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Major (Rtd) D Swami
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Escorting Convoys World Food Program in Somalia
The Champions
Sniper Cert
In Somalia, with a M4A1, M79, HKP9S, the magazine carrying jacket belongs to Lt Col Ivan Lee
Major D.Swami joined the Army as a recruit on the 30th Nov 1972.  

Joined 2nd troop, 2nd Squadron , Engineers Regiment as a Sapper. 
 Promoted to Corporal in 1976. 
Joined Officer Cadet School in Sebatang Karah, Port Dickson, in January 1980. 
Commissioned into the Corps of Rangers on the 24th Jan 1981. (7th Rangers) 

Contingent Commander during the passing out parade
Promoted to Lt 24th Jan 1985.
Promoted to Captain 24th Jan 1986 
Promoted to Major 1st Oct 1994
Beside a Paki Tank during QRF duties
Courses attended :
1. Combat Engineers
2. Mine Warfare and Booby Traps
On Exercise Southern Tiger with 6 RAR, Jimna State Forest 1993
3. Platoon Commander's Course  - Kota Belud, Sabah
4. Orientation Commando - Special Warfare Training Center, Sg Udang
5. Instructor Unit Combat Intelligence - Special Warfare Training Center, Sg Udang
6. 81 MM Mortar - Army Combat Training Center (Pulada)
7. Unit Emplaning Officer
8. Regimental Signals Officer
9. Small Arms Coaching - Decentralized Australia in  Army Combat Training Center (Best Student)
10. Staff Duties
11. Company Commander - Army Combat Training Center (Pulada)
12.Squadron Leader (Armour) - Armor School, Port Dickson
13. Training Development Officer
14. Sniper
Units Served
1. 2nd  Engineers
2. Signal School
3. 7 Rangers (Pl Comd to 2 ic Company) 1981-1986
4. Territorial Army Training Centre (OC Weapons Wing)1986-1990
5. 7 Rangers (Mor Pl commander to 2ic Company to OC B Coy to OC Hq Company before leaving the service) 1990-1998
Overseas. 3 training trips to Australia
Malbatt 2 - Operational - Somalia Tasks - Quick Reaction Force - Escort World Food Programme - Sniper Employment Officer
Commands : 1. No.5 Platoon, Bravo Company (1981 - 1984) + 2. UCIS Platoon (1981 - 1984 - two commands)
3. Mortar Commander
4. 2 ic Company
5. Intelligence Officer
6. Adjutant
7. Operations Officer
8. Company Commander
Sniper Employment Officer
Seventh Rangers Sniper Team, Col Mukhtar, me and the US Special Forces from the 2nd Battalion 5th Special Forces Group.
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