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Department of Veterans Affairs The department is also responsible
Ministry of Defence, for managing the establishment of
301 Medan Tuanku, the National Service Training Council,
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, appointments and benefits to the
PO Box 13191, 50802 Kuala Lumpur council members as set out in the
Tel: 03-2050 8000 | Fax: 03-2691 7564 National Service Act and plan the
Website: www.jhev.gov.my provision of facilities, infrastructure,
logistics needs, tools and equipments
National Service Training needed for the implementation of
Department (NSTD) NS and ensure that the objectives of
the department to develop a positive
A Cabinet Committee on Energy disposition to youth through values
Deployment (JKMKT) has been set up achieved.
in the Cabinet Meeting on 30 October
2002 to study the implementation of National Service Training Department
energy deployment. The Committee Ministry of Defence,
was chaired by the Minister of Defence Level 2-5 Bangunan Zetro, Jalan 9/27C,
and joined by seven Ministers, a Prime Seksyen 5, Wangsa Maju,
Minister’s Advisor and five deputy 53300 Kuala Lumpur
ministers. In the first meeting on 12 Tel: 03-4027 4747 | Fax: 03 4027 4111
November 2002, JKMKT has been Website: www.khidmatnegara.gov.my
changed to National Service.
Malaysian Institute of Defence and
Cabinet Committee on National
Security (MiDAS)
Service (JKMKN) has set up four
MiDAS was established on 2010
sub-committees namely Finance with the aims to generate thinking
and knowledge sharing based
Subcommittee, Subcommittee on analytical research and study
on defence and security issues. It
curriculum, Legal Subcommittee and becomes a professional institution
responsible to Malaysian Armed
Logistics Committee to assist the main Forces and Ministry of Defence
to spearhead issues on defence
committee to provide planning and and security through research and
knowledge sharing. Regionally, MiDAS
coordinating the implementation also acts as a Track 2 organization for
Malaysia and as a core institution in
of the requirements of the National the Network of ASEAN Defence and
Security Institutions (NADI). MiDAS
Service Program. Cabinet on cooperates and network with other
ASEAN countries through NADI which
28 May 2003 has approved the provides recommendations to the
ASEAN Defence Senior Officials
implementation of the National Meetings (ADSOM) and ASEAN
Defence Ministerial Meetings (ADMM).
Service Program and the National At national level, MiDAS through
the MiDAS Blue Ocean Strategy
Service Training Act 2003. The House Centre (MBOSC) is responsible to
spearhead the implementation of
of Commons passed National Service the Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS) for
the Malaysian Armed Forces and the
Training Act on June 25, 2003. The

State Council approved this on July

7, 2003.

In line with the government’s intention
to hold a National Service Training
Program, the Department of National
Service (NS) was established under
the Ministry of Defence, which serves
as the implementing agency. The
main function of the department is to
formulate policies and regulations and
provide NS planned to achieve the
goals of the National Service Trainin.
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