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{{Short description|Military academy in Brunei}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces
| native_name                   = {{Lang-ms|Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera Diraja Brunei}}<br>[[Jawi script|Jawi]]: اكاديمي ڤرتاهنن اڠكتن تنترا دراج بروني
| image                         = Two Indonesian Army Officers Join the Brunei Darussalam Command and Staff Course.jpg
| image_size                    = 250px
| caption                       = Defence Academy in 2021
| start_date                    = 25 November 2010 <br />({{Age in years and months|2010|11|25}})
| country                       = {{Flag|Brunei}}
| allegiance                    = [[List of sultans of Brunei|Sultan]] [[Hassanal Bolkiah]]
| branch                        = [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence]]
| type                          = [[Military academy]]
| command_structure             = {{Flagicon image|War Flag of Brunei.svg}} [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| anniversaries                 = 25 November
| garrison                      = [[Kampong Tanah Jambu]], [[Muara–Tutong Highway]], [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]]
| website                       = [https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Theme/Home.aspx da.mindef.gov.bn]
<!-- Commanders -->| commander1_label              = Commandant
| commander1                    = [[Colonel|Col]] Pengiran Sharifuddin Yusof<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Commandant |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Commandant.aspx |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
| commander2_label              = Deputy Commandant
| commander2                    = [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt.Col]] Amirul Adly Ali<ref>{{Cite web |title= DEPUTY COMMANDANT |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Deputy.aspx |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
| commander3_label              = Chief Instructor
| commander3                    = Lt.Col Mohammad Khairul Sulaiman<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHIEF INSTRUCTOR |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Chief.aspx |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
| commander4_label              = Sergeant Major
| commander4                    = [[Warrant officer|WO1]] Rudy Eyan Radziddillah<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACADEMY SERGEANT MAJOR |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Academy.aspx |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
}}

The '''Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces''' ('''DA RBAF'''), natively known as {{Lang-ms|'''Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera Diraja Brunei'''|label=none}} ('''AP ABDB'''),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=64 Pegawai Kadet Pengambilan Ke-21 ditauliahkan |url=https://www.jpm.gov.bn/Lists/Berita%20JPM%202022/NDispForm.aspx?ID=342&InitialTabID=Ribbon.Read&source=/ |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.jpm.gov.bn |language=ms}}</ref> is a [[military academy]] establishment of the [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] (RBAF), primarily for commissioned male and female [[Recruit training|professional training]]. The annual anniversary ceremony of DA RBAF's inception was place on 25 November every year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES MARKS 12th ANNIVERSARY |url=https://www.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=5827 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>

== Background ==
The Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) has continued to grow. It is located in a newly constructed building with specific goals, which should be finished by May 2013. This {{Convert|150|acre}} contemporary facility near [[Kampong Tanah Jambu]] would have the newest instructional aids and technologies available. Combining the latest instructional techniques with futuristic design. With its three pillars—the Officer Cadet School (OCS), the Junior Staff Course (JSC), and the Staff College—the Defence Academy's primary responsibility is the professional development of officers in the RBAF.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Bachamiya A Hussainmiya |date=2012-01-01 |title=Royal Brunei Arrmed Forces 50th anniversary Commemorative History |url=https://www.academia.edu/101474835 |journal=RBAF 50th Golden Anniversary Commemorative Book |publisher=Southeastern University of Sri Lanka |pages=31–32}}</ref>

==History==
The first pillar of the defence academy, Officer Cadet School (OCS), was built with an Army Wing, a Midshipman Wing, an Air Force Wing, and a School Headquarters. Construction on the project started in 2007.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Lyna Mohamad |last2=Azrol Azmi |date=2008-08-27 |title=Deputy Sultan officiates Officer Cadet School |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2008/27_aug_5.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.sultanate.com}}</ref> It opened on 31 August 2008, in line with the RBAF's objective of producing the next generation of officers who possess leadership abilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/History.aspx |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref> On 25 November 2010, the Defence Academy was formally established and its second pillar, the Staff College, was opened.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/csc/SitePages/News%20Headline.aspx?cid=11 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>

On 28 July 2011, [[Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah]] gave his approval for the Defence Academy of the nation to have its own campus in order to meet the growing demand for military training. At the parade square of the RBAF Officer Cadet School at [[Sungai Akar]] Camp, during the Sovereign's Parade Ceremony for the 5th Intake of Officer Cadets, His Majesty made the following statement:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=James Kon |date=2011-07-29 |title=Fully equipped campus for Defence Academy |url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2011/29_jul_1.html |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.sultanate.com}}</ref>
{{Cquote
| quote = We have always maintained career development structure that is based on meritocracy and military ethics. We want to have military personnel who truly display excellent military performance. We also want to see more youths and graduates choose careers as leaders who will guide our national defence institutions. Officer Cadet School needs to be more firm and continue its effort to produce trained officers who are knowledgeable and creditable and have the ability to offer training to cadets from foreign countries.
}}The Leadership and Management Centre, the academy's last and third component, was formally founded on 12 September 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/lmc/SitePages/News%20Headline.aspx?cid=9 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref> The Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF) opened its doors on 28 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei opens Defence Academy |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Shared%20Documents/2016%20Media%20Backgrounder.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.information.gov.bn |pages=27–28}}</ref>

==Organisation==
=== Officer Cadet School ===
One of the primary objectives of the OCS, which is housed in the [[Gurkha Reserve Unit]] (GRU) camp in Sungai Akar, is to teach men and women who have been chosen to become future RBAF officers in the Tri-Service of the [[Royal Brunei Land Force]] (RBLF), [[Royal Brunei Navy]] (RBN), and [[Royal Brunei Air Force]] (RBAirF) in compliance with the demands and specifications. There are three terms in the 42-week officer cadet course: a 14-week Tri–Service term, a 22-week Special to Service term, and a 6-week Final term. Army cadets, midshipmen, and air force cadets move to their separate units to finish their training to become army, navy, and air force officers after completing the Tri-Service general training term together.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

=== Junior Staff Course ===
In order to ease promotions for younger officers—specifically, [[lieutenant]]<nowiki/>s to the rank of [[captain]]—the  Junior Staff Course (JSC) was first administered in 2005. It moved to the School of Studies of the [[Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] (TI RBAF) in September 2008 from its original location in the Civil Service Institute in [[Kampong Rimba]]. At the moment, the Military Academy in Sungai Akar hosts the course. The JSC provides courses in [[geopolitics]], [[military studies]], [[international relations]], [[defence policy]], leadership, and communications. The training helps military people become more proficient in [[information and communications technology]] (ICT) while also improving their managerial, analytical, and leadership abilities. Captains must pass their exams at this educational facility in order to advance to the rank of [[Major (rank)|major]]. By the time of the seventh intake, officers from all RBAF services as well as those from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore had joined the JSC.<ref name=":1" />

=== Staff College ===
The Command and Staff Course (CSC) is offered by the [[Staff college|Staff College]] to senior majors in a tri–service setting in collaboration with officers from [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence]] (MINDEF), the [[Royal Brunei Police Force]] (RBPF), the RBAF, and other regional security organisations. The course attracts students from all over the world, including Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, UK, Pakistan, Oman, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the USA, in addition to the regional ASEAN partners of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.<ref name=":3" /> The college is taught by professionals from Brunei, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and New Zealand.<ref name=":0" /> The Staff College would produce graduates of the CSC who have trained both domestically and overseas for the first time in their history.<ref name=":1" />

The goal of the CSC is to broaden professional and scholarly understanding of the modern strategic environment and how it affects defense and security experts in their line of work. As its principal academic provider, [[Universiti Brunei Darussalam]] (UBD) collaborates with the delivery of the 40-week course. Upon completion of the program, accomplished learners will receive the UBD Graduate Diploma in Defence and Security Studies, along with the chance to work toward a [[Master's degree]] in the same field.<ref name=":3" />

Academic instruction for this genuinely global course is provided by [[Massey University]] in New Zealand. The training promotes lateral thinking and a wider perspective among its participants. The agreement, which started in 2010, enables the RBAF Command and Staff College to provide a customised Master of International Security program. The relationship between the Centre for Defence and Security Studies and the RBAF is centered upon the goal of providing students with fresh knowledge and perspectives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BENEFICIAL FOR ALL |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/fms/Colleges/College%20of%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences/Documents/college-profiles/International%20Security.pdf |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=www.massey.ac.nz}}</ref>

== List of commandants ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |no.
! colspan="2" |dates in post
! rowspan="2" |rank
! rowspan="2" |name
! rowspan="2" |ref
|-
!start
!end
|-
!1
|25 November 2010
|12 July 2013
|Colonel
|Maiddin Said
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2013-07-12 |title=Handing Over Ceremony To New Commandant Of Defence Academy |url=https://www.mindef.gov.bn/airforce/Lists/News_Test/DispForm.aspx?ID=144&ContentTypeId=0x01005A98E14FB0FEBF4EA84BFF035D91D657 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
|-
!2
|12 July 2013
|21 September 2015
|Colonel
|Abdul Hadi Saim
|<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2015-09-21 |title=COMMANDANT DEFENCE ACADEMY HANDOVER CEREMONY |url=https://mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=3548&Source=https://mindef.gov.bn/lists/news/all%2520news.aspx?Paged=TRUE&p_Published_x0020_Date=20150922%252016%253A00%253A00&p_ordering=1%252E00000000000000&p_ID=3552&PageFirstRow=901&&View=%257BF4E5D0B9-B02F-42F3-AF3E-515EDD1BC05C%257D&ContentTypeId=0x0100CAC0162585062A43B942A7BC2F0B9F04 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
|-
!3
|21 September 2015
|12 December 2018
|Colonel
|Saiful-Akhmar Shariff
|<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title=HANDOVER CEREMONY FOR THE NEW COMMANDANT OF THE DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News%20Headlines/DispAnnouncement.aspx?ID=68 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
|-
!4
|12 December 2018
|30 July 2020
|Major General
|[[Haszaimi Bol Hassan]]
|<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-29 |title=FAREWELL CEREMONY FOR COMMANDANT DEFENCE ACADEMY ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES |url=https://da.mindef.gov.bn/Lists/News%20Headlines/DispAnnouncement.aspx?ID=262 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=da.mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>
|-
!5
|2 January 2022
|present
|Colonel
|Sharifuddin Yusof
|<ref name=":4" />
|}

==See also==
*[[Training Institute Royal Brunei Armed Forces]] — similar establishment for training RBAF enlisted personnel

==References==
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