250 female trainees report for Malaysia's PLKN 3.0 program

A total of 250 female trainees have reported for duty at the Kem 515 Askar Wataniah (AW), Kem Kementah, in Kuala Lumpur, marking the start of the National Service Training Program (PLKN 3.0) Siri 3 for 2026. The registration process, which began at 8 a.m., included participants from across Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak.

Colonel Abdul Rani Abdul Majid, Director of the Planning and Policy Division of the National Service Training Department (JLKN), explained that the training curriculum is heavily focused on military drills. "Trainees will undertake 70 percent of the training modules based on military training, while the remaining 30 percent is based on nationhood," he stated during a press conference on the registration day.

The 45-day program will involve a total of 870 trainees spread across three training camps. Specifically, 500 trainees are stationed at Kem 505 AW in Pekan, Pahang; 250 at Kem 515 AW in Kuala Lumpur; and 120 at Kem 504 AW in Bukit Keteri, Perlis. This distribution aims to integrate participants from all Malaysian states.

JLKN has also provided accommodations for 77 trainees who were involved in the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections. Those who voted in Johor were permitted to report on July 12, while 46 trainees who voted in Negeri Sembilan received a two-to-three-day deferral. "We will open registration tomorrow for 12 trainees involved in the Johor elections for Kem 515 AW, while another 11 are Negeri Sembilan voters," Colonel Abdul Rani added. The department emphasized that these concessions are designed to allow trainees to fulfill their civic duty without compromising the objectives of PLKN 3.0.