Singapore West Point Cadet named 2005 Rhodes Scholar
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http://www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/PV/050107/rhodes.htm
January 7, 2005
Singapore cadet named 84th USMA Rhodes Scholar
By James Fox
Assistant Editor
Cadet 1st Class Jin Wang Photo by DOIM CIB
Cadet 1st Class Jin Wang, one of the academyÂ’s 47 international cadets, and one of four cadets who hail from Singapore, was named his countryÂ’s Rhodes Scholar for 2005.
Wang, a civil engineering major here, will study toward a second Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford beginning in October.
The 24-year-old former platoon leader with the 1st Commando Battalion of the Singapore Armed Forces said he was extremely happy and enlightened to know that all his hard work has finally paid off.
The current Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. for 2nd Regiment said his studies in England “will provide the essential intellectual foundation for a career in public service, first as an Army officer commissioned with the task of providing national security and ultimately as a policymaker responsible for developing sound economic and governmental policies.”
Wang is the 84th West Point cadet, and second from Singapore, to be named a Rhodes Scholar since the academy began competing in 1923.
The H-2 Hornet said he came to West Point to develop his leadership principles, something which earned him the distinction of being the first international cadet posted to a command leadership position in the summer when he was named the battalion commander for Operation Highland Warrior last year.
“Being at West Point also allows me to meet many different people from all over the United States,” he added.
He hopes to extend his relationships with other cultures at Oxford.
“I relish the opportunity to forge friendships with classmates from different countries,” he said, “To engage them intellectually, to learn from their unique views and broaden my own, and to experience other cultures.”
The two-and-a-half-year veteran of the SAF said he will return to Singapore after graduation and serve as a staff officer with the headquarters of his former unit.
Wang was a member of the cadet mountaineering team his first two years at West Point and is the secretary for the International Cadet Club.
He flew home to Singapore over the holidays to spend Christmas and the New Year with his family and friends who were spared the devastating effects of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which did not dramatically impact his country, he said.
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Am surprised that the local papers only published this recently. He has done Singapore proud at West Point. -
another of those silver-spooned people who will set policies in the future...
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Well, whaddaya know - a red beret rising through the staff ranks. That's just about as common as hen's teeth.
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hmm he spent another 4 yrs ?? as a CADET in West Point again ? wah .. must been interesting eye opener for him as a comissioned cadet ..
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anyone know his rank before he left for west point?
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should be a 2LT or LTA before he left for West Point. i heard of CDO officers going over to Sandhurst Military Academy to receive training as an officier again. So most likely should be comissioned from SAF then sent overseas. But well i could still be wrong.but unlikely as the report stated he was a former Platoon Leader in 1st Commando Bn.Originally posted by Gordonator:anyone know his rank before he left for west point?
Any current CDOs who have been under this officer or known him care to comment on the above ? -
this guy been through real OPs ? or is it just a overzelous article misqouting an Excercise as an Operation ?Originally posted by theonion:http://www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/PV/050107/rhodes.htm
January 7, 2005
Singapore cadet named 84th USMA Rhodes Scholar
By James Fox
Assistant Editor
Cadet 1st Class Jin Wang Photo by DOIM CIB
Cadet 1st Class Jin Wang, one of the academyÂ’s 47 international cadets, and one of four cadets who hail from Singapore, was named his countryÂ’s Rhodes Scholar for 2005.
Wang, a civil engineering major here, will study toward a second Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford beginning in October.
The 24-year-old former platoon leader with the 1st Commando Battalion of the Singapore Armed Forces said he was extremely happy and enlightened to know that all his hard work has finally paid off.
The current Cadet Command Sgt. Maj. for 2nd Regiment said his studies in England “will provide the essential intellectual foundation for a career in public service, first as an Army officer commissioned with the task of providing national security and ultimately as a policymaker responsible for developing sound economic and governmental policies.”
Wang is the 84th West Point cadet, and second from Singapore, to be named a Rhodes Scholar since the academy began competing in 1923.
The H-2 Hornet said he came to West Point to develop his leadership principles, something which earned him the distinction of being the first international cadet posted to a command leadership position in the summer when he was named the battalion commander for Operation Highland Warrior last year.
“Being at West Point also allows me to meet many different people from all over the United States,” he added.
He hopes to extend his relationships with other cultures at Oxford.
“I relish the opportunity to forge friendships with classmates from different countries,” he said, “To engage them intellectually, to learn from their unique views and broaden my own, and to experience other cultures.”
The two-and-a-half-year veteran of the SAF said he will return to Singapore after graduation and serve as a staff officer with the headquarters of his former unit.
Wang was a member of the cadet mountaineering team his first two years at West Point and is the secretary for the International Cadet Club.
He flew home to Singapore over the holidays to spend Christmas and the New Year with his family and friends who were spared the devastating effects of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which did not dramatically impact his country, he said.
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Am surprised that the local papers only published this recently. He has done Singapore proud at West Point.