Malaysian National Service
First of all, we would like to express our feeling of gratitude for not being chosen for this National Service Programme 2013. Actually, the chances for one of us to be selected was 80% because we're twin. Most of the twins here in Malaysia, it is a guaranteed for one of them to be chosen. We're so grateful cos one of our prayers has been fulfilled. Alhamdulillah. With the sense of honesty, this programme will be so much of fun and most of the activities are something that we really interested to participate in. However, there're lot of things we had planned to do right after SPM is over. We believe there's always a wisdom beyond anything. Allah the Almighty knows what's the best for us. Thus, we must believe in Him.
For the information,
The National Service Training Programme, or Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN), is Malaysia's National Service program. The conscripts are 18-year-old youths that are selectively drafted. The three-month program act as the way to encourage friendship between youths of certain ages from different races and ethnic groups and address concerns that the country's various races were becoming increasingly isolated from one another.
It was first proposed in late 2001, brought to committee the following year, and was finally brought to action in 2003. Initially it was thought that all youths of a certain age would be drafted but later the numbers were restricted due to lack of resources. The program was also initially planned as a 2-year program, which was later reduced to a year, and then six months, and to its present three-month length. The issue of conscription has always been a sensitive political issue in Malaysia because of the ethnic divisions of the country. The rationale for National Service was to bond the youth of Malaysia together and create a Malaysian nation, as the problem of racial polarization was found to pervade educational institutions in Malaysia.
This programme holds up its objectivity to develop the trainees to be patriotic while being instilled with love and devotion for the country. Furthermore, this programme sees the imperious needs of trainees to go for some drilling activities en route to enhance unity among the multiracial communities in their daily life. Another way to look at it, Malaysian National Service's intention is to promote a generation that is obedient and loyal to the government.
For those who are selected, they must appreciate this one in life time experience cos they wouldn't experience it nowhere else. For us who are not being chosen also should be grateful that we'll have the opportunities to explore the outer world within that 3 months. Three of our friends were selected but they seemed not interested in this programme as they thought it is waste of joining it. All we can say towards them is " Enjoy it".
Never regret something that has written for us
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