Once upon a time in Liberia....

Photo credit to Panglima Biru with thanks

'Ditengah tu Kol Muslim..pencen Brig Jen Dato...senior national..very2 cool man' ` Panglima Biru

Ex Cadet CO meeting former OC/Instructors..

Photo credit to Skot Mohd Akhtar with thanks. They attended Maj Gen Nik Mohd Zaaba Nik Daud son's wedding dated 16th Feb 2013.

Skot Akhtar with Brig Gen Abdul Jalil Hasbullah (B) - Syed Putra Coy Instructor

Skot Akhtar with Lt Col Zainal Yan (B) - OC Alam Shah Coy

Skot Akhtar with Brig Gen Dato Muslim Yusof (B) - OC Abdul Rahman Coy

Congrats to BG Dato Muslim...

New President for PBTM

8th Jan 2013

 RAFOC congratulates Laksamana Tan Sri Dato' Sri Mohd Anwar bin Hj Mohd Nor, (Bersara) on his election as the new President of Persatuan Bekas Tentera Malaysia (PBTM) at the 87th Annual General Meeting of the Association on 5 Jan 2013. Tan Sri Anwar was returned unopposed when the incumbent President, Dato' Muhammad bin Hj Abd Ghani, withdrew his nomination.

Tan Sri Anwar, born in Alor Gajah, Melaka on 12 Mar 1951, joined the RMN in 1968 and commissioned as a Sub-Lt in 1971 after completing his cadet training in BRNC Dartmouth, United Kingdom. On 13 Augt 2003 he became the Chief of Navy. On 29 Apr 2005 he was appointed as Chief of Defence Force, the first non-Army officer to hold such appointment. On his retirement on 1 Feb 2007, Tan Sri Anwar was appointed as Chairman of Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) till this day. RAFOC looks forward to his leadership in moving PBTM to new heights.

In addition to Tan Sri Anwar, the following were also elected to office for a three-year term:

Permanent Chairman - Mej Abd Shukor bin Abd Rahim, (Bersara)

Deputy Chairman - Hj Sukar bin Jantan, (Bersara)

Deputy President - Kapt Sharuddin bin Hj Omar, (Bersara)

Vice Presidents (3) - Mej Sazali bin Hj Ismail, (Bersara)

                                - Brig Jen Dato' Muslim bin Yusof, (Bersara)

                                - Lt Kdr Jayah bin Hj Said, (Bersara)

In congratulating them, RAFOC looks forward to see further development in the activities of PBTM in looking after the welfare and the well being of its members in particular, and the Armed Forces veterans' community in general.

RAFOC also put on record our recognition and appreciation to Dato' Muhammad bin Hj Abd Ghani, for his leadership and contribution in the growth of PBTM and for his humbleness in withdrawing his nomination to continue as PBTM President. Dato' Muhammad was President of PBTM for 15 years, since 1998.

OC, Abdul Rahman Coy, Brig Gen (R) Dato Muslim bin Yusuf

Update ~ 21st Apr 2011. 'Befriended' Dato Muslim today via facebook via 'FB suggestion' by Skot Nasir Ishak about an hour ago. LAst we met was at a reunion in Malacca 2006(?) Err.. actually Kapten Razak APMM, Capt (R) Aziz Jamal RMAF and I were wayyyy at back of the hall behind his back , about 'a mile away' hahahahaha . Typical 'Kedet Mat Cha'ie' , lurking in the dark corner. Kalau dulu tu dah 'kun' dah! (Not related to'Ali Khan the kun' as Teoh would say :D) Hmmm catchy FB name ~ "MikeMuslim" , 'Mike' as in "Mike Tyson' or 'Mike (Perak slang meaning 'you') Muslim' ...

End of Update

Pic courtesy of Ir Lt Col (R) Ir Abd. Rahim

Not much info. Only lead, Dato Muslim is currently the Chairman of PBTM, WP Chapter. Source from here, thru comment made by Lt Col (R) Basri bin Hj Omar, who, incidently was a instructor in Abdul Rahman Coy. Will update once available

hmmm ..things i remember about him

• His piercing. cold eyes staring at you
• Famous quote ~ 'Wake up R***k, idle' :D Alo skot jgn mare aah....  blue eye boy kot akakakak
• One evening we were having our PT when he came along to participate. As usual, at the end of the exercise, we would 'lari keliling kem' in group. 'Unbeknoweth' to us, he was tailing at the end but on approaching  the last lapse, PTI instructed us cadets to shift to 'overdrive', vroooooooom! and that's when PTI Setaf (Sgt) Bahari realised the OC was lagging behind gasping for air. Nak lumba ngan bebudak 19 to 22 year old, maner boleh tuae, tokleh gi nyoor ..heheh

Aaaaaa ..the good times gone  by.. Bagi sejuta US Dollar pon tak mau patah balik ..

Dato Muslim, leftmost

Update 24th Aug 10 - Dato Muslim awarded with Pingat Jasa Malaysia. Excerpt taken from edirektori.net :

Ramai veteran tentera tidak terima pencen

Oleh ZULKIFLI MANZOR
zulkifli.manzor@kosmo.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR - Masih ramai di kalangan 280,000 veteran tentera di seluruh negara masih belum menyedari peranan Jabatan Hal Ehwal Veteran (JHEV) Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) bagi membela nasib mereka.

Ketua Pengarah JHEV, Datuk Zulkiflee Mazlan berkata, sebagai bukti, daripada jumlah itu, hanya 19,000 veteran tentera yang mendaftar dan diberikan pencen sementara nasib selebihnya tidak diketahui.

"Jadi saya minta veteran tentera yang memerlukan supaya datang ke JHEV supaya pelbagai bentuk bantuan dapat disalurkan kepada mereka," katanya selepas majlis penyampaian sumbangan perayaan Yayasan Veteran ATM dan penyampaian Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) di sini semalam.

Pada majlis itu, seramai 12 veteran ATM menerima PJM dan 96 lagi menerima bantuan kebajikan musim perayaan sebanyak RM500 seorang yang disampaikan oleh Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan, Dr. Ismail Ahmad.