I promised to always be loyal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and to protect the country’s sovereignty as an independent nation. Warrant Officer II (R) M. Tamil Chelvi, Royal Malaysian Air Force veteranEver since I was a child, I have loved uniforms. After completing Form Five at Pudu English Secondary Schoolin 1978, I decided that I would either join the police or the Malaysian Armed Forces. I sent in various applications and in 1981, I was selected to undergo training to join the Royal Malaysian Air Force. Here I was, a girl from the city, whose only inkling of joining the military was that I would finally be able to wear a uniform and serve the nation.

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 22:30 UTC