Case for Chinese youth to enlist in military


Wong Ang Peng

There are now many careers paths in a modern military that does not lead to certain death. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 24, 2020.

“A GOOD son should not join the army,” is a typical Chinese saying in a culture that highly values perpetuating the family lineage. To parents, sons leaving home to join the army is as good as not returning. When I left home to join the army in 1975, my mother cried.     

This article lends a voice to the joint effort of the Defence Ministry (Mindef) and the Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (MACVA) to woo Chinese youths to enlist in the armed forces. 


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  • During my 10 years with ATMA before it changed name to NDU, there were many Chinese, and Indian students there. The officers in charge of the students' discipline were mostly Chinese with the rank of Major. Even the chief of those at the Skudai Campus was a Chinese major. There are also many Chinese and Indians in the medical section of the armed forces. It is very important for the armed forces to have people of all races among its men and women.

    Posted 2 years ago by Citizen Pencen