USAR, CPR, IPP, ATC and many other important info

Capt Lim has nominated CPL Claire Seow, LCP Shamini and LCP Emelia to participate in Urban Search and Rescue course from 24 to 26 June at CDA. These three Sec 3 cadets and CPL Karthi are to assemble at the foyer by 1 p.m. on 26 May. Capt Lim will bring them to HTA to collect their second set of uniform which will be issued to future SNCOs. Hasna from Sec 106, who is now a Singapore PR, will also go and collect her new set of uniform.

There will be no CCA session for LCPs and CPLs on 8 July. This is because they have (1) CPR Course on 4 July at HTA and (2) IPP practical assessment which is part of HAZMAT on 10 July from 3 to 6 p.m. at Tampines Fire Station. New recruits who have missed the fire safety assessment will need to go too. LCPs and CPLs will learn CPR theory on 27 May, PAM and IPP theory on 1 July.

Thanks to our Rota Officer from Div 2, LTA Mahdi, for his kind assistance. We will consider requesting for water mist gun and fire truck with ladder for 2010 CCA Fair.

HQ grouped some schools and assigned ATC dates to different schools. Adventure Training Camp for Sec 2 / 3 cadets will take place from 8.30 a.m. on 22 August to 12 p.m. on 23 August. Capt Lim will be staying overnight at Changi Coast Adventure Centre as well. She is the Camp Admin IC. She also volunteered to accompany selected cadets from various NCDCC units to Malacca in June but there was no news from HQ.

We will continue to collaborate with other schools. Future SNCOs from KC will be roped in to plan the November Combined Unit Camp programme with SNCOs from CCSS on 9 June at 9 a.m.

CPL Karthi has submitted a draft of a 3D2N camp programme as required by NYAA. The details will be further discussed by the OC Unit and TO with 2 or 3 CPLs on 24 May.

FYI, CPL Tifflin volunteered to plan a CCA-initiated CIP in Semester 2 and Capt Lim will arrange a visit to National Heritage Gallery for Sec 2 and 3 cadets in Term 3.

One of our seniors applied to become a CLT and passed the interview conducted by Capt Liang and A/CPT Yasmin last week. Congratulations to Maria!

CCA phototaking for the school yearbook is scheduled on 28 May 2009. Please leave your classroom at 1 p.m. and assemble at the foyer on Thursday by 1.30 p.m. You are to wear No. 4 uniform and beret. Hair must be neat and boots must be polished.

Capt Lim will be in-charge of SGTs, CPLs and new recruits (depending on whether there is a new teacher-in-charge) in 2010. Future CLT, SGTs and CPLs will assist her to train the new recruits. All LCPs will be under Ms Chang next year.

In 2010, those who are not promoted will be regrouped according to your rank. Capt Lim is unable to arrange for make up assessments all the time. Performance in assessments will be used as the criteria to select our future leaders. Obviously if your attendance is irregular, you will miss lessons and this would affect your assessment results. In order to be fair, the teachers-in-charge will interview potential SNCOs from next year onwards.

Capt Lim will nominate two SNCOs with Footdrill (Gold) proficiency badge to attend the 3rd Unit Drill Instructor course in September at HTA. The highest rank for a non-SNCO cadet would be SGT. All SNCOs will be promoted to Staff Sergeants if they have the necessary proficiency badges and two of them will be promoted to Warrant Officer based on an interview by two HQ officers.