PENANJONG, Friday 11 May 2007 - A total of 136 Male Recruits including to-be Officer Cadets of the 132nd Intake has concluded their six-month basic military training at the Parade Square of the Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces (TI RBAF) in Penanjong Garrison. The Guest of Honour receiving the General Salute was Brunei Police Commissioner, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Kerma Setia CP Dato Paduka Seri Zainuddin bin Jalani. Present at the parade were the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Md Yussof, Unit Commanders and Commandants, Senior Officers, Officers and other ranks of the RBAF as well as parents, family members and relatives of the recruits.

The Guest of Honour was also honoured to present awards to the best instructor and recruits of the intake. The Best Instructor is 13780 LCpl Sumardi bin Mat Nor. The Overall Best Recruit was awarded to 18239 Recruit Irwan bin Sable. The Best in M16A2 Rifle - Recruit 18278 Recruit Khairul Azhar bin Daud; Best in Heavy Barrel Automatic Rifle (HBAR) - 18180 Recruit Muhammad Nur Asfuri bin Haji Yussof; and Best in Physical Training - 18207 Recruit Mohd Yunos bin Haji Hamid.

The Passing Out parade was then followed by the Rank Insignia Appointment Award Ceremony to four (4) potential Officer Cadets held at the Penanjong Garrison Officers' Mess. They were OCdt 18288 Khairul Azme bin Haji Mohidin, OCdt 18289 Awangku Mohd Khairuddin bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Tali, OCdt 18291 Abd Aziz bin Mej (B) Haji Razali dan OCdt 18292 Mohammad Adieb bin Abdul Rahman The Rank Insignia Appointment Awards was presented by the Commander of the RBAF in the presence of Unit Commanders, Commandant of Support Services RBAF, Officers and family members of the Cadet Officers.

Meawwhile the Basic Military Training Closing Ceremony will be held in the evening at the Training Institute Dining Hall in Penanjong Garrison and will be attended by the Chief Guest, Deputy Commandant of Training Institute RBAF, Colonel Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin who will officially close the Basic Military Training of Male Recruits of the 132nd Intake.