PENANJONG GARISSON, Friday, 23 December 2016 – A total of 152 male recruits of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 157th Intake concluded their Basic Military Training (BMT) today with a Passing Out Parade at the Training Institute of the RBAF. The guest of honour at the parade was the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Shaikh Haji Fadilah bin Shaikh Haji Ahmad.
During the ceremony, the guest of honour inspected the parade and delivered a speech. In his speech, Shaikh Haji Fadilah lauded the RBAF’s involvement in defence diplomacy efforts such as the deployments as part of UNIFIL and IMT. He also emphasised the significant contributions of the RBAF in regional and international exercises under various platforms including the ADMM and the ADMM Plus. The successful recruits, he further emphasised, would be the bearers of those responsibilities in promoting and achieving peace and stability of the country, the region and globally.
He reminded those at the parade of the Titah by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam during the RBAF’s 55th Anniversary celebration on 31 May 2016 in which His Majesty emphasised that such cooperation is a sign of the country’s commitment and capability towards strengthening the country’s position in the midst of a dynamic security landscape.
The guest of honour also presented awards to an instructor and recruits who performed and achieved excellence during the course of the training. The recipients were 17589 Corporal Abdul Razak bin Simpul for Best Male Instructor; 51669 Recruit Md Raihan bin Hj Seruji for Best Overall Recruit; 51746 Recruit Ak Noraman bin Pg Hj Tajudin for Best in Small Arms Training; 51697 Recruit Abd Aziz bin Hj Puteh for Best in Physical Training; and 51714 Recruit Md Faizal bin Nurdin for Best Military Skills.
Present at the ceremony were the Acting Commander of the RBAF, First Admiral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Muhammad, Service Commanders, Commandants, Directors, Senior Officers, Officers, and Other ranks of the RBAF. Parents, family members and relatives of the recruits also witnessed the event.
UPACARA PERBARISAN TAMAT LATIHAN REKRUT LELAKI PENGAMBILANKE-157
PENANJONG GARISON, Jumaat 23 Disember 2016 – Seramai 152 anggota Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) rekrut lelaki Pengambilan ke-157 hari ini menamatkan Latihan Asas Ketenteraan mereka di Padang Kawad Institut Latihan ABDB. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri dan Perdagangan, Shaikh Haji Fadilah bin Shaikh Haji Ahmad yang turut memeriksa barisan kawad dan memberikan ucapan.
Semasa upacara tersebut, tetamu kehormat telah berkesudian untuk memeriksa perbarisan dan menyampaikan ucapan. dalam ucapannya, Shaikh Haji Fadilah meluahkan rasa bangga dengan penglibatan ABDB dalam usaha-usaha diplomasi pertahanan seperti dalam UNIFIL dan IMT. Beliau juga menekankan mengenai kepentingan sumbangan-sumbangan ABDB dalam eksesais-eksesais serantau dan antarabangsa di bawah platform-platform termasuk ADMM dan ADMM-Plus serta mengingatkan rekrut-rekrut tersebut yang mereka juga bertanggungjawab untuk mempromosikan dan mencapai keamanan serta kestabilan negara, serantau dan global.
Sehubungan dengan ini, beliau juga menyentuh seruan Titah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam ketika Sambutan Hari Ulang Tahun ABDB yang ke-55 pada 31 Mei 2016 yang menekankan kepentingan kerjasama sedemikian sebagai satu tanda komitmen dan kemampuan dalam usaha memperkukuhkan kedudukan negara di tengah-tengah landskap keselamatan yang bersifat dinamik.
Tetamu kehormat juga menyampaikan anugerah-anugerah kepada jurulatih dan rekrut-rekrut yang menunjukkan prestasi cemerlang sepanjang latihan dijalankan. Penerima-penerima tersebut ialah 17589 Kopral Abdul Razak bin Simpul sebagai Jurulatih Lelaki Terbaik; 51669 Rekrut Md Raihan bin Hj Seruji bagi Rekrut Terbaik Keseluruhan, 51746 Rekrut Ak Noraman bin Pg Hj Tajudin sebagai Penembak Senjata Ringan Terbaik, 51697 Rekrut Abd Aziz bin Hj Puteh bagi Latihan Jasmani Terbaik dan 51714 Rekrut Md Faizal bin Nurdin bagi Kemahiran Tentera Terbaik.
Turut hadir ialah Pemangku Pemerintah ABDB, Laksamana Pertama Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pengiran Muhammad, serta Pemerintah-pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Komandan-komandan, Pengarah-pengarah, Pegawai-pegawai kanan, Pegawai-pegawai dan Anggota-anggota ABDB. Ahli-ahli keluarga anggota ABDB turut menyaksikan acara tersebut.