Better Training Facilities At NS Camps In Sabah: Henrynus Amin
Wednesday, 1 December 2004 (Source: Bernama)

KOTA KINABALU: The National Service training camps have improved vastly with newly built barracks and more facilities, a member of the National Service Training Council, Henrynus Amin, said Wednesday.

He assured parents that their children were in safe hands as they would be escorted by the military to the training camps.

There would be six training camps in Sabah, handling about 400 trainees each, when the new batch began their three-month stint on Dec 13, he said in a statement here.

Urging the 7,060-odd Sabah youth born in 1987, who were selected to undergo training, to respond to the call, he said there was no exemption except for the physically handicapped.

"Those accepted into Form Six or A Level or tertiary level will be considered for deferment but not exempted. They are to register at a later date upon completion of their education," he said.

Those who failed to show up would be reported to the police and charged in court and could be fined up to RM3,000 or jailed six months.

He said pre-arranged transport was provided for trainees on Dec 12 at several pickup points throughout the state.

Trainees are to complete their stint entirely at training camps.