SUNGAI AKAR, Friday, 8 March 2013 – A total of 15 men and 12 women personnel has been appointed as Officer Cadets (OCdts) for the tenth intake Officer Cadet School (OCS) of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The ceremony was held at the Gurkha Reserve Unit Officers’ Mess in Sungai Akar this morning.
From the total, 15 officers are Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF), 7 officers Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) and 5 officers of the Royal Brunei Air Force (TUDB).
Held at the GRU Officers’ Mess, Sungai Akar camp, the new ranks were presented by RBAF Commander Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin. Also present were senior officers of the RBAF and parents of the officer cadets.
Prior to embarking their training at OCS, all the 27 cadets underwent a rigorous selection process where their physical and mental capabilities were assessed by the Armed Forces Commission Board.
The Officer Cadets will undergo three phases of training for 42 weeks such as Generic term, Special to Service and Final term. Prior joining OCS, they must pass the Armed Forces Commissioning Board (AFCB). AFCB consists of a personal interview, individual presentations, a group discussion, orienteering, leadership command tasks and physical fitness assessments.
Also present at the ceremony were Deputy Commander RBAF, Service Commanders and Commandants, Senior Officers and Officers of RBAF as well as the families of the promoted personnel.
UPACARA PERLANTIKAN 27 ORANG PEGAWAI KADET PENGAMBILAN KE-10
SG AKAR, Jumaat 08 Mac 2013
– Seramai 15 orang anggota lelaki dan 12 orang anggota wanita telah
dilantik menjadi Pegawai Kadet (OCdts) bagi pengambilan ke sepuluh
Sekolah Pegawai Kadet (OCS) Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Majlis diadakan di Mes Pegawai GRU Sungai kem Akar pagi ini.
Dari
jumlah tersebut, 15 pegawai Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB), 7
pegawai Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dan 5 pegawai Tentera Udara
Diraja Brunei (TUDB).
Hadir
bagi menyempurnakan lencana kepada pegawai-pegawai yang telah
ditauliahkan ialah Pemerintah ABDB, Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji
Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji
Abidin.
Sebelum
menjalani latihan mereka di OCS, semua 27 anggota kadet terleboh dahulu
menjalani proses pemilihan yang ketat di mana keupayaan fizikal dan
mental mereka telah dinilai oleh Lembaga Badan Angkatan Bersenjata.
Pegawai-pegawai
kadet ini akan menjalani tiga fasa latihan seperti ‘Generic term’,
‘Special to Service’ and ‘Final term’. Sebelum layak memasuki OCS,
mereka wajib lulus Lembaga Penauliahan Angkatan Tentera (AFCB). AFCB
mengandungi temu duga persendirian, penyampaian takilimat secara
individu, perbincangan berkumpulan, orienteering, tugas arahan
kepimpinan dan penilaian kecergasan fizikal.
Turut
hadir dalam acara tersebut adalah YDM Timbalan Pemerintah ABDB,
Pemerintah Tentera dan Komandan, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan dan Pegawai ABDB
serta keluarga dari anggota Pegawai Kadet.