THE IMPACT OF TRAINING, ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS PATRIOTISM IN THE MALAYSIAN ARMY

Abstract

Patriotism involves the mind, the heart and the instincts that involve the soul and the spirit as well as love and affection. Nowadays, some of the army personnel are found to be lacking in their spirit of the Patriotism, they also lack of discipline, drug abuse and there is a lot of criminal cases and exposed to the mass media.  The objective of this study is to determine the relationship of the attitude, training, and motivation with the patriotism among Malaysian Army personnel in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Quantitative research methods were conducted using questionnaires with 350 respondents from the Malaysian Army using the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences 23.0. The results for this study are the relationship between Attitudes (r = 0.891; p = 0.001), Training (r = 0.773; p = 0.001) Motivation (r = 0.769; p = 0.001). All these three factors contribute towards patriotism in the Malaysian Army. The Beta coefficient is .277 for training and has the highest t-statistic of 3.535 with Beta value for motivation was the second highest .217. and lastly the Beta value for satisfaction on attitude was the third highest at .186. Training is the most significant factor in influencing patriotism among Malaysian Army followed by motivation and attitude. The military minds aspirations should be given priority in Malaysian Army to continue to enliven the spirit of patriotism at the forefront of national defense. In terms of practical implication Malaysian Army have employ the right strategies and use effective training to enhance personnel interest and understanding of history which will also help to enhance their level of patriotism and find ways to unite the young generation of Malaysian Army by bridging their gap in patriotism.