Getting more non-Bumis to join the armed forces

New Straits Times;  June 15, 2002 ;     279 words ......06-15-2002 Getting more non-Bumis to join the armed forces Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section...the number of non-Bumiputeras in the armed forces, including by offering better benefits...than eight per cent of officers in the armed forces were non-Bumiputera. "The number of...

The crisis facing our armed forces; Services let down by under-investment...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  November 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Khan & Catherine Shanks BRITAIN'S armed forces are facing a crisis, according to an...Durham University, says the British armed forces are on a dangerously unsustainable course...sufficiently resourced, the future for the armed forces looks bleak, according to the report...

Armed Forces take steps to attract more non-Malays

New Straits Times;  September 16, 2002 ;     543 words ......Ramanan New Straits Times 09-16-2002 Armed Forces take steps to attract more non-Malays...being taken to make a career in the Armed Forces rewarding so that more non-Malays will enlist. Armed Forces chief Jeneral Tan Sri Zahidi Zainuddin...

Britain's Armed Forces for Tomorrow's Defence

RUSI Journal;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......in defence - to ensure that our Armed Forces can respond to the changing strategic environment. Since then our Armed Forces have faced - and continue to face...tragic losses suffered by our Armed Forces on 24 june 2003 in Iraq remind...

Getting non-Malays into Armed Forces

New Straits Times;  December 17, 2002 ;     333 words ......Times 12-17-2002 Getting non-Malays into Armed Forces Byline: Jasbir Singh Edition: Main/Lifestyle...number of Chinese and Indians in the Armed Forces, the People's Progressive Party will...T. Murugiah said today after meeting Armed Forces chief Jen Tan Sri Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin...

Dangerous ambiguity: proposals to expand the role of the Brazilian armed...

Hemisphere;  March 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the different moral doctrines of the armed forces, many people look to military barracks...solution to their plight. The use of the armed forces as police backup or to contain and repress...historical ambiguities related to the armed forces' mission. Current defense strategy ...

Podium: The fight for equality within the armed forces

The Independent - London;  December 14, 1999 ;     672 words ......conference `Strength Through Diversity' THE ARMED forces have declared war on discrimination...But declaring war is not enough; the armed forces must go out there and take the fight...everything that guarantees them. The armed forces recognise that, if ethnic minorities...

The role of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the...

Strategic Review for Southern Africa;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......security forces in general and the armed forces in particular. Yet, despite its laudable intentions the armed forces were to remain largely distant from...restructuring process within the armed forces -- a factor which has further been...

British armed forces "overstretched," report says

Xinhua News Agency;  November 5, 2007 ;     330 words ...British armed forces "overstretched," report says LONDON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The British Armed Forces are "overstretched" by the long-running...seriously diminished the ability of the Armed Forces to meet future challenges," said the...

Toothless, ruthless and hard to reform; Indonesia.(Indonesia's armed...

The Economist (US);  February 18, 2006 ;     506 words ...The new chief of the armed forces inherits a multitude of troubles THE installation...chief of the air force, as head of Indonesia's armed forces made front-page news. The armed forces formally withdrew from politics only in 2004, when...

Armed Forces receive pay rise.

M2 Presswire;  February 16, 2006 ;     499 words ......PRESSWIRE-16 February 2006-UK Government: Armed Forces receive pay rise(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...inflation pay rise for every member of the Armed Forces was announced by Defence Secretary John...following a recommendation from the Armed Forces' Pay Review Body. He has also ...

Najib: No shortage of staff expected in Armed Forces

New Straits Times;  May 10, 2001 ;     305 words ......Najib: No shortage of staff expected in Armed Forces Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section...Kuala Lumpur -- KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Armed Forces does not forsee any future shortage...Although the wages offered by the armed forces are not high, it offers various other...

Paraguay: Chapter 4B. The Armed Forces

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 4B. The Armed Forces Historically in Paraguay, as in virtually...in power without the support of the armed forces. Between 1936 and 1954, the army was...of government. Stroessner brought the armed forces under control, thereby reinforcing his...

Armed Forces receive pay boost.

M2 Presswire;  February 7, 2003 ;     462 words ......ESSWIRE-7 February 2003-UK Government: Armed Forces receive pay boost(C)1994-2003...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02072003 The Armed Forces will receive an above inflation...making their recommendations the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has taken...

New redundancy package for members of the armed forces.

M2 Presswire;  June 21, 2005 ;     507 words ......redundancy package for members of the armed forces(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...redundancy terms for members of the Regular Armed Forces were announced by Under-Secretary of...today. The new terms will provide the Armed Forces with redundancy arrangements that are...