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generating and sustaining a robust and The President Standard is flown from the
efficient Air Power for mission success. highest point on the Istana main building.
The Standard is flown daily from 8.00 am to
UC COLOURS 6.00 pm, or until such time when the
President has left for his private residence.
The above Standard is raised folded and tied
with a ‘quick-release’ knot. On the final
execution of the “Salute” or “Present Arms”
to the President on his arrival for an
event/parade, the knot is tugged thus
releasing the Standard to ‘Fly’. This is
evidently witnessed during major parades
like SAF Day and National Day.
The Unmanned Command’s motto
‘PERSISTENT and PRECISE’ signifies the
enduring and resilient nature and high GUARD PENNANT
readiness capability of the Command in
carrying out a full spectrum of missions from
peacetime to wartime, spanning across the air,
land and sea domains to achieve the SAF’s
objectives.
THE PRESIDENT STANDARD In our modern society with well-established
PRESIDENTIAL LANCE
police and security forces, the idea of
Presidential Guards armed with lances
would seem old fashioned. On the contrary,
this practice has deep symbolic significance
dating back to the medieval times.
In olden days, knights in armour were the
cream of the fighting forces. The best knights
and Champions formed a special guard that
protected the monarch or ruling lord on and
off the battlefield. The lance is a form of
The President Standard is a red flag with a spear that was very popular with the
white Crescent Moon and Five Stars armoured knights of old. The date of its
emblazoned in the centre. The colour red is introduction into civilised armies, however,
symbolic of the universal brotherhood and went much further than the Middle Ages. Its
equality of man. The Crescent represents a employment can be traced to the Assyrians
young country on the ascent while the five and Egyptians. The Greeks and Romans also
stars represent democracy, peace, progress, used lances. The British in turn were
justice and equality. impressed by the weapon during the Battle of
Waterloo and in 1816, organised the first
