By Nicholas Yong

WHEN the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) rolls out its new corps next year, it will be unlike most militaries in the world.

The Military Domain Experts Scheme (MDES) aims to recruit and groom individuals for deep specialisation in fields such as intelligence, engineering and nursing.

Soldiers on the scheme will be deployed in operational roles alongside their officer and warrant officer counterparts, in graduate and non-graduate level jobs.

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