National Service 3.0: Mindef to implement 14-day trial run in January 2025, says Adly

SEREMBAN: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) will carry out a 14-day trial run for the National Service Training Programme (NS) 3.0 involving 200 male volunteers from Jan 12 next year. Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari said the trial run will be held at the 515th Territorial Army Regiment in Kuala Lumpur as preparation and syllabus evaluation for...

Only teens will be called up for NS, says Defence Ministry

PETALING JAYA: Only those born in 2007 will be called for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) if it is to be implemented by next year, says Defence Ministry. In a statement Friday (Nov 3), the ministry explained that the trainees would be selected based on the year they were born. ALSO READ: NS army boot camp only...

Revised NS programme to include 45 days of army boot camp, says Tok Mat

KUALA LUMPUR: A revived National Service Training Programme (PLKN) will see youths undergo basic army training for 45 days, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Defence Minister said this was among the proposals submitted by the special committee set up to look at reviving the programme. "This time round, we plan to do it in the army...