KAMPONG TANAH JAMBU, WEDNESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2025 – The Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) marked another significant milestone as five (5) RBN officers successfully completed the 15th Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Command and Staff Course (CSC), a 46-week professional military education programme designed to prepare mid-career officers for higher leadership, staff duties, and joint operational responsibilities. Their successful completion underscores the RBN's ongoing commitment to developing capable and strategically minded leaders.
A total of 37 participants graduated from CSC 15/2025, comprising 18 local officers from the Ministry of Defence, the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), along with 19 international officers representing Australia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Indonesia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of the Philippines, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The ceremony was graced by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, together with members of the Defence and RBAF Executive Committees, the Commissioner of Police RBPF, the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Resident and Non-Resident Defence Advisers and Attachés, Directors, Commandants, UBD faculty members, and senior officers from the Ministry of Defence and the RBAF.
CSC 15/2025, conducted over 46 weeks in partnership with UBD, aims to broaden officers’ strategic perspectives, enhance planning proficiency for joint and combined operations, and strengthen leadership and decision-making at the operational and strategic levels. Core modules include governance, command, leadership, management, joint warfare, capability development and defence research, preparing graduates—including the five RBN officers—to effectively serve Brunei Darussalam’s national defence and security priorities.
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5 PEGAWAI TLDB BERJAYA MENAMATKAN KURSUS MAKTAB TURUS ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI 15/25
KAMPONG TANAH JAMBU, RABU, 26 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) mencatatkan satu lagi pencapaian penting apabila lima (5) orang pegawainya berjaya menamatkan Kursus Maktab Turus Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) sesi ke-15, iaitu program intensif selama 46 minggu yang bertujuan mempersiapkan pegawai pertengahan kerjaya bagi memikul peranan lebih tinggi dalam kepimpinan dan tugas staf serta operasi bersama. Kejayaan ini menzahirkan usaha berterusan TLDB dalam membangunkan pemimpin berfikiran strategik dan berkeupayaan tinggi.
Seramai 37 orang peserta telah menamatkan Kursus Maktab Turus ABDB sesi ke-15, terdiri daripada 18 pegawai tempatan dari Kementerian Pertahanan, ABDB dan Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei (PPDB), serta 19 pegawai tentera antarabangsa dari Australia, Kerajaan Bahrain, Republik Rakyat Bangladesh, Republik Rakyat China, Republik Indonesia, Kerajaan Hasyimiah Jordan, Malaysia, Kesultanan Oman, Republik Islam Pakistan, Republik Filipina, Kerajaan Arab Saudi, Republik Singapura, Kerajaan Thailand, United Kingdom dan Amerika Syarikat. Majlis Penutup disempurnakan oleh Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, serta dihadiri oleh Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Pertahanan dan ABDB, Pesuruhjaya Polis PPDB, Naib-Canselor Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Duta-Duta dan Pesuruhjaya-Pesuruhjaya Tinggi, Penasihat dan Atase Pertahanan, Pengarah-pengarah, Komandan-komandan, ahli fakulti UBD dan pegawai-pegawai kanan Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Kursus Maktab Turus ABDB ke-15 yang dijalankan selama 46 minggu dengan kerjasama UBD ini bertujuan memperluas perspektif strategik peserta, meningkatkan keupayaan perancangan operasi bersama, serta memperkukuh kepimpinan dan pembuatan keputusan di peringkat operasi dan strategik. Modul-modul teras merangkumi tadbir urus, pemerintahan, kepimpinan, pengurusan, peperangan bersama, pembangunan keupayaan serta penyelidikan pertahanan — sekaligus membekalkan graduan termasuk lima pegawai TLDB dengan kompetensi untuk menyumbang secara berkesan kepada kepentingan keselamatan dan pertahanan negara.
