it is generally agreed today that 

national service is compulsory for each SPM leaver. National service was

first started around the year of 2004. The SPM leavers are randomly selected to enter the national
service. As directed by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia,it is compulsory for each selected youth to
participate in this programme. Actions will be taken if they do not participate in it. I personally agreed
that compulsory national service is good for the youth. One must admit that national service can bring
so much benefits for them.
Let us start by considering the facts. The youth can fill up their time by participating in the national
service. They can benefit their free time after their SPM exam with lots of activities arranged in the
programme. Rather that loitering around, doing window shoppings, watching television, the youths can
participate in many fun activities during the national service. They will not waste their time doing some
useless activities. During the activities in national service, they will gain lots of knowledge, improve their
health, gain new friends, and many more. Time is gold. So,the youths should always rember that time is
so precious for them to fill it with useful activities.
Furthemore,we should not forget that by participating in national service, the youths will receive a lot of
experiences. During the programme, they will be taught by many experienced teachers. Maybe, some
youths from urban-background have no camping experience. They,maybe do not know how to set up
fire or cooking food. So, national service provides them with those, for them-unusual activities and
experiences. They can learn new things that they do not know. Other youths can also teach them. This
experiences can easily gain by them as most of activities held provide them from within and outside
knowledge. I believe that participating in national service is good for them because they can gain lots of
knowledge and experience during the activities.
Moreover, the youths can find more fiend participating in national service. The youths come from all
over Malaysia to participate in this programme. When they are gathered together, they are easily
acquainted as they all come with different background. They can share their views with each other about
state matters,state achievements,state noble men and many more. They can also exchange ideas and
share their knowledge about each other's race and customs. This healthy relationship not only will
improve the multiracial ties but also will contribute to the country's development. Therefore,
participating in national service can develop ties with friends from all over the country
Equally relevant to the issue are the questions of national service's disadvantages. We
should,nevertheless, consider the problem from another angle. There are also disadvantages of this
programme that make me less agree with it.
The other side of the coin is,however, that the youths need to be apart from their families. It is sad that
for about three months, they cannot live with their family. Besides, they cannot spend more time
together before entering the next education institutes. But, it is also dissapointing that the youths will
feel free from their parent's concern. They can befriend some licentious people. They can get bad
influences. This can be a great concern to the parents who are expecting their children to be better than
before. We should be concerned about their surroundings and how they are getting adopt to it.
In addition,by participating in national service, the youths have to delay their holiday plans for awhile.
They are bound to the schedule which have been arranged by the organisers. For someone who have
financial problems, they cannot work part-time jobs to earn money during their long holiday. For
someone who wants to enjoy holiday abroad,they have to wait until they are done with the programme.
In a nutshell, by participating in the national service, participants are prevented from doing holiday
activities.
In conclusion, they are advantages and disadvantages of compulsory national service. In my opinion, i
agree with the compulsory national service without concidering its disadvantages. The government
should improve the activities and make the activities more interesting in the national service so that the
youths will be more eager to participate in the programme.

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Objective of national service

Develop a young generation who are patriotic and with love and devotion for their country

Enhance unity among the multi-racial communities in the country

Instill a spirit of caring and volunteerism among society

Produce an active, intelligent and confident generation

Develop positive characteristics among the younger generation through good values
Identity

The program has its own theme song and logo. Conscripts are issued two pairs each of three
different types of uniforms: a class uniform, a sports uniform, and a combat uniform. The combat
uniform's design is of blue camouflage stripes, made out of light blue, dark blue, white, and black.[4]
The general color scheme for the class and sports uniforms is blue, and black. Criticisms against
trainees' uniforms are apparent as blue clothes are easily spotted in jungles and verdant vegetation
areas except the sky and water.

[edit]Ranks in the National Service

Conscripts exhibiting promising leadership capabilities are promoted to rank-holders during the early
course of the training. These rank-holders are entrusted with military officer-like responsibilities and
authorizations throughout the remaining course of the training. The ranking system however differs
slightly among camps throughout the country according to each camp commandant.

Among the ranks available are:

Chief: Leader of all conscripts in camp.

Deputy Chief: Assistant to the Chief, usually 2-3 per camp.

Company Commander (CC): Also known as Squad IC (In-Command), leader of a company. Usually 1
per gender for each company.

Assistant Company Commander (ACC): Also known as Company Sergeant, assistant to the CC.
Usually 1-2 to each CC.

Other ranks (varies from camp to camp, not all camps have the following officers):

Public Relations Officer: Normally one for each camp.

Religious Affairs Officer: Normally one for every major religion in the camp.

Quarter Master: Normally one for each camp.

Sports and Recreation Officer: Normally one for each camp.

Dorm Administrator: One for each dorm.

Logistics Personnel: One for each camp, as liaison between conscripts and the camp logistics
department.

[edit]Modules

The program is split into 4 official modules:

Physical Module (Fizikal) - Marching (Kawad), hand to hand combat (Tempur Tanpa Senjata, largely
similar to taekwondo), Colt M16 usage,[5] obstacle courses (Kembara Halangan), abseilling (Tali
Tinggi), Flying Fox, canoeing (Kayak), camping ("Wirajaya") (During Wirajaya, trainees will be also
given mock missions such as:Search and rescue, night patrols, perimeter Guard, first aid and at night
trainees have to guard their company flag from being stolen by instructors of other companies who
would infiltrate their opponent companies' bases) Navigation (Navigasi), survival training and first
aid training.

Nation Building Module (Kenegaraan) - Classroom based. Nation's history, sovereignty and dignity,
Malaysia and international affairs, Defence and National Security and Citizen's responsibility to the
nation, and loyalty towards the current government, Barisan Nasional. The classes are based on
group based training (Latihan Dalam Kumpulan).

Character Building Module (Pembinaan Karakter) - Classroom based. It comprises 2 modules. The
first one, Module A speaks about Bringing Out The Best In Me while the second module, Module B,
relates to Bringing Out The Best In Others. This component is experential based and relies on games
and activities as the means of teaching. It is about instilling good values and Self-confidence,
leadership and self-evaluation.

Community Service Module (Khidmat Komuniti) - Trainees are sent in groups to places in
surrounding areas to give the trainees a chance to serve society. This is about building and restoring
public amenities. It also teaches them environmental restoration and protection as well.

In the 2004 program, conscripts (referred to as "trainees" or "Wira" for boys and "Wirawati" for
girls) spent 2 months in physical training camp, followed by a final month in a university setting. The
program consisted of three separate, overlapping batches. The first batch of 24,000 began in mid-
February and ended in the beginning of May, while the second and third batches began in March
and ended in June. Trainees were divided among 79 training camps scattered all over the country.
Each camp was supposed to contain a good mix of youth from different ethnic groups and locations.

[edit]Budget and spendingDevelop a generation that is obedient and loyal to the government