July 24, 06:38 PM 
514 Chai Chee Lane 03-16, Singapore 469029 SAF has just announced the details of the new IPPT, which will be launched from 1 Sep 2014 and fully implemented across the SAF in 2015.
The details provided are similar to the photographs of the new scoring system for the IPPT that was leaked by a user on HardwareZone forum.
The new IPPT system, while simpler in format, is designed to do the following:
1) Measure the strength and cardiovascular fitness of the servicemen.
2) Allow servicemen to train and maintain their fitness, without the need for specialised technique or equipment.
The new scoring system
Participants will be allocated points for their performance in each of the three stations, with a maximum of 50 points awarded for the 2.4km run and 25 points each for the push-up and sit-up stations – for a maximum score of 100 points.
The total points that an individual scores in each of the three stations will determine whether he passes or fails, and whether he gets a monetary award. An NSman will need a total of more than 50 points for a pass, and more than 80 points for a Gold award. Commandos, divers and guardsmen will need at least 85 points to score Gold.
Scoring will also be divided into more age categories, based on smaller age bands of three years each, rather than five.
What this means:
1. Be a weight-lifter and skip your legs training: You can try very hard to score maximum points for your push-up and sit-up stations and score one point for your running. And still PASS.
2. You can be a marathon winner and still fail IPPT: If you score 50 points for your 2.4km but did not score at least one point for your push-up and sit-up stations, you will FAIL.
3. You can still use the old IPPT stations for bragging rights: SAF will give NSmen an option to do either the existing IPPT format which is the five-station format, or the new IPPT format, until April 1, 2015.
4. Learn from the Americans: The push-ups station is the new station, with SAF taking their reference from the US Army. We can copy the Americans on how best to score for our push-ups.
5. More people are going to get backaches and neck aches: Since sit-ups is the easiest of three tests, many NSmen will try to achieve maximum points for this station.
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Top photo from MINDEF.
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