Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

noun

1. (NS) initialism of Operationally Ready Date, a set day on which an NSF is determined to have completed his full-time National Service obligations

Mindef is now in the midst of conducting a pilot trial for online academic programmes to help prepare full-time NSmen for transition as they approach their ORD.

— 2002 September 5, COL Bernard Toh. Today, "Poly grads enter job market successfully after NS, says Mindef". p.6

synonyms:

ROD

verb

1. (NS) to reach one’s Operationally Ready Date, or more importantly to be released from one’s full-time National Service duties

Made up mostly of full-time National Servicemen who are about to ORD, this is quite a feat ... "Many of our men will ORD next month ... But I must say that their performance has been highly commendable."

— 1997 July 3, Veronica Koh (quoting MAJ Anson Lim). The Straits Times, "An integral part of Singapore". p.20

synonyms:

ROD