Present was the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Md Tawih Abdullah, Brudirect reported.
The ceremony was also attended by the officers and staff of RBAF.
The ceremony coincided with the handing over of the national flag to the country’s contingent that will participate in the 8th Al-Quran Memorizing Competition for the Military in Saudi Arabia.
Corporal Pg Kamarul Sarip Pg Saripuddin will represent the country in the memorizing of five Juzes of Al-Quran category.
Meanwhile for the 10 Juzes, the country will be represented by Lieutenant Pg Khairuddin Pg Tali.
The contingent of five people will depart tomorrow and is accompanied by the officer in attendance and monitoring officer of RBAF as well as supervising officer from the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran.
The competition which is held every two years will begin this Sunday until January 8 2015.
The RBAF has participated in the competition since 2004.