THE army has carried out an information campaign in schools across the country to attract non-Bumiputeras to sign up as recruits.

Army chief Gen Mohammad Ab Rahman said the campaign is aimed at providing information to non-Bumiputeras and the younger generation on career opportunities in the army.

“They were also informed that those who joined the army could pursue higher education to advance their careers within the force,” he said when asked to comment on the army’s effort in the matter before the Aidiladha sacrificial ceremony at Kem Perdana Sungai Besi in Kuala Lumpur today.

Mohammad said 32 cows would be sacrificed in the ceremony to be distributed to the community within the camp.

He said the army was collaborating with nine civil society groups to distribute the sacrificial meat to the asnaf group around the city.

Cows were also sent to the Malaysian borders so that soldiers on duty there could perform the sacrifice as well, he said. – Bernama, June 29, 2023.