NEWS HEADLINES
INTAKE 18 MIDSHIPMEN VISITED QI JIGUANG SHIP
MUARA COMMERCIAL PORT, Saturday 28th September 2019 – Another memorable day for 21 midshipmen of Intake 18 as they get to visit the The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy training ship Qi Jiguang (Hull 83) that just arrived yesterday, 27th September 2019 for a four-day goodwill visit. Upon boarding, the midshipmen along with the officer in charge 929 Lt Shahrul Idham of Royal Navy Brunei, were escorted to its lecture room where they were welcomed and shown a short video on the history of the ship. Once the video ended, an exchange session began between the midshipmen of intake 18 and Chinese naval cadets.
INTAKE 18 SPORTS INTERACTION WITH CHINESE NAVAL CADETS
TRACK AND FIELD, Muara Naval Base, Saturday, 28th September 2019 – All officer cadets of Intake 18 get to experience international interaction with The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy cadets through various sports today in the afternoon. Such sports are football as the main event, futsal, volleyball, sepak takraw, Frisbee and touch rugby. OCS came as the winner against PLA Naval cadets with 4-1 in a friendly football match whereas the other sports happened concurrently with the main event. Not only the cadets from both countries enjoyed the sports event organized by Muara Naval Base personnel but the Chinese Naval cadets get to bring home new skill and knowledge on how to play Frisbee and touch rugby. While some were playing, the reserved cadets from both sides get to exchange knowledge and also exchange contact details. The sports activities ended at 1630h with a group photo session and exchange token gifts.
INTAKE 18 FIRST COCKTAIL EVENING
MUARA COMMERCIAL PORT, Saturday 28th September 2019 – all Officer Cadets of Intake 18 were invited to attend the cocktail evening hosted by PLA Navy on Qi JiGuang ship. It is a social party purposely made for the attendees to interact and networking while drinking and eating appetizers. The event itself was attended by Commander of Royal Brunei Navy, First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Othman bin Hj Suhaili @ Suhaily, its deputy, Captain Pengiran Mohamad bin Pengiran Haji Damit and few other officers. Several cultural performances by the host during the cocktail reception while exchanging information with others on board and the night ended with group photos for keep sake.
OCS’ TRACK AND FIELD SPORTS COMPETITION
Muara, Royal Brunei Navy’s Track and Field mini Stadium, 21st September, 2019 – OCS’ Intake 18 held yet another sporting event this morning, this time it was a Track and Field Sports Competition organised by 53209 OCdt Abdul Hafiz bin Haji Jimidin and his committee members. The Guest of Honour for the event was Major Khairul Faizin Bin Hj Gapar, the Intake Commander of OCS. The competition was made up of several events such as the 100 and 400 metre run, the 1500 metre run and a 4 x 100 metre relay. The goal of the competition was to show the physical capabilities and teamwork of the Officer Cadets and establish a spirit of healthy competitiveness between them. The Officer Cadets competed by sections, with 2 Platoon’s 2 Section coming up as the overall champion of the competition followed by 2 Platoon’s 3 Section and 1 Platoon’s 2 Section. The Officer Cadets not only showed improvement in their physical performance but also positive growth in their support of each other displaying a great show of comradery and cooperation. This event was a great success as the Officer Cadets not only had a great workout in the form of running, but also had fun in doing so.
OCS’ INTAKE 18’S EVENING DEBATE SESSION
Tanah Jambu, Defence Academy, Friday 20th September 2019– The Officer Cadets of Intake 18 of the Officer Cadet School (OCS) held their first official debate event this evening. There to grace the event was the acting Commanding Officer of OCS, 768 Major Pg Siti Khatamal Zariah bte Pg Kamaluddin. In order to promote friendly competition between the Officer Cadets, the Officer Cadets were divided into a team consisting of Land Force Officer Cadets and another consisting of a combination of Airforce Officer Cadets and Navy Midshipmen. The aim of the event was to challenge the Officer Cadets’ skills in persuasion and presentation and also hoped to establish strong and confident speakers with high thinking capabilities within the Intake. Both teams fulfilled these goals as they displayed great confidence and passion as they debated on different leadership styles. The topics were ‘Millennial Leaders, Challenges and Opportunities for the future’ and the ‘Islamic Leadership Model.’ Each team managed to score wins in the two topics debated about and came out as equal victors, ending the night on a high note. It is hoped that this event is one of the many more to come.
RANK APPOINTMENT CEREMONY
DEFENCE ACADEMY, TANAH JAMBU, 29th August 2019- It was again another proud moment for TWENTY-THREE Officer Cadets as they received their respective insignias yesterday morning at a promotion ceremony in Officer Cadet School (OCS). The promotion ceremony took place at the Officer Cadet’s Mess Hall 1, where the insignia presentation was led by the Guest of Honor the acting Commanding Officer of OCS, Major Pg Siti Khatamal Zariah bte Pg Kamaluddin.