Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) Explained

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (Distinguished Service Order (Military))
Presenter:	Singapore
Type:	Order of Honour
Eligibility:	Members of the Singapore Armed Forces and foreign military members
Awarded For:	Exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior command or staff positions
Status:	Active
Established:	1981
Same:	Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
Lower:	Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera)
Image2 Size:	100

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) (en|Distinguished Service Order (Military)) is a decoration awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces and allied military members for exceptionally distinguished service or merit in senior command or staff positions.

The medal of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) is worn on a sash with breast star included.Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters DUBC.

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang is the civil equivalent award.

Description

• The ribbon is purple with red and white edge stripes.

Recipients

Australia

• General John Baker – Chief of Defence Force
• 2002 – Admiral Chris Barrie – Chief of Defence Force
• 2004 – General Sir Peter Cosgrove – Chief of Defence Force^[1]
• 2007 – Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston – Chief of Defence Force^[2]
• 2013 – General David Hurley – Chief of Defence Force^[3]
• 2017 – Dennis Richardson – Secretary of the Department of Defence^[4]
• 2017 – Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin – Chief of Defence Force^[5]
• 2022 – General Angus Campbell – Chief of Defence Force^[6]

Brunei

• 1994 – Major General Sulaiman Damit – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[7]
• 1996 – Major General Husin Ahmad – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[8]
• 1999 – Major General Abidin Ahmad – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[9]
• 2002 – Major General Jaafar Abdul Aziz – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[10]
• 2004 – Major General Halbi Mohd Yussof – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[11]
• 2009 – General Al-Muhtadee Billah – Deputy Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[12]
• 2011 – Colonel Yasmin Umar – Deputy Minister of Defence^[13]
• 2012 – Major General Aminuddin Ihsan – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces
• 2015 – Major General Mohammad Tawih – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[14]
• 2019 – Major General Aminan Mahmud – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[15]
• 2022 – Major General Hamzah Sahat – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[16]
• 2024 – Major General Haszaimi Bol Hassan – Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces^[17]

Indonesia

• 1991 – General Try Sutrisno – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[18]
• 1995 – General Feisal Tanjung – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[19]
• 1999 – General Wiranto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^{[20] [21]}
• 2004 – General Endriartono Sutarto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[22]
• 2007 – Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[23]
• 2009 – General Djoko Santoso – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[24]
• 2012 – Admiral Agus Suhartono – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^{[25] [26]}
• 2015 – General Moeldoko – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[27]
• 2018 – General Gatot Nurmantyo – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[28]
• 2021 – Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^{[29] [30]}
• 2023 – General (Ret.) Andika Perkasa – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[31]
• 2023 – General (Honorary) (Ret.) Prabowo Subianto – Minister of Defense of Indonesia^[32]
• 2024 – Admiral (Ret.) Yudo Margono – Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces^[33]

Malaysia

• 2018 – General Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor – Malaysia Chief of Defence Force^[34]
• 2022 - General Affendi Buang - Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces^[35]

New Zealand

• 2006 – Air Marshal Sir Bruce Ferguson – New Zealand Chief of Defence Force^[36]
• 2011 – Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae – New Zealand Chief of Defence Force and Governor-General of New Zealand^[37]

Thailand

• 1988 – General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[38]
• 1991 – General Sunthorn Kongsompong – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[39]
• 2003 – General Surayud Chulanont – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[40]
• 2005 – General Chaiyasit Shinawatra – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[41]
• 2007 – General Ruangroj Mahasaranon – Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces
• 2015 – General Worapong Sanganetra – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[42]
• 2016 – General Sommai Kaotira – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[43]
• 2017 – General Surapong Suwana-adth – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[44]
• 2018 – General Thanchaiyan Srisuwan – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[45]
• 2022 – General Chalermpol Srisawat – Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces^[46]

United States

• 2005 – Air Force General Richard Myers – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Military of the United States^[47]
• 2017 – Marine Corps General Joe Dunford – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Military of the United States^{[48] [49]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/sep/07sep04_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
2. https://archive.today/20120805071655/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2007/aug/24aug07_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
3. Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force – Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force, Australian High Commission, Singapore, 13 February 2013
4. Web site: Former Australian Secretary of Defence receives Singapore's highest military award. Chong Zi Liang. The Straits Times. 9 June 2017. 14 November 2018.
5. Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force – Top military award conferred on Australian Chief of the Defence Force, Australian High Commission, Singapore, 21 August 2017
6. Top Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Australian Defence Force – Top Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Singapore Ministry of Defence, 29 April 2022
7. News: 4 February 1994 . Top S'pore military award for Brunei army chief . 2024-10-03 . The Straits Times . 2.
8. News: 14 February 1996 . Highest military award for forces chief of Brunei . 2024-10-03 . The Straits Times . 2.
9. Web site: 1999-02-02 . Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commander Awarded Distinguished Service Order (Military) . 2024-02-25 . www.nas.gov.sg.
10. News: 20 September 2002 . An officer and a gentleman . 2024-10-03 . The Straits Times . 4.
11. https://archive.today/20120805055948/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2004/nov/23nov04_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
12. News: 2009-01-19 . HRH on official visit to Singapore . 24 . 13 . Brunei Darussalam Newsletter . Department of Information, Prime Minister's Office . 1 . 2023-08-01.
13. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Bruneian Energy Minister . 2023-02-28 . www.mindef.gov.sg . en.
14. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces . 2022-10-25 . www.mindef.gov.sg . en.
15. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces .
16. Web site: 12 July 2022 . Top military award conferred on former Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces . 2 February 2023 . www.MINDEF.gov.sg . . Singapore.
17. Web site: 2 August 2024 . RBAF commander conferred with Singapore's highest military award . 3 August 2024 . . en.
18. Web site: The Commander-in-Chief of Indonesian Armed Forces General …. www.nas.gov.sg. 2023-02-06.
19. Web site: President Ong Teng Cheong conferring the Distinguished ... .
20. Web site: Disjarah-tniad.mil.id - Dinas Sejarah Angkatan Darat. disjarah-tniad.mil.id. 2023-01-09.
21. Web site: GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT ONG TENG CHEONG (CENTRE) WITH …. www.nas.gov.sg. 2023-02-05.
22. Web site: 3 February 2004 . President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces .
23. Book: President Confers Top Military Award on Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces. 23 November 2007. 1 July 2022. National Archives of Singapore.
24. Web site: President Nathan Confers Top Military Award on TNI Commander-in-Chief. www.mindef.gov.sg. en. 2022-12-27.
25. Web site: 10 May 2012. Laksamana Agus Suhartono terima penghargaan tertinggi militer Singapura PROKIMAL ONLINE Kotabumi Lampung Utara. Laksamana Agus Suhartono terima penghargaan tertinggi militer Singapura PROKIMAL ONLINE Kotabumi Lampung Utara. 2022-12-05.
26. Web site: Taken at: Conferment of Distinguished Service Order (…. www.nas.gov.sg. 2023-02-05.
27. Web site: Okezone. 2015-09-22. Moeldoko Sabet Penghargaan dari Presiden Singapura : Okezone Nasional. nasional.okezone.com. id-ID. 2022-12-05.
28. News: Gatot Nurmantyo Raih Bintang Kehormatan dari Singapura. 6 March 2018. 25 August 2021. Tempo.co. Setiawan. Kodrat. Antara.
29. Web site: Panglima TNI Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto Dianugerahi Penghargaan Militer Tertinggi Singapura. 30 October 2021. 30 October 2021. iNews.id.
30. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces. www.mindef.gov.sg. en. 2023-02-05.
31. Web site: 10 May 2023. Top Military Award Conferred on Former Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Defence Forces (Panglima TNI). Mindef Singapore. EN. 10 May 2023.
32. Web site: Bestari. Fardi. 2023-11-21. Prabowo Subianto Terima Penghargaan Darjah Utama Bakti dari Presiden Singapura. Tempo. en. 2023-11-21.
33. Web site: Mantan Panglima TNI Yudo Margono Terima Penghargaan Tertinggi dari Singapura . 2024-02-01 . SINDOnews Nasional . id-ID.
34. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
35. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
36. https://archive.today/20120805110348/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2006/may/23may06_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
37. Web site: Governor General receives military award from Singapore . 30 May 2011 . . 27 September 2011.
38. Web site: Acting Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces …. www.nas.gov.sg.
39. Web site: CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE OF SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES LIEUTENANT- …. www.nas.gov.sg.
40. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2003/jul/25jul03_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
41. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2005/aug/16aug05_nr.html MINDEF Singapore
42. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2015/sep/01sep15_nr.html#.VezO7PnzrIU MINDEF Singapore
43. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Thai Defence Chief .
44. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Thai Chief of Defence Forces .
45. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Thai Chief of Defence Forces .
46. Web site: Top Military Award Conferred on Thai Chief of Defence Forces.
47. https://archive.today/20120804094254/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2005/jun/03jun05_nr2.html MINDEF Singapore
48. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-confers-top-military-award-on-us-chairman-of-joint-8907600 Channel NewsAsia
49. News: Garamone. Jim. Dunford Receives Singapore's Distinguished Service Award. 5 June 2017. Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2 June 2017.