'fighter pilot, fighter pilot....'

a long time ago..... skot A had settled down as a staff in a base  while skot B just arrived after being commissioned as a pilot n transferred to the base for conversion to fighter squadron. one fine evening while relaxing in the mess...

Skot B : 'fighter pilot, fighter pilot ..scramble! scramble!'
Skot A : silently enjoying his drink...
Skot B : 'fighter pilot, fighter pilot ..scramble! scramble!'
Skot A : 'fighter pilot! fighter pilot!... kang aku sumpah ko jatuh baru tahu...'
Skot B : -____________-

Years later Skot B did encounter engine failure over the skies  in North East of Peninsular Malaysia and ejected safely but unfortunately his co pilot perished.

"ANTARA DARAH, MARUAH DAN PENGHARGAAN - BHG 2 "

Credit to Mej (B) Nor Ibrahim bin Sulaiman with thanks.

"Aku terus membetulkan senjataku ke arah sasaran yang ku lihat sekarang. Ketika pejera senjataku tepat menghala ke sasaran, aku terfikir sejenak...terlintas di fikiranku sekiranya aku tembak seorang pengganas yang berhampiran Kapt. Xxxx, bagaimana dengan pengganas yang lain, sudah tentu mereka akan menembak Kapt Xxxx, dan tentu sekali MISSIONKU gagal, sedangkan perintah yang ku terima ialah menyelamatkan Kapt Xxxx dengan apa cara sekalipun.

Sekiranya terbunuhlah Kapt Xxxx dalam Gerakan ini, bererti UTUSANKU gagal. Jika dengan tembakanku membunuh musuh yang pertama menyebabkan matinya Kapt Xxxx ke mana...di mana dan dengan siapa aku akan bergantung nasib? Siapakah yang akan membela aku jika terjadi demikian? Kerana aku benar-benar melanggar perintah yang diarahkan iaitu Menyelamatkan Kapt Xxxx dengan apa cara sekali pun.

Masa terus berlalu, kira-kira 10 minit kemudian selepas Mej Damian keluar ke tempat Permulaan, aku terdengar bunyi brek 3x3 ton tentera di luar sana yang tidak jauh dari kedudukan kami. 5 minit kemudian, ku dengar satu tembakan dan diikuti dua tembakan (double tap). Ku tahu tembakan double tap ialah tembakan dari rakanku, kerana kumpulan kami dilatih menembak double tap sekali tembak. Pada mulanya, aku menyangka yang kami telah mendapat bantuan dari 8 Melayu Diraja, tapi sebenarnya dua orang pengganas wanita telah cuba untuk membuat serang hendap terhadap pasukan tentera yang datang dengan truck sebentar tadi. Pemergiannya ke lokasi tersebut telah bertembung dengan Kpl yusof yang berada di situ, dan melepaskan tembakan satu das dan dibalas oleh Kpl Yusof dengan double tap. Selepas menembak Kpl Yusof, penggganas tersebut terus menghilangkan diri. Kedua-dua tembakan tidak mengena sasaran.

Dengan kedengaran tembakan tadi, pengganas yang bersama Kapt Xxxx terus membiarkan Kapt Xxxx dari jagaannya, bagi menyelamatkan dirinya. Sangkanya kumpulan tentera telah masuk ke lokasinya berpandukan bunyi brek kenderaan serta bunyi tembakan sebentar tadi.

Dari pemerhatianku, Kapt Xxxx telah bebas dari ketiga-tiga pengganas yang mengawasinya kerana menyelamatkan dirinya. Aku tidak pasti dari sudut mana mereka menghilangkan diri. Suasana hening seketika. Aku dan kumpulanku, kecuali Mej Damian, masih di kedudukan yang sama. Lebih kurang 10 ke 15 minit selepas itu, datanglah Panglima Markas Kor Lt Jen Dato' Zzzz bersama-sama beberapa orang panglima lagi serta beberapa orang Pegawai Kanan yang mengiringi beliau. Setelah mendengar taklimat ringkas dari Mej Damian mengenai operasi yang berjalan tadi, lantas beliau berkata yang beliau ingin berjumpa dengan anggota-anggota yang terlibat.

Aku, Mej Damian, Kapt Muzaini, Kpl Yusof serta beberapa orang lagi datang berjumpa Panglima Markas Kor Lt Jen Dato'  Zzzz. Beliau mengarahkan supaya Kpl Yusof yang terlibat dengan tembak-menembak tadi, menceritakan apa yang berlaku. Kpl Yusof, berdiri di sebelah kedudukanku, menceritakan apa yang berlaku terhadapnya sebentar tadi. Memulakan cerita, beliau berkata '.....setelah kedengaran bunyi brek 3x3 ton di luar sana, aku mengawasi kawasan hadapanku. Seketika kemudian, aku terdengar seperti ranting kayu dipijak orang. Aku terus berpusing menoleh ke belakang. Ketika itulah musuh menembakku dan aku terus membalas tembakan tersebut tapi musuh sempat melompat melarikan diri.  Jarakku dengan musuh lebih kurang 10 meter dari kedudukanku'.

Panglima Markas Kor terus mengemukakan soalan terhadap Kpl Yusof. Katanya....'Kamu dengar tak kalau orang melompat di jarak 10 meter?' Soalan ini ku (Ghani) fikir harus ku jawab bagi mententeramkan keadaan. Dengan perasaan separuh berani, aku mengemukakan soalan terhadap Panglima Markas Kor. Kataku '....Dato', jika saya tembak musuh tadi, matilah Kapt Xxxx dalam kumpulan itu. Saya nak bergantung dengan siapa Dato'?'

Panglima Markas Kor menjeling ke arahku, mungkin agaknya dia marah kerana soalan yang dikemukakan terhadap Kpl Yusof masih tidak berjawab. Kemudian beliau terus menyambung '...Orang melompat di jarak 10 meter kamu dengar tak?' Lantas aku terus menjawab '...Dengar Dato''. Beliau terdiam sejenak, mungkin sedang memikirkan pertanyaanku tadi. Akhirnya beliau berkata '...Orang habis juta-juta ringgit cari musuh. Kamu dapat musuh kamu lepas. U..L..S Komando'. Kemudian beliau bangun dan beredar dari kedudukannya, serta diiringi oleh pegawai-pegawai kanan yang mengikutinya.

U..L..S atau T.K G..A....begitulah yang aku dan rakan-rakanku terima setelah aku dan rakan-rakanku mempertarungkan nyawa menyelamatkan Kapt Xxxx. Sekiranya Kapt Xxxx Xxxxxx terbunuh dalam usaha menyelamatkannya tadi, sudah pasti komando dipersalahkan. Sebaliknya Kapt Xxxx selamat, komando juga dipersalahkan.

Sidang pembaca yang saya hormati, untuk memakai BERE HIJAU dan bergelar KOMANDO yang diiktirafkan, kami terpaksa menjalani kursus selama 2 bulan lebih, pelbagai derita yang kami tempuhi. Hanya orang-orang yang tabah sahaja dapat menghabiskan kursus yang penuh cabaran itu.

Aku menulis cerita ini sekadar untuk meluahkan perasaan yang terpendam agar ianya tidak menjadi trauma yang menghantui fikiran. Kepada Kapt Xxxx yang khabarnya telah berpangkat kolonel ketika cerita ini ku tulis, banyak-banyaklah bersyukur kepada Allah yang telah menyelamatkan nyawanya dalam peristiwa tersebut. Kalau ada kelapangan, carilah seorang demi seorang anggota KOMANDO yang terlibat dalam menyelamatkan nyawa tuan. Cuma 8 orang sahaja dan kini cuma tinggal 7orang lagi yang masih ada. Kerana baru-baru ini Kapt Muzaini telah pulang ke rahmatullah. marilah kita  MEMBACA AL-FATIHAH untuknya. AL-FATIHAH.~

Saya telah menghubungi Kol Xxxx  untuk mendapatkan cerita beliau. Kerana kesuntukan masa, tidak banyak maklumat yang dapat dicatatkan. Menurut beliau, insiden ini berlaku Ahad, Februari 1987, 2-3 hari sebelum Tahun Baru Cina. Beberapa keluarga telah pergi berkelah di Batu 16 Jalan Gombak, berhampiran dengan kuil Hindu. Itu sahaja yang dapat dicatatkan. Saya akan cuba mendapatkan cerita selanjutnya, insyaAllah.


PW2 Haji Abdul Ghani....Saya tabik spring kepada Encik terhadap keikhlasan meluahkan apa yang terpendam dalam diri selama ini. Saya berbangga dengan semangat setiakawan/esprit de corps  anda yang tak berbelah bagi terhadap pasukan anda. Terima kasih."

"ANTARA DARAH, MARUAH DAN PENGHARGAAN - BHG 1 "

Credit to Maj (B) Nor Ibrahim bin Sulaiman with thanks.

"Saya terima e-mel daripada PW2 Haji Abdul Ghani bin Haji Abdul Kadir (B), mantan 'X' Skuadron. Beliau menceritakan pengalaman dalam operasi menyelamatkan seorang pegawai tentera yang telah ditangkap oleh pengganas komunis ketika berkelah di Batu 16 Jalan Gombak (jalan lama). Saya hanya edit nama pegawai tersebut, yang lain-lain...as is where is.

PENULIS                         :Hj.Abdul Ghani bin Hj.Abdul Kadir

MULA BERKHIDMAT    :6Hb.Spt.1968

BERSARA                        :5Hb.Spt.1990

PANGKAT                    :PW 2

PASUKAN                    :REJIMEN GERAKHAS MALAYSIA

Selama lebih kurang 22 tahun berkhidmat dalam Angkatan Tentera Malaysia berbagai suka duka yang saya tempuhi membuatkan saya begitu berpengalaman dalam menghabiskan sisa-sisa hidup selepas bersara. Masih terbayang jelas difikiran saya yang kini seolah-olah menjadi trauma apabila  saya kenang-kenangkan. Banyak peristiwa,dan operasi yang saya ikuti,tapi tidak seperti operasi yang saya tempuhi ini. Ianya sungguh meninggalkan kesan memberikan kenangan hingga ke hari ini. Sudah lebih dari 20 tahun saya bersara dari Angkatan Tentera,tetapi peristiwa tersebut masih segar dalam ingatan saya.

Kejadian berlaku pada tahun 1987. Ketika itu hanya 3 tahun lagi perkhidmatan yang akan saya jalankan bagi mencukupi 21 tahun persaraan wajib bagi seseorang tentera. Satu gerakan pembersihan kawasan telah ditugaskan terhadap pasukan kami. Ianya bermula dari sebelah Ulu Selangor menuju ke Pahang.Saya dan ketua Sekuarden Mej. Damian Christoper Anak Dalang bersama-sama Kapt Muzaini Ssgt.Idris Sgt Md.Zain Lk.Yusof Tpr Zam Zam Tpr Zulkifli sebagai kumpulan tadbir.Kami ditempatkan di Bukit Cincin Genting Highland, bersama-sama askar WATANIAH yang menjaga kawasan tersebut.

Sebagai kumpulan TADBIR aku sentiasa mengawas pergerakan rakan-rakan hari demi hari. Aku sentiasa berada dalam keadaan siap sedia.Bimbangkan rakan-rakan yang sedang menjalani gerakan,kalau-kalau bertempur dengan pengganas atau terpijak jerangkap samar yang merata-rata ditanam oleh pihak musuh. Setelah 16 hari lebih kurang pasukanku menjalani gerakan pembersihan ,Aku masih ingat ketua sekuardenku menerima satu massage (BERITA) melalui anggota semboyan dari Markas Gerakan yang sentiasa memantau pergerakan kami. Berita berbunyi demikian; Dua Pegawai Tentera telah ditangkap oleh PGK semasa berkelah di batu 16 Jalan Karak Highway.

Mej.Damian memanggil ku serta menunjukkan massage yang baru diterima  sabentar tadi. Aku secara bergurau mengatakan sekejap lagi habislah Pegawai tu..taulah Pengganas, di Serawak dulu pun peristiwa begitu pernah terjadi. Tuan,dipotongnya kemaluan dan disumbat kedalam mulut dan macam-macam lagi penyiksaan yang dilakukan hingga mati. Aku menceritakan satu kisah yang serupa terjadi di Serawak dulu. Lebih kurang 10 minit berselang dari penerimaan massage yang pertama ,datang lagi satu massage yang berbunyi `` Anda dikehendaki menyelamatkan Kapt Xxxx dengan apa cara sekali pun’’.

Ternyata markas gerakan telah dapat mengesan kumpulan kami yang kini sedang menjalani gerakan,itulah sebabnya massage ditujukan khas kepada kumpulan kami yang berada diBukit Cincin Genting Highland. Dengan tidak melengahkan masa, Ketua Sekuardenku, Mej.Damian memanggil aku dan Kapt Muzaini untuk membahagi-bahagikan anggota yang hanya ada 8 orang sahaja kepada 2 kumpulan iaitu 4 orang satu kumpulan. Satelah berkemas menyiapkan peralatan dan senjata serta mendengar taklimat ringkas aku dan kumpulan terus menaiki 2 buah LandRover menuju ketempat yang diarahkan.

Jam ketika itu baru 2.30 petang. Ketika berada didalam LandRover, puas aku memikirkan bagaimana pegawai itu ditangkap oleh Pengganas, bagaimana keadaannya sekarang berada didalam rumah, terikat atau bagaimana? Bukan satu tugas yang mudah untuk menyelamatkan seseorang tawanan jika berada ditempat yang tidak menentu ,maksudku dihutan lainlah kalau didalam bangunan,segala tumpuan kita terhadap bangunan tersebut sahaja. Lebih kurang setengah jam perjalanan kami pun sampai ke destinasi yang dituju. Pergerakanku agak laju kerana perjalanan menurun bukit.

Sesampai sahaja aku ditempat kejadian kami berpecah dua ,kumpulan satu diketuai oleh Mej.Damian,terdiri dari aku sendiri dan Tpr  Zam Zam Tpr Zulkifli. Manakala kumpulan kedua diPimpin oleh Kapt.Muzaini anggotanya terdiri Sgt Md.Zain kpl\ Yusof dan SSgt Idris Q-Skn. Kumpulanku menaiki bukit yang menghala ke sasaran ,manakala kumpulan Kapt Muzaini Bergera kasebelah  kiri kami bagi mengawasi jika sekiranya ada pihak musuh yang sedang Menahan Kapt Xxxx .

Kumpulan kami yang diketuai oleh Mej.Damian bergerak perlahan menuju ke sasaran , apabila sampai sahaja di pertengahan bukit. Mej.Damian memberitahu Tpr Zam Zam yang beliau akan Balik semula kebawah (tempat permulaan) untuk menunggu pasukan 8 Melayu Diraja yang akan datang membantu,Berita ini disampaikan oleh Tpr Zam Zam kepadaku atas perintah Mej Damian. Aku bergerak lagi kedepan lebih kurang 10 langkah ,aku terpaksa merangkak oleh kerana dihadapanku tiada apa-apa perlindungan lagi.Alangkah terkejutnya aku apabila terpandang 5 orang Pengganas,terdiri daripada 2 Perempuan dan 3 lelaki sedang  mengacu sesuatu terhadap Kapt Xxxx.

Bersambung..."

'I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer....' ~ Oliver North, Col, US Marines

Credit to Skot Syed Ismail with thanks.

Alam Shah Coy

Photo Credit with thanks to Lt Kol Syed Ismail (R)

Vintage...

I found this rare photo of skot Zack durig his tenure in TUDM Base Kuching, early eighties i presume. Photo credit and many thanks to 'Putera Lapis Mahang : My Airforce life'

Hahahaha....

3rd Squadron's Scrap Book

Extracted from 'Helicopter Reunion 50th Anniversary' with thanks

 Middle, Muhammad Sofian Ahaari

 2nd Right, Mohd Akhtar Zainuddin

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

M23-19

Photo Credit to 'Kelab Penyokong Persatuan Veteran VAT69 Komando' with thanks.

Azman Zakaria's photo collection, with thanks..

Photo credit to Skot Azman

2 Recce days

 L-R, Skots Mohd Nor Koeng, Azman Zakaria, Shokri Salleh n rightmost Azani Ariffin

YO Tactic PULADA days

Skots Anuar Raja Abdullah, Ahmad Zaini, Wan Baharuddin, Mohd Azmi Othman, Azman Zakaria, Abdul Halim Othman, Mustafa Harun, Mohamed Fadzil Mohamed Yunus, Bhawanin Jogologon, Hamidi Abdul Ghalim

Sebatangkarah days

L-R Skots Subit Chuan, Suhaimi Shafawi, Wan Bharudin, Abdillah Ismail, Mohd Azmi Othman

Skots Mohd Nor Koeng (2nd left), Azman (3rd Left) , Shokri (4th left)

'Let me tell you a story about an infantry soldiers wife serving in Ipoh, Perak in the seventies……'

The comment below extracted from "The Story of A Soldier's wife - My first lesson in History"

"ZAINAL YAN

September 5, 2012 at 9:58 pm

So much for the story about a flyers wife. Let me tell you a story about an infantry soldiers wife serving in Ipoh, Perak in the seventies……Nuri heli are usually seen by soldiers wife during ‘resup’ (sending of rations to soldiers deployed in the jungle) when they fly out of the playing of the Ranger Battalion or the Royal Malay Battalion in Tambun. Family of soldiers usually know that every about 10 to 14 days there will be a ‘resup’. However when nuris were seen to fly into the field other than these regular timings soldiers wife at the camp would normally feel uneasy because they knew that nuri flying at these odd days are either carrying dead bodies of soldiers or terrorists or our own casualties.

The situation among the family become very tense when the families at the quarters spotted the Commanding Officer’s wife accompanied by the unit adjutant and Guru Agama and Ustazah of the Battalion getting out of the car in the vicinity of the quarters. The soldiers wives knew by then that the “rombongan” was there to inform the wife of a dead soldier about the demise of her husband. Usually as soon as the CO’s wife gave salam to the deceased wife, the deceased wife would already broke down and cry and some even collapse. I just cannot forget this scenario until today. When I “bought” myself out of the army in 1992, my wife asked me a question, ” during those agonizing days of worrying about you when you were out doing jungle operations and living those tense moment especially when the helicopters were flying in and out of the camp, you never wanted to leave the army but now in peaceful days you paid money to be able to leave the army!!!! why??” My answer was very simple, “my dear wife, during those years of doing jungle operations, I had peace of mind but during these peaceful days I didn’t have a peaceful mind” "

Wise words tuan Zainal... Our skot Ahmad has this to say :

A tribute to Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah by Col Zainal Yan (B)

Photo credit to 'Tangis Biru' and 'Sungei Besi Blues', with the article extracted from 'Sembang Kuala', many thanks.

'Zainal Bin Yan on November 16, 2010 at 10:01 AM said:

AlFatihah dihadiahkan kepada Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah. Almarhum was a very kind hearted man. My late father took care of Almarhum when Almarhum was studying in MCKK. My late father was very well known as “Pak Yan”, the “Chief House Boy” of Prep School MCKK. On many occasions Pak Yan ran errands for Almarhum. In my career as an army officer I have also the honor of standing by the side of Almarhum on many official occasions including ‘Penyampaian Watikah Tauliah’ to young commission officers at the Royal Military College and also escorting him on arrival at the Official Opening of the Hutan Lipur Tapah sometime in 1983.

I have to tell my story when I was selected to go for the Boys Wing RMC selection interview sometime in December 1964. Being from a poor family of 14 children, preparation for the trip for the interview in Sungai Besi was a financial burden. With a little bit of help from elder brother Shamsuddin Yan, all that was needed for the trip to Sungai Besi was ready except that I didn’t have a leather shoe to fit with the long-sleeve shirt with a ‘clip-on’ tie bought for me by my brother. To my surprise, My father took out from his little wardrobe in our house, a pair of brown ‘Barrete’ leather shoes. My late father instructed me to try on the shoes. It was a little bit too big for my feet but after my father put in some newspaper into the front end of the shoes all seems well!! I have a leather shoe..the first leather shoes I have ever put on. This pair of shoes was actually given to my late father by Almarhum Sultan Idris. According to my late father, he was instructed by Almarhum to take the pair of shoes to Pekan Kuala to be fitted with ‘ladam’. On the return trip from Kuala my father decided to wear the shoes. On arrival at the entrance of the Prep School gate, my late father was confronted by Almarhum. “Kamu pakai kasut aku, Yan!”. My father said ,’Ampun Tuan ku, patik hanya nak merasa pakai tuanku’. Almarhum in a harsh voice said to my father, ” Kamu tak ade kasut,?”. My father replied, “kasut ade tuanku tetapi kasut kulit tak ade tuanku”. Almarhum paused for a while and then said in soft voice, ” Ha. Ambiklah kan kamu kasut tu”. That was the shoe that I wore for the successful interview to gain entry into the Boys Wing RMC and this was the same story that I related to the interview Board. May be out of sympathy the Selection Board got me selected into the Boys Wing! Semoga Allah cucuri rahmatNya keatas Roh Almarhum Sultan Idris.

My only regret was that after wearing out the pair of shoes, I didn’t keep it as remembrance.'

When we were younger....

Photo credit to Lt Col Yap Poh Meng with thanks.

Welcoming committee , intake 31....

Photo credit to Zainol Akmar Mohd Noor with thanks. Kapt Mohd Yaakob standing in front.

The boys from 22nd RAMD.........

Many tx to skot Ahman Samyon , 'Nostalgia 22 RAMD' Facebook Admin for the photos, circa 1980s.

Highlighted from left - Ahman, Haniff, Zahar, Amer

Clowning - Highlighted from left ~ Amer, Haniff

Haniff , feeling the 'blues' :o(

Ahman CO's farewell

The dynamic duo, Jebat Coy

 Photo courtesy of Xnuripilot with thanks, circa 1984, Labuan. Guess who is Batman and who is Robin. One is currently a one star with the RMAF as a Base Commander up North while the other is a 'mercenary' overseas :D

It happened to a skot ...

Simply awesome! I'm impressed with the quick reaction and calmness displayed by both instructor n student , especially the instructor's quick thinking in pulling the student down to him, as though as nothing out ordinary happen n just routine. 

ART, The story teller - Special Dedication

A Special Dedication to All Our Fallen Comrades

1. Lt Mohd Razif Abdullah (RMAF)

2. Ltm Md. Naimi Md.Yunan (RAMD)

3. Lt Jamil Long (RAMD)

4. Capt Nazri Ismail - 3000736 (RAMD)

5. Capt Tarmizi Muda (RMAF) 16 Sept 1997

6. Maj Ong Cher Keong (RMAF) 15 Sept 1990

7. Capt Tan Eng Huat (RMAF) 11 Jun 1991

8. Maj Zukri (ARTY)

9. Capt Rashid Marsalam (RSD)

10. Maj Wan Johan Wan Hussin (KAD)

11. Maj Zukefli (Orang Lama )(RAMD)

Till this day, all of us have got sweet memories of all our beloved skot who have all gone and never to return anymore, the first days we met each other, the gruelling days we faced together in happiness and sweetness, the difficult times and the times we had fun. These are all fond memories we cherish with one another and shall also bring it with us to our respective resting place in due time.

We may not even meet again the next forthcoming reunion which is supposed to be our 35th ( going by year of enlistment 20 Feb 1978), so it would read Intake 34/35 celebrations next year. So many of us do not meet, see and talk to each other because of our work, family and location. The FB is one avenue we get to stay in touch and know what is happening around us and amongst us all.

Without, that little space we are taking things for granted that the others are all okey and doing fine, not knowing some may be not well, some in difficult situations, some in dire need!

I do hope with this little note dedicated to all our fallen comrade and brothers in ARMS I shall be able to stir up that feeling of esprit d’corp amongst us the remaining few. We never know who is going to be the next to say sayonara for good or maybe get a chance to say goodbye to him, for the very last time.

All our comrades, the eleven of them went without saying goodbye, we never got the chance to see them, let alone shook their hands and wish them to get well, they just left us all abruptly!

Life is so fragile and lets not dwell on this & that, no time, not possible not able and a million other excuses! A plea from me and I urge all my fellow skot mates to find out the rest of whom we have yet to trace and locate and pass the word around, so that they can come forward and be part of our reunion bash in the fantasy island Mohd Nor Koeng has assured! 

The pass 34 years of friendship has seen all of us through thick and thin, some left early, some retired early and as mention eleven left us all forever, we hope and pray that we can at least spend some time on the FB to communicate dan Tanya khabar sahabat kito semua!

We will never forget about them, the little and small things we did together, chatting and talking in the dark, inside the bush and in the fox-holes! We shall honour them as one day others will honour us too. They may have fallen but never forgotten, and I shall propose NOW that we will invite their spouses or family to our next reunion and they shall be our honoured guest for the night. Whatever small token we can give away we shall plan for it, need not be monetary but in kind as a ‘momento from all of us’!

Their sacrifices shall never be forgotten and never be in vain, we shall make their memories leave on with us, doing the right thing for them, they have served the KING & COUNTRY to the best of their ability, as good officers and a perfect gentlemen. 

They lost their lives for a cause they believed in, and their dedication and commitment to the task and duties shall never be able to be repaid. We the living shall forever remember that no man is immortal and we are all actually parting slowly and surely each passing day. Before that day comes, lets’ get together and plan out the next get together. For those of you who are still serving, let me take this opportunity to wish all of you success and discharge your responsibilities without any FEAR or FAVOR! 

ART

ART, The story teller - Part XI

PART XI – THE STORY OF CADETS’ PASS-TIME & Officers Hobby

OUR FAVORITE SONGS

Lagu Favourite & Tergemar - ini lah satu satunya cara untuk mengubati hati semua kedet baik semasa senang, susah, pahit, manis, gembira, sedih dan rindu. Kalau tidak nyanyi nanti kena pulak, baik jerit kuat kuat lepaskan geram, tidak kira kat JL atau Staf.

Lagu 1. ‘Siapa Suruh Masuk Tentera - ‘Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

…..sendiri suka sendiri RASA!’

Padan MUKA!...

lirik tidak ingat lagi pak…tolong lah skot…sambungkan lagu ni!!!

Lagu 2. Beribu–Ribu! Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

Satu ribu, dua ribu, tiga ribu belum tentu……..!

Hari hari kita lari

Buat PT pagi-pagi

Badan sihat otot kuat

Cukup bulan dapat gaji

Satu ribu, dua ribu, tiga ribu belum tentu……..!

Lagu 3. Aden! Pencipta dan Penyayi ( Kedet )

Den tenang, den tores terrigor……

den dapet sekor ayem donak…!

Den poui sarjan major 

den dapet lans korporal

Lagu 4. Kuda Hitam – Hetty Koes-Endang

Kuda hitam aduh... kuda hitam 

Tak dihitung namun berbahaya 

Lari tenang aduh... pelan-pelan 

Tau-tau bisa nyampai keluan

Gadis manis aduh... kulit hitam 

Hidung mancung abang... berbahaya 

Tenang-tenang aduh... menghanyutkan 

Tau-tau bisa bikin kejutan

Kalaulah naik kuda hitam 

Lari kencang nafas pun panjang 

Kalaulah punya pacar hitam 

Walau hari panas senyum senang

Jangan marah aduh abang-abang 

Hati-hati hidup di dunia 

Jangan pandang remeh pandang ringan 

Aku nyanyi bukan sembarangan

Lagu 5. Benci Tapi Rindu - Saleem

Bukan hanya sekadar penghibur

Diriku ini sayang

Bukan pula sekadar pelepas

Rindumu oh sayang

Sakit hatiku

Kau buat begini

Bukan hanya sekadar penghibur

Diriku ini sayang

Bukan pula sekadar pelepas

Rindumu oh sayang

Sakit hatiku

Kau buat begini

Kau datang dan pergi

Sesuka hatimu

Oh kejamnya dikau

Tegarnya dikau padaku

Kau pergi dan datang

Sesuka hatimu

Oh sakitnya hati

Bencinya hati padamu

Sakitnya hati ini

Namun aku rindu

Bencinya hati ini

Tapi aku rindu

Lagu 6. Lancang Kuning – Jamal Abdillah

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning belayar malam

Belayar malam...

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning belayar malam

Hai belayar malam...

Haluan menuju

Haluan menuju ke laut dalam...

Haluan menuju

Haluan menuju ke laut dalam...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Kalau nakhoda

Kalau nakhoda kuranglah faham

Kuranglah faham...

Kalau nakhoda

Kalau nakhoda kuranglah faham

Hai kuranglah faham...

Alamatlah kapal

Alamatlah kapal akan tenggelam...

Alamatlah kapal

Alamatlah kapal akan tenggelam...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning menentang badai

Menentang badai...

Lancang kuning

Lancang kuning menentang badai

Hai menentang badai...

Tali kemudi

Tali kemudi berpilit tiga...

Tali kemudi

Tali kemudi berpilit tiga...

Lancang kuning belayar malam...(2X)

Dedication to All Our Fallen Comrades

1. Lt Mohd Razif Abdullah (RMAF)

2. Ltm Md. Naimi Md.Yunan (RAMD)

3. Lt Jamil Long (RAMD)

4. Capt Nazri Ismail - 3000736 (RAMD)

5. Capt Tarmizi Muda (RMAF) 16 Sept 1997

6. Maj Ong Cher Keong (RMAF) 15 Sept 1990

7. Capt Tan Eng Huat (RMAF) 11 Jun 1991

8. Maj Zukri (ARTY)

9. Capt Rashid Marsalam (RSD)

10. Maj Wan Johan Wan Hussin (KAD)

11. Maj Zukefli (Orang Lama )(RAMD)

I might not have the latest updated list, still awaiting from Sec-Gen……!

The Overseas Cadets & Diplomats

I must also mention about this group of lucky skotee, they were very lucky & fortunate to be selected to be trained abroad, the likes of Shahrani, Abdillah, Tg Ahmad and Tajri.

I must also give them credit for representing our Intake as well. All of them have made it, even Abdillah and Tg Ahmad, both are successful in their own ways outside the forces. Shahrani and Tajri are both Generals today and very soon will be adding another Star, insya allah.

The other guys who were trained overseas much later on were numerous, especially those who joined the SF, the air-boys and many from the Army too. 

We also have a few who have served or are still serving in their overseas assignments, Yusri was D/A of India, Tajri was in London, now we have Zahar in Manila. Hopefully, in the coming years we have a few more!

This does not include those who served under the UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, I am pretty sure all our intake has done a stint in one of the many missions abroad. Maybe accept for Cadet CO & Mat Zain (RRD), which did not have the opportunity to do so.

A Tribute to All Our Generals

We are all proud to say that our intake made a pretty bunch of Generals, including the RMN boys.

In total now we have:

1. Maj Gen Suhaimi Zuki (RAMD)

2. B.Gen Amir (RMAF) the 1st guy of our intake!

3. B.Gen Tajri Alwi (RAMD)

4. B.Gen Shahrani Sany(RAMD)

5. B.Gen Zulkapri Rahamat (RAMD)

6. B.Gen Yusri Anwar (ARTY)

7. B.Gen Halim Othman (REME)

8. B.Gen Tengku Ahmad Noor Tuan Chik (RAMD)

9. B.Gen Azizon (RMAF)

10. B.Gen Mutalib Abd Wahab (RMAF)

11. B.Gen Mohd Shabre Hussein (RMAF)

12. Laksma Utama Jamil (RMN)

13. Laksma Madya Abu Musa (RMN)

The Endless Courses & Promotion Exams

After almost 2-3 years of basic training, commando courses, PULADA and additional career courses, the guys in Green would be required to sit for their Lt to Capt Exams, written & practical. This is the fun and funny part – for practical exams there were 3 papers only, namely tactics ( you are to do & appreciation and deliver your plan, any one of the 4 phases of war), signals – just hello one this is two, voice procedure and ‘slidex-card’ usage and lastly map-reading (simply just to find out where are ‘YOU’).

The written exams consisted of tactics, military law, PoPo & Admin only, now those days every exams is a break from unit life, get to stay in Hotels, eat good food, have yay-yay and get paid as well (dapat allowance)! So YO’s pun make the best out of it, 1st time – pass 2 papers only, because can re-sit and enjoy some more! The only hassle was tactics practical paper, have to drag along a stupid looking MAP-BOARD, and binoculars!

These exams were done on the 4th year of our service, and some did not get to pass it purposely, because those days no matter how many times you re-sit nobody cares, until the Army said enough of this bull-shit, ‘pegawai ponteng kerja’ dan lepak!

So, the new laws were set-up, 1st time pass, you get credit points for promotion, after that ‘baru pegadawai’ mengelabah like hell, asyik cari TIPS dan kalam di-kabut disana sini! Nak Pink sahaja! Macam di semua kursus, nak cari PINK..lama lama jadi PINK-PANTHER TERUS!

So, after these exams came the Capt to Major pulak, sama aje scenario, kali ini tambah subject Military History (The Burma Campaign) for written test! Apa lagi pening kepala nak jawab, 1st time mana ada PINK! Kasi hentam sesuka hati! Until today nobody knows why that campaign, but to me I think there were lots of lessons to be learnt from that failure of the British in anticipating the war the Japanese soldiers could fight - basically underestimating the ENEMY! 

After this all officers made sure kena pass first time out semua paper! 

RISIK COURSE

This was ‘the course’ to attend, apa tidak dekat 6 bulan duduk kat SEA Hotel kat Chow Kit Road, tidor 1st class, makan sedap, allowance dapat dan kaki goyang sahaja! Sampai boleh buat anak-anak! 

YAY-YAY

This is one of the most famous word of any officer of our era, no matter which unit, corps or location you are at, this can be called “zaman jahilia” THIS WAS IN THE 80’S.

The all night longs and all day longs session, oh may god have mercy@! We consider ourselves lucky then the KAGAT came along to stop all the activities, the officers mess scene was slowly diminished and at times becomes a ghost town & haunted home. After this everything changed, the officer esprit d’corps broke down or rather broke –up! Today it’s a different story, every-one of them is their own survivor, they now have their own houses, cars, savings and property! We at that time are considered lucky to have a TV & one Fridge! The post-dated cheques may bounced at any-time, the mess bill unpaid (kena banned & blacklisted by the CO) and that was considered macho & normal! 

One time we said if only all the walls could talk in all the messes, we would have a fantastic collection of UNTOLD stories, terrifying, horrifying and horrible as well!

The word ‘ABU’ was coined, before the current crop of ‘politikus’ became what they are today, some of them maybe in primary schools way back then! Those of you who were staying in JB and across the causeway knows’ it very well!

Today they get married double quick time, we were told or rather indoctrinated by the seniors - forget it, as a YO no kahwin bisnes, masuk hutan! Balik lepas 3 bulan, girlfriend pun kena kebas, cari yang baru, how to kahwin? Yang kebas mess sebelah sahaja, jiran, skot some more! Hiyah! Itu macam pun ada!

Those were the lessons to be learnt, and I guess there are the good & bad sides to what we did endure as YO’s! 

LETS' PUT THAT TO REST……..for good!