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OCS INTAKE 18 ADVENTUROUS TRAINING PRESS RELEASE – HORSE RIDING
OCS INTAKE 18 ADVENTUROUS TRAINING PRESS RELEASE – ARCHERY
TANAH JAMBU, Saturday, 13 July 2019 - marked another milestone for Officer Cadets specifically for 1 Platoon for being able to learn archery for the first time. The invited coaches are from Ar Rafi Archery Brunei led by the Chairman, Pg Hj Radno Tahir, assisted by the coaches namely, Pg Hj Reza Redzuan, Md Iskandar Hj Jani, Hussain Hassim, Maahyza Mahamud and Ak Zul Helmi. Before taking the first step to archery, the Officer Cadets needs to instil the intention (niat) for learning archery as it is a Sunnah that Muslims are compulsory to become proficient and expert at. Historically, before the invention of rifles and gun, archery was the main weapon that was used during Islamic battles or wars during the ancient time. There are variety of benefits mentioned by the coaches from Ar Rafi Archery Brunei such as boosting confidence, improving upper body strength, refining different skills and technique of traditional archery’s positions, flexibility, teaching the meaning of patience and also challenging ourselves beyond our comfort zone.
COMMANDING OFFICER OF OFFICER CADET SCHOOL DEFENCE ACADEMY EXERCISE PLANNING CONFERENCE WITH OFFICER CADET SCHOOL SAFTI MILITARY INSTITUTE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, Friday 12 July 2019 –Lieutenant Colonel Amirul Adly bin Haji Ali, The Commanding Officer of Officer Cadet School Defence Academy RBAF conducted the third Exercise Planning Conference for Urban Operations Training Package with Officer Cadet School SAFTI MI (Military Institute) Republic of Singapore from 9 to 12 July 2019.
THE 58TH ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
MINDEF BOLKIAH GARISSON, Sunday, 30 June 2019. The Officer Cadet School (OCS) of Intake 18 attended the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) 58th Anniversary celebration. The main event was the grand parade which was participated by units from the Royal Brunei Land Force, Royal Brunei Air Force, Royal Brunei Navy and the “Regimen Pasukan Khas” (RPK) as well as the Women Military Personnel. Another main event awaited by the public was the beret handover of His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Mateen which was officiated by His Majesty to signify him as a new member of the Special Force. Following the beret handover event was the Arena performance by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Personnel followed by the static display. The objective for OCS to attend the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Anniversary Celebration was to give a broad understanding and exposure to Officer Cadet about the Royal Brunei Armed Forces identitites, roles and capabilities. The aim was to relate all the theories and practicals they all had learned into practice during the exhibition and static displays.
CO CHALLENGE
TANJUNG BATU, Thursday, 20 June 2019 – The Officer Cadet School (OCS) Commanding Officer’s (CO’s) Challenge took place yesterday morning. The event was officially launched with the deployment of the first group of Officer Cadets at around 0600 hours to Tanjung Batu which stretched along the shoreline of Meragang Beach. The last Section to end the challenge was at 1900 hours in the OCS compound. The CO’s Challenge is one of the iconic and prestigious challenges that usually took place in the Generic Term of the OCS Course. This will sequentially be followed by the Commandant’s Challenge and the Commander’s Challenge.
DEFENCE ACADEMY CELEBRATED NUZUL AL-QURAN
TANAH JAMBU, Friday, 24 May 2019 – The Nuzul Al-Quran for 1440 Hijrah was celebrated at a national level on 22 May 2019. The Defence Academy was no exception: this morning, the Defence Academy of Royal Brunei Armed Forces celebrated the Nuzul Al-Quran at the Asy-Syuhada Surau. The event was attended by the Chief Instructor of Defence Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Pengiran Muhammad Shamsul Redza bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Tengah as the Guest of Honour. Also present to liven the celebration were senior officers, officers, personnel of Defence Academy and the officer cadets of Intake 18.