MINDEF has announced a new initiative to outsource boyfriend duties to civilian "Stand-In Partners" to prevent the annual drop in IPPT scores caused by soul-crushing breakups.

The "Operation Anti-Jody" program provides lonely girlfriends with a temporary companion to hold their handbags at Orchard Road while their actual boyfriends are busy getting heatstroke in Tekong.

"Siao eh, my chiobu girlfriend ask me why I never reply her text during SOC, then she go find one SIM global guy," lamented Recruit Tan, while scrubbing a latrine with a toothbrush.

"Now government give her one official stand-in, at least she don't kacau me when I'm shag-to-the-core, can focus on my SAR21 better."

These stand-ins are specifically trained to listen to complaints and take Instagram photos from low angles, tasks that most recruits are too "conked out" to perform after a 24km route march.

"Limpeh don't care if she go out with other guy, as long as I can sleep during my book-out," said Corporal Liew, who has accepted his fate.

"Last time she say I 'no time for her', now government give her one fellow to buy her dinner, I can just play ML, damn song."

The Ministry confirmed that any resulting pregnancies will be classified as "collateral damage" and will not be eligible for SAF insurance claims.