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.

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