{
  "id": 14560465,
  "title": "Defence Ministry opens second career path for veterans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/defence-ministry-opens-second-career-path-for-veterans",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1555771/defence-ministry-opens-second-career-path-veterans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Defence Ministry of Malaysia has launched the MyBakat Veteran initiative, a second career path for veterans aimed at benefiting over 15,000 people by 2030. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced the initiative, emphasizing the ministry's shift from a \"train first, find a job later\" approach to aligning military skills with industry needs. The collaboration between the Defence Ministry, Human Resources Ministry, and other organizations aims to directly match personnel's competencies with industry requirements, broaden job opportunities, and provide career transition training. The initiative also seeks to recognize military experience as professional qualifications through Malaysian Skills Certificate and Diploma, subject to competency assessments and eligibility criteria.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}