SAF officers clinched first two places At Sandhurst
"He(Junior Under Officer Iskandar bin Abdullah from
Singapore.
) 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."
-- Major E G Jones, a Company Commander at Sandhurst.
Her Majesty the
Queens Representative at the 149th Sovereigns 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.
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SAF officers Is Top Overseas Cadet At Sandhurst
2LT 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.
