NS trainees can be defenders of the country

KOTA BARU: The National Service Act 1952 provides for all NS trainees to join at least one uniformed volunteer unit in defence of the country during emergencies.

NS director-general Datuk Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil said the Act allowed the Government to prepare enough volunteers for national call-up to complement the army reserve unit, the civil defence corps and the police force.

“The participation of volunteers will breed patriotic citizens to defend the country in times of crisis.

“The NS programme is aimed at churning out a young generation of reservists to join the uniformed units in line with the Act,” Abdul Hadi told reporters after launching the civil defence and Rela office in Pasir Mas near here yesterday.

He said there had been encouraging response from past NS trainees to join these uniformed volunteer units.

He said 44,731 former NS partcipants had joined the armed forces reservist army since 2007.

He added that 44,095 had joined as police volunteers since 2009 and 4,755 had joined the civil defence corps, also since 2009.

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