NSmen are required to take their IPPT annually within a window starting from their birthday and closing on the day before their next birthday. This continues until they are posted to the Ministry of Defence Reserves or when they are medically downgraded to a Physical Employment Standards (PES) status of C2 or below. Before 1 September 2014, NSmen had to attempt the IPPT at least once within the first nine months of their IPPT window. They could take their IPPT during their annual In-Camp Training (reservist training), or at another timing during the nine-month period at any of the various test centres around Singapore. NSmen were allowed to attempt the IPPT as many times as they wished, provided they had not already achieved the Gold standard. Besides, NSmen were only paid for their first three attempts. Based on the former IPPT Gazette under the Enlistment Act (dated 26 May 2006), NSmen who did not attempt or did not pass the IPPT within the first nine months of their IPPT window had to attend and complete 20 Remedial Training sessions within the last three months of their IPPT window at any Singapore Armed Forces Fitness and Conditioning Centre. Before 1 September 2014, NSmen were also allowed to attend a voluntary IPPT Preparatory Training scheme consisting of 10 sessions within the first nine months of their IPPT window. Under the initial version of the scheme, they had to meet certain Personal Performance Targets, similar to the IPPT Standards, before the 10th session in order to be exempted from Remedial Training. If they did not complete all 10 sessions, they had to attend and complete the 20 sessions of Remedial Training in the last three months of their IPPT window. If they completed all 10 IPPT Preparatory Training sessions but did not meet the Personal Performance Targets, they had to attend eight sessions of Remedial Training instead. The IPPT Preparatory Training scheme has since been further updated so that NSmen only need to complete 10 sessions to clear their IPPT requirement for the year regardless of whether they meet their Personal Performance Targets or not. Even if they fail to meet their Personal Performance Targets after the 10 sessions, they no longer need to attend additional sessions of Remedial Training. Since 30 May 2011, all IPPT-eligible NSmen of the age of 35 or above are required to undergo a compulsory medical examination every