Speaking in parliament last week during the debate on the president's address, MP For Chua Chu Kang GRC, Alex Yam, said that the new SAF Volunteer Corps is a good idea but he also said that it wasn't enough.
Mr Yam suggested that women should be included in full time NS and have to undergo the same enlistment as young men.
He pointed to the falling enlistment rates in Singapore and also said that making women go through compulsory NS would help to make NS more inclusive.
Mr Yam also talked about how Singapore's total defence must be important to the whole community.
"It cannot just be a day of celebration, but be a way of life for Singaporeans" he said.