MUARA, Monday, 20 December 2021 –
The Royal Brunei Navy held a Retreat event in a bid to reflect on the year of 2021 prior to the start of the new calendar year of 2022. In attendance as the Guest of Honour was
First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @ Haji Seruji, the Commander of Royal Brunei Navy.
The event was held in line with COVID-19 Endemic Phase guidelines at 5 different locations within the Royal Brunei Navy with each location hosting key personnel from respective departments. The shift from the Transition Phase of COVID-19 in Brunei to the Endemic Phase has enabled the Royal Brunei Navy to incorporate more prominent interactions to encourage a positive environment for discussions within each physical location and between each location virtually.
All 6 major departments of the Royal Brunei Navy were represented during the retreat and presented their yearly reports of 2021. The event was initiated by a recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, then proceeded with a facilitation brief by the events chairman, Commander Hj Edy Jofren bin Pehin Datu Panglima Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil, RBN Assistant Chief of Staff Operations.
The RBN Commander then made his opening remarks where he highlighted his key messages from when he first took over as the incoming RBN Commander and acknowledged this event as one of the key focus areas of
“Muhasabah Diri”; Self-reflection. The event proceeded with a video recap of 2021 and the yearly reports by each of the 6 major departments namely: RBN Headquarters (HQ), Base HQ, RBN Inspectorate Cell, Fleet HQ, Support Services HQ and Naval Training Centre.
As the RBN steps into the new year of 2022, this retreat was meant to facilitate self-reflection on an organizational level and discuss challenges faced and best practices in facing these challenges. More importantly, the RBN Retreat of 2021 seeks to set a trend of self-reflection for every individual within RBN toward achieving the vision of delivering a robust, responsive and resource-efficient navy towards the end of defending the maritime sovereignty and territorial integrity of Brunei Darussalam.
