hey guys.. and girls.. so I've been called to report in this January to a camp in N9... I think I should put the thread here instead of Kopitiam, besides, there are more students here.

Anyways, I wanna ask, how was your experience in NS? I got assigned to a rather bad place. Kem Titian Bintangor... popular with landslides, food poisoning etc. last year... a bit worried.. haha

If we go to NS we'll have to shoot the M16 rifle, right? How often do we get to do that?

I'M ASSIGNED TO KEM TITIAN BINTANGOR, PLZ CONTACT ME IF YOU'RE GOING THERE.

This post has been edited by KuzumiTaiga: Dec 1 2011, 08:58 PM

From what I've heard from my senior , the end of the first month you can get to shoot it edi.

But theres a twist to that story...

You need to learn how to put back the rifle and to broke it into parts again. blind folded

disassembling a M16 is freaking easy... it's assembling it back blindfolded is that hard part... holy crap

i think not all camp are going to blindfolded. never heard it from my seniors. >.<

those guys in NS might haf watched too much HK movies..



rmbr dis movie..?

I sure do! Haha, anyway, PLKN trainers are mostly Malays, am I right?

I am an ex NS trainee and i don't remember needing to disemble the gun completely... all we were taught was how to attach the magazine to the gun...and how to switch the gun from single shot mode to automatic mode.. and how to aim..that's all about it...

Maybe differ for each camp , my senior last year got blindfolded and did all those stuff...

Yup , mostly heard all malays

welcome to my home town

this is what i heard from my tuition teacher la..

u go NS, first 2 months do nothing, no training (maybe got, but only a bit), everyday slack and listen to campaign (brainwashing campaign?), then the last month only start training and more NS activities e.g

oh wow. i didnt know tuition teachers get to go NS too.

My cousin said so too . lol .

U think u go NS comfirm Can Experience On Taking M16 meh? some Batch Do not Organize M16 activities..so depend on your luck LOR...If u go NS for experience Gun niah,then Not need go Lor...90% u learnt how to build up your POSITIVE chaRACter And 10% Just Army Activities NIAH>>>DOnt get the wrong INFO abOUT PLKN..PLKN organize with the AIM to Produce Quality Of HUman ..Not Go and Learn M16 nia..You better Go play your Gun la..hahaha

First, Why ARE you TYping liKE this ?
TS excited to try M16 ma. In fact, most of the NS trainees also excited bout that

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Anyway TS, you've got the same camp as my friend ! It's really that bad ? :/

Huh where got such thing.. I join at 2010 but they only let me to shoot about 15 or 30 bullet..

ok..first i wish to give some opinion on my view and i have been undergo PLKN as well but totally different places.

and also im so called unlucky 1 as i do NOT HAVE CHANGE to TEST ON M16 WHICH IS THE MAIN Attraction For me To get INTO PLKN>>>>> However,i get to known character building is very important as it is the aim PLKN launched..so,not everyone have the change to play m16 and also i think all of trainer are in the attarct of m16 before going to the camp destination..i just don't want them to get regret of just playing m16 lor,,still have character building class(CB) class and many other activities toward practical mostly toward training our stamina lor.

For me, NS is sucks. My camp is at Kota Belud, Sabah.. Trainer is racist. Food is sucks, the fish is so hard until it can whack your head until faint. Less activity, but many ceramah. Morning still got class at 8AM teaching some stupid thing like kindergarden. Ask you to DRAW what you did yesterday like diary and play those stupid game. You won't get enough sleep! CONCLUSION IS, I HATE NS AND IT DON'T MAKE ME ENJOY AT ALL!

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plus every morning we have to wake up at 5am although u're non muslim coz we will disturbed by them so we have forced to wake up at that time and 6am u have to go to the field to hear the jurulatih say what activities will conduct today and we have to stand at there for one hour until 7am and do some activities until 7am..before the activities is conduct we have to sing 3different song which is lagu negaraku,1 malaysia and khidmat negara song..after that 7am eat then after eat 7.30am like that we'll go toilet and get rid out of waste product from our body haha then 8amor 8.30am like that we have classes and it's conduct 5 day in a week,can u imagine we'll felt boring in that such class .just like kindergarden.we have to sing in the class before the class started and it's very BORING !!!

In short words...

Your screwed ..... For 3 months... . LOL

hmmm..as a matter of fact i gained a lot during my NS experience...

no m16? nvm lo.. i go there play my gun

me too..actually i'm a quiet boy..after come out from my camp,i learnt to communiucate and join conversation around people in my group

uh.. curious, for January group... when does it end?

2 Month , 10 Days , issit?

impossible. Not 3 months meh?

for the first batch it's usually shorter.

So.. different places (different camps) , different ways of the NS teaching (experience: food,time,activities) huh?

First batch gets 2 month , 10 Days.

That's why a lot are applying for Batch 1 from Batch 2 & 3

Yar, cause the trainer isn't the same and they have their own style of teaching....

Does this include the CNY holiday ? If not

I got on January 2 and back on Mac 10 doesn't include CNY yet.. CNY I think is 5 days? forgotten..

KEM PLKN TELUK RUBIAH, LUMUT, PERAK anyone?

Guys , I wanna ask if you fall sick at the camp , then you said you wanna go to hospital , but the trainers dont allow you to do so , what are you going to do ?

Can scold them ? lolol , coz previously I read up got many deaths is happening , in fact I think every year also got , what to do if they dont send you to hospital if you're really sick , cant endure much .

when he's young okay....I'm not lieing..

adoi M16 only.. if every trainees can try AK47, MG43, TPG sniper, Drive a tank, Fly a jet, be in a AC130 gunship then everyone sure love NS until dunwan to leave lol

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Added on December 2, 2011, 5:40 pmdon't better, later patah

This post has been edited by Gmruleme: Dec 2 2011, 05:40 PM

eh? first batch always shorter time? my seniors said 2nd and 3rd batch shorter time (not exactly 3 months) and the first batch is 3 months. lol. I think it all depend on the camp ehhh...

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Added on December 2, 2011, 6:18 pmya ho... haha

This post has been edited by Cassee: Dec 2 2011, 06:18 PM

Singaporean NS is 2 years, not all of the guys enjoy it, but you do get the chance to play with military equipments, if I'm not wrong, it really depends on where you're stationed at, some of them get to play with the stuff available for their division, e.g. Artillery, Armour, etc. some even got to mess around with Howitzers and Leopard 2 tanks... Singapore has many times more tanks than Malaysia...

Eh seriously now Michael for First batch 2 months 10 days is including CNY holidays or not?

first batch shorter time.. 2nd batch u can leave half way by just telling them u wanna continue studying STPM...

ohh...ok ok... haha thats cool.

but some of them extend stpm classes after they complete camp too^^

Yeap the choice is entirely yours. Stopping halfway means u won't probably get the chance to use the m16.

I got first batch last time, around 2 months + 15 days I think, not really remember.
CNY got break for a few days.
The first month they have the CB Class (Character Building) and I can tell you that is the most boring time in my life.
I would really died of boredom back there.

After physical training session starts, things get better.
For future candidates, remember to steal some bullets as a souvenir when you go for the M16 shooting, we stole a few but now hilang semua already

From my past NS experience, I can say NS is quite a good memory in my life. For surely you'll hate it and curse yourself for being selected for the NS in the first week, but soon after that you wouldn't even notice that you're laughing and enjoying your time there. Just take what's positive from the programme : You get to fill your long holiday with beneficial activities ( although some might say staying at home is better. Seriously my friends who wasn't selected for NS were dead bored by the third week of the holiday ), and yeah you get to meet new friends, get to discover new places. Just enjoy your time there, it'll sure be a nice one. Btw, I was also placed in a very rural camp last time, Kem Lagenda Gunung Ledang, Asahan, Melaka.

yeah now im getting excited and i cant wait to get into ns now.

my question: can anyone give me food list in ns? (breakfast,lunch,dinner)

i was in kem setia ikhlas, semenyih

breakfast: bread with sugar/nasi lemak/mee goreng

lunch: rice with chicken(red sauce, some brown sauce, curry). the chicken is still ok actually. but the fish sucks. i usually skip the meal if the serve fish and eat maggi mee instead.

dinner: same as lunch

my camp has a gerai selling nice nasi lemak during at night so it's not too bad. otherwise i would steal papadam from the vegeterians.

Maggie???

Wuuuut..... lol

There's a grocery store in the camp selling basic stuffs.

Otherwise I'll just eat biscuits and sleep throughout the lunch break.

Hmm.. Well.. I kinda enjoyed my NS experience two years ago. I got into Batch 2 (fyi, it is longer than Batch 1). I've only been in there for like 45 days though. I got into Form 6 then got out halfway. But still I manage to shoot the M16 at my last week at the camp. CB (yes, I said CB) class can be boring depending on how you accept it.

You'll get to meet a lot of people from the different states of Malaysia. You can know about the rest of the part of Malaysia just by talking to them. The trainers are friendly in my camp (but not for the girls la..)

Oh yeah, you actually eat 6 times a day. And they'll highly encourage you to take all of their meals, still, you'll lose weight.

Somehow I got fairer after returning from NS.

But at the end, it all depends on where you were posted?

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Added on December 3, 2011, 1:44 pmActually, if you fall sick, they'll treat you like prince/princess. They have their own medical room. Not sure whether the people treat you are real doctors or not. If it's too serious, they might even send you home and say you'll be exempted in excuse of not fit for the program. But no certificate of participation, I think?

But still, I guess it depends on the camp la..

This post has been edited by danco91: Dec 3 2011, 01:44 PM

From my experience, NS is something you'll always remember forever. Like a hate-love thing.

I've to admit that I took a dislike towards NS before I joined and was very curious about who am I'm going to meet and what's set out for us. Surely there will be some negotiation periods when you've to adapt to your new surroundings.

But soon, you'll make loads of new friends, from your dorm mates to class mates. Unless you're the isolated kind, you'll blend in with the community pretty quick.

There is a koperasi in most/ every camp, but stuffs there can be a little pricey. You can wait until Sundau(family day) for your family to bring supplies, but sometimes you just can't wait and will eventually give in.

Even when 2 years are already approaching, I can still recall my reminiscence. Good times.

@danco91: I hate to say it, but the doctors at my camp were trainees, and didn't really know how to handle trainees properly. Every flu, cough for whatsoever, a jab in the butt would be considered by them.

Did you guys experience like some bad behaviors guys , I mean gangsters or people who had disciplinary problems or such...?

hi there...my friend just completed PKNS in Sabah....and he said that he have to go for another 1 nite camp in Tambunan next weekend. Does this happens to anyone here? why must go again to another 1 nite camp when already complete the PLKN 3 months course?

Is this true?

LOL?! Steal the bullet shell you meant? HAHA. can do that? XD I want!! HAHA. Souvenir ~~ weeeheeee!~!

Oh yes, they were interesting to watch when the trainers whack them up nicely.

yeah. if u get caught you go to jail.

Of course there are, although I'm in the first batch where ppl would say its the most educated and well mannered batch. But its up to the person itself to manage themselves well there, but some idiot gangster wannabe just cannot stop themselves from showing off such 'skills' they have. In the end they pay for it, some was sent back home and will be recalled again to join the NS again with other batches, even if they were caught red handed by the trainer one day before the NS ends.

First of all, what does PKNS has to do with NS? Haha joking, you might had a very serious typo there. Nope, never had that. Perhaps he's in the high council at the camp?

Hi arsengal, what do u mean "in the high council at the camp". appreciate if u could elaborate. Thanks.

My friend went for a Kadet Polis camp a few months back, only reason he joined was because got chance to shoot M16 and school nobody want to go, just accept him eventhough never attended the bi-weekly meetings oso... smuggled a 5.56 NATO bullet and brought it to school to show me... NOT JUST SHELL.

Should I cut my hair before going to the camp or cut at there ?

lol then no need for me to take some home. HAHAHAHA

Everyone has to swear an oath on not taking a bullet home.

but some have succeded. you may try your luck. before the shooting session you also have to read an oath that you will not steal the bullets like what UserU has mentioned above.

This post has been edited by zstan: Dec 3 2011, 10:20 PM

Hye there. Haha oh that one, what I mean is the one with the bars on their shoulders, which is people who has a position among the trainees, like the camp leader or the platoon leader.

I also still unclear what to buy and bring ....

Hair botak already checked...

buy a pail. and hangers. soap powders.

And a LOCK. You'll need that for your locker.

Checked.Tq

The small one like the size for luggage or the big one like for the gate thing? lol

Luggage size.

WEHHH. HOW BIG should my luggage be? Do we bring back alot of clothings from the PLKN? And can anyone suggest how many normal tshirts , tracksuit , pants to bring. *Clueless*

Well your parents can visit you every 2-3 weeks so if you need something just ask them to bring lo, unless you get sent across the sea.

number of clothings depend entirely on how hardworking you are to wash your clothes.

ohh.. well, im going far away from where I lived. XD they wont be able to drive to my camp cuz busy with work..

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Added on December 4, 2011, 10:18 pmok. basically need to use normal clothes or the clothes they provide? i meant for classes etc activities. not using own clothes?

This post has been edited by Cassee: Dec 4 2011, 10:18 PM

Well, if they can't spare their sundays off then too bad for you la =/

For classes or any activities outside your dorm, you must wear the clothes they provided. Only when you are inside your dorm, you can wear your own clothes (usually at night), so, you should prepare more clothes for sleeping and chilling off(singlets for boys, 'cause its freakin hot) instead.

they will cut for u

1)Toothbrush + paste
2)Cloth for sleeping at nite
3)Some biscuit snack like that?
4)Bring board game ! Chess / uno / any games , so that u can kill time during weekend

Atcualy you dint really need bring alot cloth..just few is enough..
Wear their cloth,and they got provide service to waste them [ONLY TO NS CLOTH]

Those clothings such as class uniforms and the track pants will be provided. SOCKS TOO. Laundry services will be commenced at least a few times per week, only for their logistics.

What you'll really need is just a few pairs of clothings, snacks, toothbrush + paste, body soap and shampoo, small lock and hanger. Since all of you will be spending most of the time outside, excessive clothing from home isn't needed(I would recommend around 3-4 pairs). Resting time, where you can freely wear your own clothings in the dorm only applies:
2) Before the break time(riadah) or announcement, which around late afternoon/ early evening, after class
3) Before the nightly announcement
4) Before you sleep

One pair of shoe is enough. Most of the time, you'll be wearing the casual sport shoes they provide for outdoor activities(strictly theirs). Only wearable when it comes to weekends or family day(Sunday).

Towels will be provided by PLKN logistics.

I'm not sure whether does the rules still apply, but instant noodles are not allowed, since the trainers are usually selling 'em for profit(LOL). Nevertheless, you can still sneak some in.

This post has been edited by UserU: Dec 5 2011, 03:41 PM

ya loh. haha -.- i just hope that they can come at least once a month to sendd me chocolates. !!!

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Added on December 5, 2011, 7:52 pmoh, ok..

This post has been edited by Cassee: Dec 5 2011, 07:52 PM

can bring shampoo or not? or they got provide

The clothing they provide.....we can send for laundry service right? What if they lost or misplaced my clothing?

u can bring whatever you want except weapons and drugs.


your clothes will be tagged one. but misplacements do happen. so better not bring any fancy clothes la.

Eh anyone here who's from Semenyih camp? Probably transferring there, is that place a VERY strict place?

Yeah i am from there. Yeah it's quite strict there, especially on hair cuts.

Rigorous activities? What about the trainers there? Are they friendly? Were M16 guns often used by trainees? And what about the facilities there?

inside the camp, how do we chit chat with girls during weekend?

Yes, usually announcement will be made for everybody in the dorm to pass their dirty linens. That situation didn't happen before, so I'm afraid that I can't answer it.

The only time you can chit chat with girls are during class, where trainees are assigned to different groups and breaks between classes. When it comes to free time before dinner(riadah), its another opportunity.

Usually, boys and girls are separated, including mealtime and camp gathering(berkumpul di dewan)

For Sundays, its another shot to take when families arrive to meet up with their children.

This post has been edited by UserU: Dec 5 2011, 09:23 PM

oh, okay. haha

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Added on December 5, 2011, 9:29 pmi see..
hopefully wont happen to me. hehe

This post has been edited by Cassee: Dec 5 2011, 09:29 PM

Even if it does(*touch wood* ), you can report it to the camp authorities so they can help to get you another one

The activities are pretty much standardised throughout the camps.. well..trainers...if you arent breaking any rules they can be friendly... the M16 guns can only be used at the sg besi army camp..there are no guns in the camp...well maybe some trainers will carry those bob guns...

Facilities are very good... it's one of the top camps around Malaysia...so don't need worry about that..



why do you need to wait until weekends to chit chat with girls?

umm.. i think if want to chat with the opposite gender, one needs the right timing ba.. for instance, its not wrong (in the camp) to talk to the opposite gender while walking together towards the gathering area kua..

trainers usually will just sound you only when you sit beside the opposite gender. but not on weekends and class (also performances)

oh.. during aktiviti riadah, it is best (for them) to separate boys and girls.

haha. ok. Do i need to bring my own blanket to sleep? XD

Yes. Unless you can live with their blankets (the brown and wooly blankets usually found in hotel rooms)

Not really. They will provide two kinds, the thin one and the thick one, mentioned by zstan.

what your guys time to chat with girls? i mean during what time.

ohh . then I dun wan bring mine. hehe. im also used to that type of blanket. erm do i need to bring my own pail? or they got provide pails to wash own personal clothing?

i don't remember having a time limit about chatting with girls but yeah they separate male and females in the cafeteria and during activities.

no they don't. bring your own pail or you can buy one at the koperasi at camp site.

hurmmm..during weekend its our rest day right.. cant we find girls huh

wait... Semenyih camp no Colt M16s?!! So Zstan we don't get to fire a single bullet while in camp?

What he meant was, at the NS camps, there are no M16 guns.
For the M16 firing practice, you guys will be transported to for example, Sg. Besi army camp, to fire them.
However, the army might send some soldiers with the M16 to teach you all how to assemble and dissemble the M16 and other know-how like safety switch and removing and attaching the magazine.

NS camps and army camps are different things.

Sure brings back memories, firing the M16 was fun!
And also a little contest of dissembling and reassembling the M16 the fastest. If you do it slower than any of the girls, you will be ridiculed by your company-mates for sometime.

I went it rather late, after completing my university before I started to look for a job. I was the oldest there and in fact, I was older than some of the trainers there.

Some activities, especially the classroom ones were rather childish (I could not believe being 23 years at that time, I would be playing with color pencils and magic color pens) but educational in some ways and I learned a lot.

I am from Kem Princess Haliza, Sepang and the name speaks for the facilities itself.

This post has been edited by RedShirt: Dec 7 2011, 03:40 AM