Chapter 5: Developing Defence Capability and Strategy The main objective of developing the nation’s defence capability is to build an MAF that is integrated and balanced with the combination of assets and other resources for the purpose of national defence. Fundamentally MAF’s development has taken into consideration all the dimensions of modern warfare capabilities i.e. land, sea, air and electromagnetic spectrum as current warfare involves all four spectrums. MAF’s human resource development objective is to create personnel that is trained in basic military skills and equipped with excellent equipment to fight under any operational situation. The human resources are MAF’s most important and valuable asset. The MAF human resource development focuses are to: Be able to attract and retain quality personnel; and Increase the professionalism of MAF officers and men MAF also required a trained, dedicated and professional regular and reserve force for its three services. The reserve units are important components of the MAF. The MAF reservists are parts-and-parcel of the regular units and in addition to assisting the regular units through mobilisation plans also support national security maintenance efforts during operations as well as cooperate with civil authorities when necessary. The professional development of human resources through a combination of education and training programme is in line with the concept of a K-Force. Continuous education and training is the key to the creation of a K-Force. A variety of theoretical, practical, full and part-time as well as short and long term courses are offered to MAF personnel. To this end the National Defence University of Malaysia (NDU) was established in 2006. MALAYSIA’S NATIONAL DEFENCE POLICY Page 25