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PREFACE
PREFACE
On 18
th
June, 1966, the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute was officially opened
by Dr Goh Keng Swee to train both Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers in the art
of warfare and military leadership. However, by the early 1980s, the rapid development
of the Singapore Armed Forces stretched the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute’s
facilities as it struggled to cope with the increasing demands of Officer and NCO training. In
1982, then-Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew first mooted the idea of a Tri-Service Military
Institute to face this challenge and on 9
th
June, 1990, Mr Lee officiated at the Ground
Breaking Ceremony for SAFTI Military Institute (SAFTI MI). In 1995, SAFTI MI moved
from Pasir Laba Camp to its present location.
SAFTI MI is now an international byword for training and nurturing military commanders,
not only for the Singapore Armed Forces but also from friendly nations in many parts of the
world. It conducts leadership development courses for all Three Officer Corps of the SAF
– the Officer Corps, the Warrant Officer Corps and the Military Expert Corps from across
the three services. It is a sophisticated training establishment equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities and open parade squares where cadets will eventually graduate from.
The present SAFTI MI is a far cry from what its antecedent, the Singapore Armed Forces
Training Institute at Pasir Laba was on 1
st
June, 1966. On that day, the first cohort of potential
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SAFTI in June 1966.