• 8 months ago
The proposed National Service Training Programme (NS) 3.0 will not involve school-going children, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

The Defence Minister's assurance came after considering the parents' worries that school-going teens would have to undergo harsh military-like training when the programme was eventually rolled out.

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Transcript
00:00 Is it true that the pilot project will start this year?
00:09 No, we haven't finalized.
00:13 We are still discussing.
00:15 There are two components of the training.
00:21 One is nationality, and the other is military.
00:25 The curriculum for nationality will be discussed with the KPT.
00:34 Because there are elements of unity in society.
00:40 We are paying attention to that.
00:42 And then, military aspects will be done by the Ministry of Defense.
00:49 We are still discussing.
00:51 But it is not possible to do it this year, maybe next year.
00:55 Is the ratio still 80% military, 20% military?
01:03 There are some concerns that parents say that if it is military, it might be...
01:08 It may not involve those who are in school.
01:12 Maybe after school, and those who are in university.
01:16 We are still weighing it.
01:18 We are still weighing it to adjust it according to the age.
01:25 We haven't finalized it.
01:27 We haven't finalized it.
01:29 [END]

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