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Chitchat Did you know that the SAF gives out a Prestigious Military Award? LOLOLOLOLOLOL

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[h=1]Australian Navy Chief receives prestigious Singapore military award[/h]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/australian-navy-chief/2911232.html


The Victoria Cross is a prestigious military award. The Congressional Medal of Honour is a prestigious military award. the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) is a piece of crap. LOL. Really, the PAP needs to stop reading their own propaganda. A country that has never been to war, has not fought any battles, have not won any conflicts, has abosolutely no prestige in its armed forces. hence it does not have a "prestigious" military award.

SINGAPORE: The Chief of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Vice Admiral (VADM) Timothy Barrett was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) - or Meritorious Service Medal (Military) - by President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Tuesday (Jun 28).
Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen presented the award to VADM Barrett at an investiture held at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), and he was conferred the award for his “significant contributions to forging closer ties” between the RAN and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), according to MINDEF.


VADM Barrett promoted greater cooperation between both navies in bilateral and multilateral exercises, such as Exercise Singaroo, Exercise Kadaku, and most recently, the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism exercise, which Singapore co-organised with Australia, Brunei and New Zealand.
The Singapore Armed Forces and the Australian Defence Force have a long history of military cooperation in the form of bilateral and multilateral training exercises, operational cooperation and professional exchanges, said MINDEF.
 

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use to be able to buy such medals in the streets of Saigon..........

Really the SAF is damn thick skin. Award "prestigious" medal that has no merits at all. This Aussie Admiral must be wondering simi lancheow medal was it. When they told him he was getting a prestigious military medal, he thought he was getting the Navy Cross. Imagine his dissappointment at this trinket obtained from the Beach Road Army Market.
 

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Really the SAF is damn thick skin. Award "prestigious" medal that has no merits at all. This Aussie Admiral must be wondering simi lancheow medal was it. When they told him he was getting a prestigious military medal, he thought he was getting the Navy Cross. Imagine his dissappointment at this trinket obtained from the Beach Road Army Market.

maybe he will sell it in some aussie flea market
 

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maybe he will sell it in some aussie flea market

Cannot lah, The Aussie ministry of defence will force him to wear it on his uniform. Other admirals will just look at it and ask him what it is. when he tells them its SAf Prestigious medal, they will just fall over laughing.
 

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Cannot lah, The Aussie ministry of defence will force him to wear it on his uniform. Other admirals will just look at it and ask him what it is. when he tells them its SAf Prestigious medal, they will just fall over laughing.

did he also get a viceroy watch with name & ic engraved behind? :biggrin:
 

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The Singapore equivalent of the VC and the CMH would be the Bintang Temasek (Star of Temasek); the BT has never been awarded. The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) is roughly equivalent to a BBM or PBM, and is given out for diplomatic reasons.
 

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SAF really saboed this unlucky Aussie Admiral. Now he is forced to wear this embarassing medal for the rest of his career. Laukwee like shit.
 

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Australia Minister of Defence: "Admiral Barrett, I don't recognize that medal on your uniform, its hideous, what is it?"
Adm Barrett: "Sir, its the Pingat Jasa Gemilang"
Minister of Defence :" Its the Gemi what? Is it given by Gimli, the Dwarf?"
Adm Barrett: "No sir, its conferred by President Tony Tan of Singapore"
Minister of Defence: "You mean, very short Tony? But, He is a dwarf"
Adm Barrett: "SIr, you make a good point"
 
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