This evening, 369 officer cadets were commissioned into the
ranks of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) officer corps at SAFTI
Military Institute. President S R Nathan officiated at the
commissioning parade.
The commissioning of these 325 Army cadets, 36 Navy midshipmen and
8 Air Force cadets marked their completion of a new 38-week
intensive officer cadet course. Six outstanding officer
cadets were awarded the Sword-of-Honour. The newly commissioned
officers will be assigned combat, instructional or staff
appointments in various units of the SAF.
Minister for Defence Mr. Teo Chee Hean was also present at the
parade. Family and friends of the newly commissioned officers,
Members of Parliament, grassroots leaders, National Cadet Corps
(NCC) cadets, and junior college students were also present to
witness the commissioning of the new officers, underlining the
strong support for National Service and the importance of the SAF
in ensuring Singapores security, survival, and success.
-- MINDEF News
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what is this new 38-wk intensive OCC? is it because they all came
from BSLC instead of direct entry? btw, the original OCC how long
ah? i myself forgot liao...