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03 Oct 2019 | OPS & TRAINING

My dad the soldier

In the last of PIONEER's Children's Day special, 8-year-old Adam Aqeel and 6-year-old Daniyal Elman get hands on with the Terrex and find out what their father, 2nd Warrant Officer Muhammad Shahrul, does as a trainer in the Motorised Infantry Training Institute.

// Video produced by Teo Jing Ting & edited by Tan Bee Hiong

Tags Childrens Day Singapore Army Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicle Motorised Infantry PIONEER Kids
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Last Updated on 09 Oct 2019