In 1997, this rank insignia structure was amended to bring it in line with the Officer Cadet rank insignia in use at the Army College (KTD, "Kolej Tentera Darat") and the then-newly established Malaysian Armed Forces Academy (ATMA, "Akademi Angkatan Tentera Malaysia"). The main difference between an Officer Cadet rank insignia and the Putera rank insignia is the color of the insignia; the bars, knots and chevrons on an Officer Cadet rank are white in color, while the same on a Putera rank is royal yellow in color.