NCDCC Observance Ceremony and so on

Thanks to Ma'am Chang and 16 NCDCC cadets who carried out Speech and Prizegiving Day GOH and carpark duty this afternoon. Capt Lim wants to thank two HODs especially Mrs Emily Sim for their OCA nomination, Ma'am Chang and all cadets for your support and hard work!

Cadets, please assemble in school by 6.30 a.m. on 12 April. Year 1 cadets have to report to school as early as 6 a.m. because some of you are still not neat in your turnout and may need guidance from seniors to help you with the beret, hairnet and folding of sleeves. SNCO Felicia Ong invited some Sec 1 cadets to her house to show them how to starch the uniform on Sunday.

Capt Lim takes this opportunity to congratulate WO Claire Seow (Pinnacle Badge awardee - she has attained 12 core proficiency badges) and SGT Tifflin Tan (Unit Best Cadet - based on last year's performance at the 7th SNCO Course). We bid farewell to SCLT Natasha in April and CLT Nadira in March. Capt Lim has given the name of a potential CLT to our Principal and has spoken to his OC Unit to seek his understanding but will only announce and mention his name once it is approved. In the meantime, we still have CLT Asyura who has done a good job in training the Year 1 cadets in footdrill. Also thanks to SNCO Tifflin Tan, LCP Rasyidah, NCOs Cordell Lim and Masayu Suhailah for conducting footdrill training session on Friday, 9 April from 3 to 5 p.m., and the two UDIs during Wednesday CCA sessions!

Capt Lim has asked Ma'am Chang to organise CIP for Sec 1 to 3 cadets. Some Year 1 cadets asked Capt Lim to organise swimming lessons for them and perhaps teach the children from SCAS (Spastic Children Association of Singapore). Since we are not going to have a combined unit camp with Changkat Changi SS, the enthusiastic Year 1 cadets suggested holding some activities at the beach near our school and hence, pick up litter from the beach during the unit camp. SNCO Felicia Ong volunteered to submit a draft of the unit camp programme to Capt Lim. We can also include outings during the camp.

Capt Lim and Huey Yiing will accompany 3 to 5 Year 1 cadets to collect their first set of uniform from HTA next Wednesday. Cadets who were given the wrong size of uniform or new boots, please pass them to Capt Lim on 14 April, which is the last day in which AFIs Saleem and Sofian will conduct water mist gun training session. CCA stand-down for Sec 1 to 3 cadets is on 16 April. Since there is a cluster Malay workshop, the footdrill session for Year 1 cadets on 16 April is cancelled. Furthermore, Capt Lim observed the Year 1 cadets yesterday and was surprised to note that they have improved so much in their marching. They should not have any problem in passing the Footdrill (Bronze) Assessment in July.

Good news! Capt Lim has decided to let the Sec 3 cadets to turn up for CCA sessions from 4 to 6 p.m. w.e.f. Term 3. This is to allow them to attend remedial lessons on Wednesdays and to give them more time to do their school work or to study (prepare for tests) in Semester 2. Their CCA time is reduced because they have completed the Year 3 syllabus. Year 2 cadets will not get to enjoy this priviledge until next year. Another piece of good news is that selected cadets will be allowed to wear half u on Wed during the times when there are so many footdrill rehearsals taking place in July.

All cadets who attend external activities organised by NCDCC HQ, please be more assertive and do not give your contact number to any male cadet or add him in FB unless you can trust that he will not harass you. If there is any misconduct, please inform any of your teachers-in-charge. Please do not wait until the matter has become so serious. Also, you must learn to say no and must not mislead him. Tell him that you treat him as a normal friend, but do not make any arrangement to meet him anywhere alone (for your own safety).

Recently 3 new Sec 1 cadets joined NCDCC very late in Term 2. Capt Lim heard that one of them has a boyfriend who is a member of St Pat's NCDCC unit. We do not want cadets to join NCDCC for the wrong reasons - given the opportunities to meet cadets from other schools. There are 2 Sec 1 cadets who will quit at the end of the year. Mrs Algena Lim will allow them to switch to SJAB or NCC. Capt Lim thinks that we have to discharge them next year for the sake of UOPA points. Poor attendance will affect the actual attendance divided by the total enrolment. Likewise, the percentage of attainment of proficiency badges is based on the same formula. Thus, removing the cadets with poor attendance is a better solution than forcing them to stay on. But this only applies to Year 1 cadets who want to quit after one year, not for other levels.