KUCHING: The navy does not set any racial or state quota in its recruitment, says Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin.
On the contrary, he said, the navy encourages people of various races in the country to join it.
“In the navy or the armed forces, we do not set any quotas (in recruitment) at all.
“We do not specify that there must be a fixed number of recruits from Sabah or Selangor.
“We regard everyone as Malaysians and we invite the non-Bumiputeras, namely the Chinese and Indians, to join us.”
He said this during the “Admiral On Deck” session with Sarawak navy at the old state legislative assembly building in Petra Jaya here today.
“I welcome more Sarawakians to join the navy.
“The loyalty, discipline and hard work often demonstrated by our personnel from Sarawak are so unique. So there is no reason for us to limit recruitment from the state.”
Kamarulzaman said though no quota had been set, recruitment of candidates would be based on the predetermined selection criteria.
“Every time we organise a recruitment event, many would turn up but most do not meet the academic requirements or fail the physical fitness test.
“Academic qualification and physical fitness are the main criteria. These cannot be compromised,” he added. -FMT
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