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INTAKE 18 VISIT TO BALAI KHAZANAH
JLN PENGIRAN RAJA BABU, Sunday 20 October 2019 – All 75 Officer Cadets along with Lt Ahmad Rashidi Hatan, RBN, Cpt Abdul Qahhar Mulok and Lt (U) Adi Rusydi Omar took the opportunity to attend the Knowledge Convention Exhibition at Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah this morning. It is happened to be open to the public until the 23rd of October 2019 and showcasing the effort of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam in maintaining and preserving Islamic heritage.
INTAKE 18 RANK APPOINTMENT CEREMONY SIRI 10/2019
DEFENCE ACADEMY, TANAH JAMBU, 1st October 2019 – A total of EIGHTEEN Officer Cadets received their rank recognition for the month of October, held at the MESS Hall 1 of Officer Cadet School, Tanah Jambu. Presenting the appointments was the guest of honour, 823 Major (U) Awg Md Yusra bin Jafar, acting Intake Commander of Intake 18. 22021 Midshipman Nabilah Sa’adatul Hayat binti Samsul Hayat got promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant, 9 Officer Cadets recommended to Cadet Corporals and 8 Officer Cadets as Lance Corporals. The Cadet Sergeant Major, 3 Platoon Sergeants and 1 Lance Corporal retained their appointments. The system of Cadet Appointment holders provides another opportunity for cadets to be trained in leadership and administration. The system enables Officer Cadets to learn the duties connected with the various appointments with the Platoon on an administrative plane and to develop their character and leadership traits in the process of discharging their duties. For the efficient running of this system, Officers and Instructors will provide the guidance to appointment holders in the correct manner of discharging the appointment holder’s duties. They will not, however, spoon feed them.
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.