NCC DAY PARADE 2009 - PARADE APPT SELECTIONS

NCC DAY PARADE 2009 - PARADE APPOINTMENT SELECTIONS
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Kindly be notified that the NCC Day Parade selection for key parade appointments will be held on 23 May 2009, 0900 to 1200 hr at NCC Campus, Parade Square. Application is open to Cadet Officers and Cadets who have attended NCC Advanced Drills Course only. Listed below are the following appointments and the minimum rank required:


APPOINTMENT Min Rank
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Parade Commander C/CPT
Reserve P Comdr C/LTA
Parade RSM MSG
Reserve Parade RSM MSG
Colors RSM SSG
Reserve Colors RSM SSG
NCC Ensign C/2LT
Land Ensign C/2LT
Sea Ensign C/2LT
Air Ensign C/2LT
Central Ensign C/OFFR
East Ensign C/OFFR
West Ensign C/OFFR
GOH Land Cont Comdr C/LTA
GOH Land Cont 2IC C/2LT
GOH Sea Cont Comdr C/LTA
GOH Sea Cont 2IC C/2LT
GOH Air Cont Comdr C/LTA
GOH Air Cont 2IC C/2LT
GOH Girls Cont Comdr C/LTA
GOH Girls Cont 2IC C/2LT
Pacer 1 C/LTA
Pacer 2 C/LTA
Conducting Specs 1 1SG
Conducting Specs 2 1SG
NCC Escort SSG
Land Escort SSG
Sea Escort SSG
Air Escort SSG
Central Escort 1SG
East Escort 1SG
West Escort 1SG
Pledge Taker Land C/OFFR
Pledge Taker Sea C/OFFR
Pledge Taker Air C/OFFR
Reserve Ensign C/OFFR
Reserve Escort 1SG
Reserve Conducting Specs 1SG
Provost In Attendance C/OFFR
Provost In Attendance C/OFFR

If you are interested to attend the selections, kindly send me the following details to my e mail at ariel6192@yahoo.com.sg by 22 May 09.
1. Rank & Name
2. District
3. Contact Number (Mobile numbers only)
4. School
5. E mail Address

Attire for the selections is no.4 uniform with beret. Depending on the appointment you are vying, you will be evaluated on your turnout, bearing, drills and commands. Wishing you Best of Luck.

SM NCC

NCC 57th Cadet Officers Graduation Ceremony

Greetings, i would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to the Key Appt Holders for an outstanding job. To the Supernumeraries, keep up the excellent job. Keep on sharpening your drill skills as the next major parade is the NCC Day Parade. The the Cadet Officers of the 57th batch, you RAWK. All the best to your future and always remember, "Live to fight another day"

Parade Appt Holders for 57th Cadet Officer Graduation Parade

Appointment Holders for 57th Cadet Officers Graduation Parade
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I need volunteers for the u/m appointment for the a/m event.

The event will be held at NCC Campus on 9 Apr 2009.

Selected Appt Holders need to draw their no.1 uniform on 6 Apr, 1400 to 1700 hr.

Rehearsals will be on 8 Apr from 1830 to 2130 hr and 9 Apr from 0900 to 1600 hr

The Parade Appt are:

Parade RSM must be MSG

Colors RSM must be SSG or MSG

NCC Ensign must be C/LTA or C/CPT
Land Ensign must be C/2LT or C/Offr
Sea Ensign must be C/2LT or C/Offr
Air Ensign must be C/2LT or C/Offr
Central Ensign must be C/2LT or C/Offr
East Ensign must be C/2LT or C/Offr
West must be C/2LT or C/Offr
NCC Armed Escort must be 1SG or SSG
Land Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
Sea Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
Air Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
Central Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
East Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
West Armed Escort must be 2SG or 1SG
Conducting Specialist x 2 must be 1SG

If you are interested to participate kindly drop me a mail at ariel6192@yahoo.com.sg with the following data by 29 Mar 09:

Rank & Name
District
Contact Number
E mail Address

Looking forward to yet another resounding graduation parade.

SM NCC

Thank You

I would like to sincerely thank all Trainers for making NCC 4th Advanced Drills Course a resounding success. Your sacrifices, timeless efforts and passion has paid off as another batch of Cadet Officers and Cadets have graduated with flying colors. To all the graduands, I wish you all the success in your respective school units and remember that you are the pillar of knowledge when it comes to parades and ceremonies. Never stop refining your drill skills and give your best when undertaking a task. Remember, as a person you can't change the world but you can change the world for one person. To serve with pride and dedication.

SM NCC

NCC Advanced Drills Course

Greetings, there are still vacancies for Cadet Officers to enrol for the Advanced Drills Course . If you are interested, kindly e mail to me and cc to your District Commander by 5 Mar, 1700 hr. The pre course brief will be conducted on 6 Mar 09, 1600 hr at NCC theatrette. Please pass the info.

To all the "Old Guard" of the NCC Cadet Officers, Supernumeraries, the present Cadet Officers and Supernumeraries, Thank You for making the Forum a successful event. I would like to thank everyone for making the Cohesion Night awesome and a memorable event. You people RAWK.

Trainers for NCC Advanced Drills Course (16 to 19 Mar 09)

Greetings, I will be conducting the a/m course from 16 to 19 Mar 09 at NCC Campus. Here are the following appointments available for you to sign up.

1 x Course OIC - C/CPT only
1 x Course 2IC - C/LTA to C/Offr
2 x Course S1 - C/2LT or C/Offr
2 x Course S4 - C/2LT or C/Offr
1 x Course RSM - MSG only
5 x Platoon Commanders - C/LTA only
25 x Section Instructors - C/LTA to C/Offr
5 x Platoon Sergeants - MSG or SSG
10 x S4 Team - MSG to 1SG

Kindly note that you must be a Supernumerary to sign up as a Trainer. If you are interested drop me a mail with the following details:
Rank, Name, District, Contact Number & E mail address.

You will receive a confirmation reply in 2 weeks if your application to sign up is successful. Appreciate if you could pass the word around to all Supernumeraries. To provide quality training , I am looking at Instr / Trainee ratio of 1:10

Looking forward to working with you. Cheers.

Program for Cadet Officers Forum - 27 Feb 09

Program for Cadet Officers Forum on 27 Feb 2009
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1500 hr - Arrival of Cadet Officers / Registration

1530 hr - Refreshments served at the Dining Hall

1600 hr - Forum Commences

1605 hr - Opening Address by Commandant NCC

1615 hr - Questions & Answers session

1730 hr - End of Forum

1830 hr - Commencement of C/Offrs and Supernumeraries Cohesion

2200 hr - End of Cohesion

Cadet Officer Forum - 27 Feb 09

To all Cadet Officers, I would sincerely appreciate if you could e-mail to your respective District OIC's or you can e mail me the questions, inquiries or clarifications for the Forum by 16 Feb 09.

This would allow the panel to seek the correct advise and authority before answering to your questions. We hope to enlightened rather than leave you clueless after the Forum.

You are still allowed to raise your adhoc questions during the Forum. I sincerely hope the Forum would benefit you as well as HQ NCC. Please pass the word around on this issue and i look forward to your attendance. You are the vehicle of change in NCC and this would be a good platform to voice your concerns and have a chat with our new Commandant.

Cadet Officer Forum and Cohesion

Greetings, kindly pass the word around that the Cadet Officers Forum is scheduled on 27 Feb, 1530 hr at NCC MPH. This would be followed by a Cohesion program organized by West District for all Cadet Officers & Supernumeraries. Please lock the date on your diary. Details will be posted on my blog soon.

Happy Lunar New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Lunar New Year. This year will be tough but as the saying goes, When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Gong Xi Fa Cai.

25 years of Total Defence

Every year on 15 February, Singapore commemorates Total Defence
Day to remind Singaporeans that everyone has a part to play in defending our country.

In 2009, we will be commemorating 25 years of Total Defence with Singaporeans sharing their thoughts on the question "What will you defend?"

You are specially invited to visit the What will you defend? website and
tell us through a video of less than 2 minutes about what you will defend.
It could be your family, your dreams, your achievements or even
your childhood memories, because these are important things worth cherishing and defending.

Use your personal email address to join the online video contest and
stand a chance of winning the top prize of a MacBook 2.1GHz worth S$1,500.00 or in the weekly draw, an iPod Shuffle worth S$108.00!

So, step up and tell us: What will you defend?

We look forward to seeing your entry online!

More information can be found at www.whatwilludefend.sg

Assistance from Supernumeraries

Bukit View Secondary School will be organising a major parade in Apr 09. Cadet Officers who are Supernumeraries who would like to assist kindly contact me by phone or e - mail. All rehearsals will be conducted in the afternoon from 1500 to 1700 hr. Below are the rehearsal dates:

02 Feb briefing
09 Feb 1st pract
02 March 2nd pract
09 March 3rd pract
16 March 4th pract
23 March 1st Combine Speech Day rehearsal
30 March 2nd Combine Speech Day rehearsal
09 April Speech Day Full Dress Rehearsal
13 April Final Rehearsal (reserve date)
17 April Speech Day

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Cadet Officers Forum will be held on 20 Feb 09, 1530 hr at NCC MPH. This would be followed with the Cadet Officers & Supernumeraries Cohesion from 1830 to 2200 hr. More details would be released soon once the program is finalized. Please spread the word around. Your kind presence is crucial for the success of this event to occur annually. Thank you.

RETURNING OF NO.1 UNIFORMS
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Could all the Parade Appointment Holders and Flag Party for Commandant's Change of Command and 56th Cadet Officers Course Graduation Parade kindly return your no.1 uniform by 9 Jan 09. If you fail to comply, you will be barred from drawing out no.1 uniform in the future. Your kind co-operation is greatly appreciated.

Merry Christmas 2008

I would like to wish the National Cadet Corps, A Merry Christmas and A Blessed New Year. May 2009 be an exciting and a challenging one. Cheers to the Corps.

Looking for Part Time Job?
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Well, look no more. You can earn extra cash by working part time as a Waiter or Waitress at a fine dining restaurant opposite Botanic Gardens - 40 C Harding Road, Au Petit Salut. It's a French restaurant and the part time salary is not bad. Cash for your holidays. Cheers.

NCC LAST PARADE OF THE YEAR
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I would like to thank, the 56th Cadet Officers Course, the parade appointment holders, the Swiss Winds and all the "Seniors" who made today's Graduation Parade a successful and memorable one.

I sincerely miss all the "Seniors" as you have helped me to what I am today at NCC. You are always welcomed to visit NCC anytime. Your spirit of togetherness and camadarie amazes me.

Till we meet again next year. Have a great and blessed weekend.

THANK YOU
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I would like to thank all the Parade Appointment Holders, participants, the Emcees, 56th Cadet Officers Course and all that made today's Commandant NCC Change of Command Parade a successful, memorable and a challenging parade. The audience were impressed and your time, effort and sacrifices paid off. I thank you again for providing a memorable send off for Col Khoo.

Commandant NCC Change of Command Parade
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The a/m will be held tomorrow 3 Dec, 1700 hr at NCC Campus.
If you are attending kindly be seated by 1700 hr.