The College Coat of Arms >> want to know more about our college ? The Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College Coat of Arms was designed in 1972 by Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Naguib Al-Atas of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Blazonry Crown. A five-pointed gold crown. Shield. The surface of the shield is divided horizontally across the center with the top portion having three segments of azure, red and dark blue. In the centre are three Malay Kris unsheated and crossed symmetrically with an open book placed over the blades. The bottom portion is coloured yellow with the fully blossomed red Bunga Raya (Hibiscus) in the centre. Motto: "Ilmu Hikmat Gagah" inscribed on the open book. Description The crown resembles the cap badge of the Royal Malay Regiment and signifies a historical linkage with formation of the Regiment being the forerunner of the Malaysian Armed Forces. The crown also symbolises the Yang Dipertuan Agong and signifies an unswerving allegiance and loyalty to the king. The three Kris indicate the martial character of the college, while the open book symbolizes study and learning. The three segments represent the Army, Navy and Air Force command and staff training conducted under the same management. The bottom portion of the shield signifies the support of the Nation with the constitutional monarch of the Head of State. The Bunga Raya symbolises the national aspiration with its petals representing the five pillars of the Rukun Negara. The upright stamen implies a dedication to propagate knowledge, customs and traditions of the Armed Forces. The motto which is inscribed on the pages of the open book conveys the meaning that the wisdom of strength lies in knowledge. Phrased in the form of a motto which is translated as "KNOWLEDGE IS THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH" The Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College (MAFSC), or Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera (MTAT) in the national language, is the second-highest institution of higher learning in the Armed Forces. The College is located at Haigate, Kuala Lumpur which is close to the Ministry of Defence complex. It was established in 1971 with the primary aim of training selected officers to meet the increasing demands of trained staff officers by the Army, Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The College took in its first intake of 30 students from the three Services in January 1972. The intake was increased the following year when the College took in officers from the Royal Malaysian Police and the Malaysian Civil Service. Students from foreign countries Armed Forces began participating in the staff course since 1974. From then on the number of overseas students has increased proportionately. In addition to the pure military studies, the College had also conducted a twinning Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in Strategic and Defence Studies with the University of Malaya (UM) - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences since 1995. Therefore upon graduation, qualified students will not only be accredited a "passed staff college" by the MAFSC but also a Diploma in Defence Studies by the said University. The mission of the College is to conduct a command and staff' course to develop intellectual depth and analytical capability of selected military officers so as to enable them to have a comprehensive understanding in the conduct of operations and in the management of Service resources in order: To prepare students to assume grade 2 staff officer and command appointments in the rank of Major or equivalent. To qualify students for the assumptions of increasing responsibility both in staff and command appointments in the rank Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent.