Singapore is most threatened in the region, so need ample punch to strike as the best defense.

on the hindside, someone got the knowhow to use 2 submarines to fight pirates on sampans in Sulu sea 

one got to know the threat one faces.

for operation and need in Sabah, submarine is no use at all to counter the threat from Sulu.

and for South China sea, it is a crowded party there and no match to the mighty PRC.

so why waste money?

this is a logical explanation towards the situation in this part of the world, it is agreed that 2 subs are inediquate and by the time we have time and money to really secure 6 submarines, the first 2 already time for retirement, so you get the logic.

GST > 10%

it is a balancing art that takes years to master with conscious, while at times spending billions into getting the state of the art hardware, take a little time to think about the welfare of armed personnel and their families.

state of the art military hardware, good to have

upgrade the welfare of military personnel and their immediate families, is a must do and must have.

call me names pulak, where can ppl respect u la with behaviour like this?

did i call you names? did i accuse you with having diseases?

adui .. *facepalm*

Have any opposition politicians talk about how they can improve Malaysia military
In a way that is effective and not big money drain?

???

I only hear them say no need military

here you go.

see the figures, if you say these salaries are enough to raise a family of 2 kids + 1 wife until retirement age of say 45, then i close case.

http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/a...ai-ini-1.304628

KUALA LUMPUR 1 Mei - Seramai 131,813 kakitangan awam Kementerian Pertahanan termasuk warga Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) bakal menerima manfaat satu kenaikan mata gaji tahunan mengikut Skim Perkhidmatan Awam Persekutuan berkuat kuasa 1 Julai ini.

Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein berkata, kenaikan itu dilaksanakan mengikut rasionalisasi di bawah Sistem Saraan Malaysia (SSM), selaras dengan usaha transformasi Perkhidmatan Awam yang diumum­kan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak semasa pembentangan Bajet 2016.

“Bagi anggota lain-lain pangkat ATM dan Perajurit Muda yang te­lah menamatkan latihan asas akan menikmati gaji permulaan Prebet sebanyak RM1,564 berbanding RM1,137 sebulan.

“Pegawai ATM pula, gaji Pegawai Kadet berkelulusan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia atau Sijil Vokasional Malay­sia bermula RM1,500 berbanding RM1,104 sebulan,” katanya selepas menyerahkan kunci Rumah Keluarga Angkatan Tentera (RKAT) di Sekolah Mene­ngah Kebangsaan Desa Tun Hussein Onn, Setiawangsa di sini, hari ini.

Menurut Hishammuddin, pegawai berpangkat Leftenan Muda dengan kelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda (pelbagai jurusan) dan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-undang yang telah ditauliahkan bakal mempe­roleh gaji RM2,585 dan RM2,730.61, berbanding RM2,411.85 sebulan.

Katanya, pemegang Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan pula bakal memperoleh gaji baharu RM2,876.67 berbanding RM2,703.37 seterusnya pemegang Ijazah Sarjana Muda Per­ubatan Veterinar pula menikmati gaji RM3,022.13 berbanding RM2,593.94 sebulan.

“Bagi penjawat awam di bawah Kementerian Pertahanan pula, kerajaan bersetuju menetapkan gaji permulaan terendah baharu sebanyak RM1,200 berbanding RM802 melibatkan 11,813 kakitangan.

“Penetapan gaji terendah baharu ini akan memberi kesan langsung terhadap penambahbaikan Jadual Gaji Minimum - Maksimum melibatkan kenaikan gaji tahunan antara 10 hingga 41 peratus,” katanya.

Mengenai RKAT, Hishammuddin berkata, sebanyak dua blok perumah­an melibatkan 160 unit kediaman telah disediakan bagi mene­mpatkan anggota lain-lain pangkat ATM termasuk ahli keluarga mereka di Desa Tun Hussein Onn.

Katanya, pembinaan perumahan yang menelan kos RM11.2 juta itu disediakan selepas beliau meng­adakan lawatan mengejut di lokasi yang sama pada 2 Februari lalu.
Artikel Penuh: http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/a...8#ixzz4dBls7xQN
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lalalalala
Kua Kia Soong just made an article
he said we should by F35 as the plane has the same price tag as Rafale
do you even know how much grunt made?

if you want to talk about low salary then go help the bomba, they have the lowest salary in the uniform structure