SAF foreign awards
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Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Michael Tan has been awarded the distinguished United States Meritorious Service Medal, becoming the first Singaporean to receive this honour for service as a member of the Combined Planning Group (CPG) at the United States Central Command (US CENTCOM).
He received the medal from the US Ambassador to Singapore, Patricia L Herbold, at the US Embassy on 17 Jan. -
SAF officers clinched first two places At Sandhurst
"He(Junior Under Officer Iskandar bin Abdullah from Singapore.
-- Major E G Jones, a Company Commander at Sandhurst.
) has outperformed the majority of the British cadets and is both widely respected and much admired as a result. He has been a superb ambassador for his country."
Her Majesty the QueenÂ’s Representative at the 149th SovereignÂ’s Parade was Field Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent.
THE OVERSEAS SWORD (awarded to the Overseas Cadet considered by the Commandant to be the best of the intake) was awarded to Junior Under Officer Iskandar bin Abdullah from Singapore.
2LT Iskandar and another officer from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), 2LT Michael Lui Peiwen, were awarded the Military Training Award on Friday 16th December. to train at the prestigious Sandhurst Military Academy.
He walked with a 30kg load in the rain, then under bright sunshine, followed by snow.
2.Also read SAF officers Is Top Overseas Cadet At Sandhurst2LT Iskandar was awarded the Overseas Sword of Honour for topping the batch of 27 overseas cadets. He also won the Brunei War Studies Prize for turning in the best performance in war studies.
2LT Lui won the Prince Abdullah Prize for being the next best overseas cadet after the Overseas Sword of Honour winner. His two other awards were for best performance in communication studies, and in defence and international affairs.
Perhaps the highest compliment came from Major E G Jones, a Company Commander at Sandhurst. "Iskandar is an exemplary cadet whose commitment to the commissioning course has been impeccable," he wrote in a short commentary published in the commissioning parade programme. -
Would he dare to die for S'pore if his Country is at war with USA? Should we have him honour here too? Just for that matter: Is there anyone in the N.S. derserving any honour for bravery when confronted with self-sarifice or being courageous in front of death?
wondering?
I think our Country need people who are sincerely willing to die for Country and honor, but whatever honours we can confer is only superficious..just as medals to wear for formal occasions. No offence to our uniformed people or the happy Officer mentioned here..
I would people serve in the N. S.< as compulsory? > by choice..then we will have really honourable mentions of real honours in the army or air force or navy men or women!
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Originally posted by norey:
LT Iskandar bin Abdullah is a regular if I'm not wrong.
Would he dare to die for S'pore if his Country is at war with USA? Should we have him honour here too? Just for that matter: Is there anyone in the N.S. derserving any honour for bravery when confronted with self-sarifice or being courageous in front of death? wondering?
I think our Country need people who are sincerely willing to die for Country and honor, but whatever honours we can confer is only superficious..just as medals to wear for formal occasions. No offence to our uniformed people or the happy Officer mentioned here..
I would people serve in the N. S.< as compulsory? > [b]by choice..then we will have really honourable mentions of real honours in the army or air force or navy men or women! [/b]