Complaint No#2

I recently had the liberty to discuss the pros and cons of National Service with my German cousin.He made me realize how primitive us Malaysians must seem to the world.

Here's a bit of a background story on Malaysia's National Service:
Basically the trainees spend 3 months in a well build housing camp.They experience some form of physical training,but not too hard,else those Datuks would be complaining.Most prefer to skip this as they never really learn anything.Trainees are also given rm150 per month.Which accounts to a total of rm450 after 3 months.Every year hundreds of millions go into this project.Trainees are chosen randomly and threatened with if they choose not to go.

And here's Germany's National Service.Can't be that different right?
Every German adult has to attend 6 months of National Service.But they don't play around the jungle.You can choose if you're joining the army(serious business here,fire arms training,combat classes,in Malaysia you get to hold the guns for like 5minutes.And uhm,you attend unity classes because there's racial tension everywhere.) OR you can choose to do charity.Yes charity.You heard it right.You do stuff like cleaning up old folks homes,volunteering at orphanages and basically activities that benefit the citizens of Germany.My cousin personally drove mentally challenged kids to school.How's that for awesome?Trainees are paid an average of 500 euros per month.That means you'll get around rm12000 for the whole duration of your Service.Also they get Christmas money(another 500 euros).

In Germany,people gladly join the Service.In Malaysia,getting in to the Service is highly frowned upon.We spend millions each year trying to force unity.And it doesn't work.
And here's another complaint that goes unheard of.Why,Malaysia?Why?