ORD
Operationally Ready Date
Just Tell Me
ORD is the Operationally Ready Date when a full-time national serviceman completes full-time NS and moves into the operationally ready phase.
Also called: Operationally Ready Date
Explain Like I’m Five
ORD marks the end of a person’s full-time National Service period. It is a transition date: the serviceman leaves full-time service but may still have later Operationally Ready National Service commitments.
Where You’ll Run Into It
Full-time national servicemen may count down to ORD when planning university, work or travel. Friends may also use “ORD” as a verb in casual speech, as in “he ORDs next month.”
Friends who knew each other in poly or JC may later count down to ORD during NS, including service in SCDF. The date concerns the end of their full-time service phase.
Example
“My ORD is before the university term starts.”
The serviceman expects to complete full-time NS before classes begin.
The Part People Get Wrong
ORD is not the end of every NS obligation. It ends the full-time phase and begins the operationally ready phase for those who remain liable.
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