Join the army now - Lekota
18/01/2005 13:12  - (SA)  

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Pretoria - "Matrics join the military!" - that was the call Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota made on Tuesday to last year's matric class.

Lekota told journalists he wanted more matrics to consider the military as a career, saying defence was about more than warfare, it was also about developing a skilled and disciplined citizenry.

Last week, 4 200 new recruits - out of 75 000 applicants - joined the SA National Defence Force countrywide.

Lekota said he wanted more applicants and more money in his budget to accommodate at least another 2 000 recruits this year.

He hoped to convince the education and labour ministries to make more funds available for him to take in another batch of the recruits in July.

Asked at Waterkloof Airforce Base why he wanted more applicants, Lekota answered that greater numbers would help sensitise the cabinet, which he thought was not doing enough to help either unemployed youths or young people who could not afford to study.

- SAPA

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