TANAH JAMBU, Thursday, 23 January 2020 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, today graced the Sovereign’s Parade Ceremony for the 18th intake of officer cadets, the Officer Cadet School which was held at the Parade Square of the Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) in Kampung Tanah Jambu.
A total of 73 officer cadets (54 male and 19 female) were commissioned today, in which 39 officer cadets were commissioned as the Royal Brunei Land Force officers, 21 officer cadets as the Royal Brunei Navy officers and 13 officer cadets as the Royal Brunei Air Force officers.
The arrival of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam was greeted by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence; and Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
Accompanying His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam was His Royal Highness 920 Captain (U) Prince ‘Abdul Mateen.
Shortly after arrival, His Majesty received the Royal Salute and inspected the Parade, which was commanded by 1085 Captain Abdul Qahhar bin Haji Abdul Mulok. The Ceremony then proceeded with a march-past by the officer cadets.
At the Ceremony, His Majesty delivered his titah. This was followed by the awards presentation to the best officer cadets of the 18th intake, who performed exceptionally in various fields throughout the course.
The awards preceded with a presentation of the Sword of Honour to 53240 Officer Cadet (Udara) Wan Muhammad Hijazi bin Haji Yussof, who holds a Bachelor Degree of Engineering (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from University of the West of England, Bristol, the United Kingdom. The Sword of Honour is the highest award, bestowed by His Majesty to an officer cadet, which signifies the pillar of utmost brilliance for the officer cadet who has the highest overall achievements in basic military training, academic, physical and in all aspects of training and leadership.
His Majesty then presented the Best Academic Award to 53242 Officer Cadet (Udara) Muhd Ghazali bin Haji Suhaili, who holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Geology from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He received the award based on his overall academic results throughout the course.
The Best Military Skills Award was granted to 53205 Officer Cadet Awangku Waffauddin bin Pengiran Ismail, who holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry, the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The conferment of this award was based on his excellent achievements in all areas of military skills.
Meanwhile, the Best in Physical Training Award was presented to 53249 Officer Cadet Mohd Zulfitri bin Haji Zoferi, who holds a Higher National Diploma in Religious (Syariah), Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College (KUPU SB), in recognition of outstanding achievement of the officer cadet in physical training.
A ‘Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik’ was then called out three times from the parade, and followed by a Doa, which was read by the Head of RBAF Religious Department (JAMA’AT), Commander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim of the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN).
The ceremony then continued with a get-together ceremony (Majlis Junjung Ziarah) from the newly commissioned officer cadets with their respective families, led by two (2) Professionally Qualified Officers, who completed the three-months training at the Officer Cadet School on 3rd May 2019. His Majesty also received a pesambah from the newly commissioned officer cadets with the theme, “Tatwir Ar-raes” which means ‘Development of a Leader’. The event then concluded with a group photograph session.
The Sovereign’s Parade is the culmination of the RBAF Officer Cadet School’s prestigious intensive military training towards equipping newly commissioned officers with knowledge, faith, discipline, professionalism and leadership skills. The 52-week Officer Cadet Training Course of the 18th intake began on 29th January 2019, which involved a variety of exercises and military activities dedicated to improving the quality of leadership, character and intellect as required for every RBAF officer.
KEBAWAH DYMM PADUKA SERI BAGINDA SULTAN DAN YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BERKENAN BERANGKAT KE UPACARA SOVEREIGN’S PARADE BAGI PEGAWAI KADET PENGAMBILAN KE-18, SEKOLAH PEGAWAI KADET
TANAH JAMBU, Khamis, 23 Januari 2020 – Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam, hari ini berkenan berangkat ke Upacara Sovereign’s Parade bagi Pegawai-pegawai Kadet Pengambilan Ke-18, Sekolah Pegawai Kadet yang berlangsung di Padang Kawad Akademi Pertahanan (AP), Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Kampung Tanah Jambu.
Seramai 73 (54 lelaki dan 19 wanita) orang pegawai kadet telah ditauliahkan pada hari ini, yang mana 39 orang pegawai kadet ditauliahkan sebagai Pegawai Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, 21 orang pegawai kadet ditauliahkan sebagai Pegawai Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei dan 13 orang pegawai kadet ditauliahkan sebagai Pegawai Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei.
Keberangkatan tiba Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam dijunjung oleh Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua; dan Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Mengiringi keberangkatan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia ialah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri 920 Kapten (Udara) Pengiran Muda ‘Abdul Mateen.
Sejurus keberangkatan tiba, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia berkenan menerima Tabik Hormat Diraja dan seterusnya memeriksa Pasukan Perbarisan di bawah perintah Pegawai Perbarisan, 1085 Kapten Abdul Qahhar bin Haji Abdul Mulok. Ini disusuli dengan acara perbarisan berjalan lalu oleh pegawai-pegawai kadet.
Semasa Upacara ini, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia berkenan mengurniakan titah. Ini diikuti dengan pengurniaan Anugerah-anugerah bagi Pegawai-pegawai Kadet Terbaik bagi Pengambilan Ke-18, yang melaksanakan dengan terbaik dalam pelbagai bidang di sepanjang kursus.
Pengurniaan anugerah didahului dengan Anugerah Pedang Kehormatan kepada 53240 Pegawai Kadet (Udara) Wan Muhd Hijazi bin Haji Yussof, yang berkelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan dengan Kepujian dalam Aerospace Engineering dari University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom. Anugerah Pedang Kehormatan merupakan anugerah penghormatan tertinggi kepada pegawai kadet yang dikurniakan oleh Baginda dan merupakan simbol kecemerlangan terbaik secara keseluruhan bagi pegawai kadet yang mempunyai pencapaian tertinggi di dalam latihan asas ketenteraan, akademik, fizikal dan dalam semua aspek kepimpinan.
Baginda seterusnya mengurniakan Anugerah Terbaik Akademik kepada 53242 Pegawai Kadet (Udara) Muhd Ghazali bin Haji Suhaili, yang berkelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian dalam Geology dari Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Pegawai ini menerima anugerah tersebut berdasarkan kepada keputusan keseluruhan akademik terbaik di sepanjang latihan kursus diadakan.
Anugerah Terbaik Kemahiran Tentera pula dikurniakan kepada 53205 Pegawai Kadet Awangku Waffauddin bin Pengiran Ismail, yang berkelulusan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains dengan Kepujian dalam Chemistry dari Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Pengurniaan anugerah ini adalah berdasarkan kejayaan beliau mendapat keputusan cemerlang dalam semua mata pelajaran kemahiran tentera.
Manakala 53249 Pegawai Kadet Mohd Zulfitri bin Haji Zoferi, yang berkelulusan Diploma Tertinggi Kebangsaan dalam Ugama (Syariah), Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan (KUPU SB) menerima Anugerah Terbaik Ketahanan Latihan Jasmani, sebagai pengiktirafan kepada pencapaian cemerlang Pegawai Kadet dalam latihan jasmani.
Selepas itu, ‘Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik’ dilaungkan sebanyak tiga kali oleh pasukan perbarisan, diikuti dengan bacaan doa oleh Ketua Jabatan Agama ABDB (JAMA’AT), Komander Haji Ainolnizam bin Haji Ibrahim, Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB).
Upacara diteruskan dengan Majlis Junjung Ziarah daripada pegawai-pegawai kadet yang baru ditauliahkan serta keluarga masing-masing yang didahului oleh dua Pegawai Kadet “Professionally Qualified Officer” yang telah menamatkan latihan selama tiga bulan di Sekolah Pegawai Kadet pada 3 Mei 2019. Selain itu, Baginda juga berkenan menerima pesambah bertemakan “Tatwir Ar-raes” yang membawa maksud ‘Perkembangan Pemimpin’, sebelum dijunjung bagi sesi bergambar ramai.
Upacara Sovereign’s Parade adalah acara kemuncak latihan ketenteraan intensif yang berprestij bagi Sekolah Pegawai Kadet ABDB dalam melengkapkan pegawai yang baru ditauliahkan dengan ilmu pengetahuan, kepercayaan, disiplin, profesionalisme dan kemahiran kepimpinan.
Kursus Pegawai Kadet Pengambilan Ke-18 selama 52 minggu ini telah bermula pada 29 Januari 2019, yang melibatkan pelbagai latihan dan aktiviti ketenteraan khusus untuk meningkatkan kualiti kepimpinan, perwatakan dan intelek sepertimana yang dikehendaki bagi setiap pegawai ABDB.