Talk:Military of Malaysia
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[edit] Malaysia not first country to have purchased warplanes from both east and west
I removed the sentence: "Malaysia was also the first country in the world to have purchased warplanes from both sides of the cold war, when she also acquired MiG-29N Fulcrum from the Russia"
It is factually incorrect, during the Cold War, Finland operated both western and soviet aircraft --2006-02-12 14:22:52 86.41.205.66
[edit] Conscription
Does it exist in Malaysia? If yes, shouldn't it be mentioned? --84.129.248.163 15:51, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- Conscription currently does not exist in Malaysia. The National Service programme, although under the purview of the Ministry of Defence, is not a military programme and "draftees are not soldiers, and instead participate in a wide range of exercises aimed at encouraging physical fitness, discipline, and service to the country". Provision exists in legislation for the drafting of citizens into the armed forces but this has not been invoked since the early 1970s. -- Bob K 10:07, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
