KUCHING: In order to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer, Constable Muhammad Syuib Ibrahim decided to postpone his studies to undergo the Police Basic Training Programme (PLAK) at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol), Kuching.
As soon as he received a constable recruitment offer letter from the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) last year, he decided to postpone his studies to undergo basic police training at Pulapol.
The 21-year-old from Melaka said he had just finished his third semester for a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement at a private university in Cheras.
“The police as we know are related to the law and enforce the law like on the road and taking actions against crime.
“So what I’m learning is in line with what I’m working on,” he said when met by New Sarawak Tribune/ Suara Sarawak at the side line of the passing out parade marking the end of the police training yesterday.
Syuib who is the overall Best Trainee of PLAK Pulapol Kuching intends to resume his studies after this.
In fact, he added, he aspired to apply to become a police officer immediately after graduation.
For him, the six months of hard work at Pulapol Kuching really meant something when he successfully completed the training.
In addition, he said, the success also pleased both his parents who were present to witness the parade.
Meanwhile, for Best Trainee for External Training Constable Mohamad Ezwan Misri, 25, his ambition to become a policeman finally came true even though he missed his mother’s cooking and his family members.
Ezwan, who hails from Selangor, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Management. He said the spirit of camaraderie encouraged him to persevere through the training course.
“I tried to get used to the training because from the beginning I had already thought about becoming a police officer.
“All of us trainees supported each other in facing the many challenges and the spirit of friendship among us became stronger,” he said.
Best Academic Trainee Constable Aidil Fitri Ibrahim, 21, also agreed with Ezwan because he missed his family during the first three months at Pulapol Kuching.
However, the Kedah lad was grateful that his dream of becoming a policeman since school had finally come true.
“I became interested in becoming a policeman since Form Three because I got the interest when I saw the police cadets.
“After Form Five, I continued working first and then I saw the police recruitment portal which was opened for application and I tried to apply,” he said.
Even though his weight did not meet the set standards, he passed the interview session and could not believe that he had finally completed the six-months police training.
The three Constables were among the 440 Police Constables who successfully completed the police training yesterday.
They were celebrated at the passing out parade which was officiated at by Deputy Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
