The right way to new competence
Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong presenting the Sword of Honour to ME4 Phua Yee Lei Debbie at the 2nd Senior Military Experts Appointment Ceremony.
Mrs Tay Boon Cheng (left) and Mr Kan Kum Cheong (right) putting on the ME4 rank for their son, Sword of Merit recipient ME4 Jian Jia Jun.
Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong officiated at the 2nd Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Senior Military Experts Appointment Ceremony at SAFTI Military Institute this evening, where 30 servicemen were appointed as Military Experts 4.
The graduating cohort comprised 17 Military Experts from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, 6 from the Republic of Singapore Navy, 6 from the Army and 1 from Joint Service.
During his speech, Mr Wong emphasised that Military Experts help keep the SAF's operational units fighting fit and ready. Addressing the graduands, Mr Wong said, "With your deep professional expertise, your experience in critical domains ranging from engineering to intelligence and military medicine, all of you play an important role in enabling the SAF to operate our wide range of sophisticated equipment and systems, and maximising them to their fullest potential." Mr Wong also highlighted the importance of continued upgrading for Military Experts to contribute to the SAF. He said, "I would encourage all of you to apply yourselves to learning all you can about your domain areas, whatever it is - read widely, subscribe to military journals to know the latest in military trends in your area of your work, and benchmark yourselves against other professionals in your fields."
The training conducted during the Military Domain Experts Course enabled the Military Experts to develop their leadership competency, deepen their military domain knowledge and hone their specialisation skills. Following the appointment ceremony, the newly appointed Senior Military Experts will move on to assume command or technical appointments in their professional areas.
Also present at the ceremony were Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong, other senior SAF officers as well as families and friends of the graduands.
