of the reversion;
all contributions under these Regulations must also cease to be paid into his SAVER Account with effect from that date; and
all moneys in his SAVER Account and CPF Top-Up Account (if any) must be transferred to his re-opened accounts under the Premium Plan in accordance with regulation 16(3) of the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations, and all other moneys not so transferred must be forfeited.
Subregulation 4
Where a soldier (X) is an opted Category B member who became an officer cadet before 1 July 2025 while being a member of the Premium Plan, regulation 15A applies to X with the modification that a reference to a soldier’s Retirement Account in paragraphs (1)(b) and (1A)(b) of that regulation is a reference to X’s SAVER Account.
Subregulation 5
In this regulation, “Category B member of the Premium Plan” has the same meaning as “Category B member” in regulation 2(1) of the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations.