Tanah Jambu, Friday 16 September 2022 - The closing ceremony of the Instructor’s Cadre was held today at the Lecture Theatre, Officer Cadet School, Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (OCS DA RBAF). Present as the Guest of Honour was Lieutenant Colonel (U) Peter bin Ulat @ Yulat, Chief Instructor, DA RBAF. Also in attendance were Senior Officer, Officers and Senior Ranks from DA RBAF as well as OCS.
The closing ceremony commenced with recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah followed by speech and certificate presentation by the Guest of Honour. In his speech, he remarked the importance of the skills delivered to the students during the Cadre and the usefulness of these skills in all military appointments, not just as an instructor. He also emphasised that the most important consideration for an instructor is the students they teach and that they should always consider their experience. The ceremony concluded with the recitation of Doa and light refreshment.
The cadre was held for 5 days commencing from 12-16 September 2022 consisting of 15 personnel from various units of RBAF. The aim of the Instructor Cadre is twofold. First, the cadre affords potential instructors at OCS an insight into what happens within OCS and the skills required of them should they pursue, and be selected for, a position as a Platoon Instructor. Second, the Cadre programme allows current OCS staff to assess the level of ability of those who attended and make recommendations for short, medium, or long-term suitability for the role.
