BERAKAS GARRISON, Friday, 23 June 2023 – The closing ceremony of the All Arms Staff and Tactics Course (AASTC) 2023 was held today at the Officers’ Mess Berakas Garrison. A total of 10 officers have completed the course and for the first time was participated by an officer from the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Present as the Guest of Honour was Brigadier General Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF). Also in attendance were Deputy Commander of RBLF, Directors, Commandants, Defence Adviser of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam as well as Royal Brunei Armed Forces senior officers.
The ceremony proceeded with the presentation of certificates and closing remarks from the Guest of Honour. It ended with a group photo session.
The eight-week course had commenced from 1 May 2023 until 23 June 2023 at the School of Infantry RBLF, Penanjong Garrison. The course participants had gone through an intense four weeks, which consists of continuous Operational Military Appreciation Process (OMAP) exercises and Individual Military Appreciation Process (IMAP) exercises. The course concluded with a Command Post Exercise (CPX) for the participants to execute their plans while gaining experiential knowledge of the roles within RBLF Headquarters and Battalion Headquarters.
The course aims to train officers with the rank of Major of the fundamental knowledge and skills required of Battalion Commanders and Staff Officer Grade Two at RBLF Headquarters, enhance individual characters to become competent and confident officers, capable of delivering sensible plans and display sound decision making.
MAJLIS PENUTUP ALL ARMS STAFF AND TACTICS COURSE (AASTC) 2023
BERAKAS GARISON, Jumaat, 23 Jun 2023 – Majlis Penutup All Arms Staff and Tactics Course (AASTC) 2023 telah diadakan hari ini bertempat di Mes Pegawai, Berakas Garison. Seramai 10 pegawai telah menamatkan kursus tersebut dan buat julung kalinya disertai oleh seorang pegawai dari Angkatan Tentera Malaysia.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat ialah Brigedier Jeneral Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB). Turut hadir ialah Timbalan Pemerintah TDDB, Pengarah-pengarah, Komandan-komandan, Penasihat Pertahanan Malaysia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Pegawai-pegawai Kanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei.
Majlis diteruskan dengan penyampaian sijil dan ucapan penutup daripada Tetamu Kehormat. Majlis berakhir dengan sesi bergambar ramai.
Kursus AASTC 2023 dijalankan selama lapan minggu bermula 1 Mei 2023 hingga 23 Jun 2023 di Sekolah Infantri TDDB, Penanjong Garison. Para peserta kursus telah melalui latihan yang padat selama empat minggu, yang terdiri daripada latihan Operational Military Appreciation Process (OMAP) dan latihan Individual Military Appreciation Process (IMAP). Latihan diakhiri dengan Command Post Exercise (CPX) yang memberi peluang para peserta untuk menjalankan perancangan yang telah dibuat serta meningkatkan pengetahuan untuk melaksanakan peranan tugas di peringkat Markas TDDB dan Markas Batalion.
Kursus ini bertujuan untuk melatih pegawai berpangkat Mejar mengenai pengetahuan asas dan kemahiran yang diperlukan sebagai Pemerintah Batalion dan Timbalan Pegawai Turus di Markas TDDB, di samping meningkatkan keupayaan pegawai agar lebih cekap, berkeyakinan, berkebolehan dalam menyampaikan perancangan yang wajar dan mampu membuat keputusan yang tepat.