Lieutenant Jonathan Loh, 25, has become the first Singaporean in nearly 30 years to graduate top of his cohort at the prestigious United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). At his graduation ceremony in Colorado on May 30, LTA Loh – the only Singaporean in his year – waved the Singapore flag with pride after receiving 10 awards. The last time...
Lieutenant Jonathan Loh waved the Singapore flag with pride after receiving 10 awards at his graduation ceremony in Colorado.Lieutenant Jonathan Loh, 25, has become the first Singaporean in nearly 30 years to graduate top of his cohort at the prestigious United States Air Force Academy .
Only two Singaporeans have ever been top graduates of the course. The other was Colonel Low Chung Guan. He recounted how he struggled with time management during the course, where he was graded on his academic, military and athletic performance. For instance, he would often eat with his friends and go on hikes with them at Eagle’s Peak, a mountain near the USAFA.
LTA Loh also spoke of how he lost his mother to gall bladder cancer during his PSLE year and the impact of that loss on him today.“She never got to see me do well,” he said. “She wasn’t there to see my grades improve in Secondary 2, my performance in the A levels, basic military training, the day I was awarded the scholarship and the day of graduation from the USAFA,” he added.
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