From Cadet To Second Lieutenant: How This Malaysian Chinese Woman Found Her Place In The Air Force
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Leong Jing En, 23, graduated from the National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) with the Chancellor's Gold Medal after topping her cohort in Mechanical Engineering (Honours) — and will now serve as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM).
From the original report
She began her studies at UPNM in 2021, entering through Malaysia’s centralised university placement system (UPU) before being selected as an officer cadet.
Fast forward to today, she now holds the rank of Second Lieutenant (Leftenan Muda), or Lt M, in TUDM.
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- Aug 19, 2026
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