Potential Training

There will be Potential Training tomorrow, 1st February 2007 for all potentials and those people who have yet to submit their NYAA booklets or have incomplete NYAA booklets to fill it up. Meet in 3G at 1400. People expected to attend tomorrow's training are:

Chun Yong
Yongwei
Nico
Andy
Jeremy
Azhri
Sakib
Jonathan Song
Jun Han
Aslam
Yock Siong
Samuel
Tarang
Jervin*

*Jervin, you are reminded to hand up Jonathan Tan's NYAA booklet.
Attire: School Uniform
NO PE SHIRT AND PANTS ARE REQUIRED.

NYAA (Bronze) Submission Procedure

• 31 Jan 07: All diaries to be handed to Jeremy
• Submitted Diaries to date (10):
• Yiwei
• Zhiyang
• Yock Siong
• Walter
• Junhan
• Jervin
• Abbas
• Chun Yong
• Aslam
• Azhri
• 01 Feb 07: Diary checking and signing session
  
• Meet 1400 in 3G to check through diary entries
  
• those who did not hand in diaries to Jeremy on 31 Jan are to attend
• those who still do not know how to fill in/what to fill in are also to attend this session (6).
• Sakib
  
• Tarang
• Samuel
• Jonathan
  
• Nico
• Jeremy
  
• Andy
• Yongwei
• 07 Feb 07: Final submission for those who still need to revise/edit/append/compose their diary entries
• 21 Feb 07: Diaries submitted to NYAA Secretariat

Parade Schedule 26 Jan 07

Parade Schedule for 26/01/07

I know for this parade most of you guys will be going for NPDP training, but as for the remaining few who are not going, you all are still required to attend parade.

EXPECTED ATTENDEES
1. Choo Xin Wen
2. Pang Yiwei
3. Poh Zhiyang
4. Walter Yong
5. Brandon Chye
6. Sakib
7. Aslam*
8. Jeremy
9. Wai Choong
10. Tarang
11. Alvin
12. Yi-an

*Sec 3 i/c for 26 Jan 07

Also, i have chosen 4 of you to accompany the sec 2s to the road safety park on tuesday. Please return the consent form to me by this Friday.

Chestnut Drive Secondary School NPCC Frisbee Competition

If you are interested to know more about the competition or interested to represent the Unit to participate, please approach S/SGT Daniel Tan of Class 4A.

NPDP Parade Information

Pick-up point: Victoria School
Pick-up Time: 1400hrs
Attire: Half-Uniform with Beret,
Baton with Frog (Baton Holder)

Note to Muslims: Please change to Half-Uniform first before going for prayer. Be back in school by latest 1415hrs. If you do not have enough time to eat, please ask a kind soul to help you buy some food for you to eat on the bus. Thank you.

Parade Participants:
1. Chin Junhan
2. Ibnu Abbas
3. Jervin Seow
4. Lim Yongwei
5. Muhd Azhri
6. Samuel Chow
7. Seow Chun Yong
8. Jonathan Song
9. Nico Tang
10. Teo Yock Siong
11. Andy Yong

NYAA Updates!

Schedule for completion of NYAA Bronze
17 Aug 06: Started Programme
11 Oct 06: Update (1)
9 Nov 06: Update (2)
5 Jan 07: Update (3)
31 Jan 07: Submission of Diary to Jeremy (Round1)
7 Feb 07: Final Submission of Diary to Jeremy (Round2)
NO DIARIES WILL BE COLLECTED AFTER 7 FEB 07
16 Feb 07: Submission of Diary and Record Book to NYAA Secretariat.

Service
Aim: The aim of the Service Section is to learn how to give useful service to others.
Requirement: The requirement is to undertake the necessary training and give regular practical service for at least:
Bronze: 15 hours spread over a period of three months

Nemesiz: Fund Raising (planned)
2 Sep 06: VS 130 Gala Dinner Road Marshal/Sale of Commemorative Items (5 hrs)
22 Sep 06: Road Marshal/Host for Inter-Area Project Com (5 hrs)
18 Nov 06: VS Open House Fund-raising sale of Commemorative Book (6 hrs) *for those with <15>25 Nov 06: Flag Day for Breakthrough Missions (5 hrs)

Adventurous Journey
Aim: The purpose of this section is to encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery.
Requirement: The requirement for this section is to plan, train for and undertake a venture. The venture must involve a defined purpose. The venture must involve travel by personal effort and may be on foot, cycle or on water.
Bronze: Two days out, including one night in an unfamiliar setting, including at least 12 hours of effort and activity

Nemesiz: Sec 2 ATC (Completed)
3 Days out2 Nights in unfamiliar settingDay 1 (8 hrs) + Day 2 (16 hours) + Day 3 (4 hrs) = 28 hrs

Skills
Aim: The purpose of this section is to encourage the development of personal interests and practical skills.
Requirement: Participants are required to choose a skill and follow it regularly for the minimum required period of time. They must show individual progress and sustained interest, based on their own capabilities and potential.
Bronze: 6 months

Nemesiz: Ceremonial Drills (In Progress)
17-20 Jul 06: 130 Anniversary & Opening Ceremony Parade Rehearsal
22 Jul 06: 130 Anniversary & Opening Ceremony Parade
24 Jul- 3 Aug 06: Sec 4 ROD Rehearsal
4 Aug 06: Sec 4 ROD Parade
11 Aug 06: Muster Parade
18 Aug 06: Muster Parade
25 Aug 06: Muster Parade
2 Nov 06: Muster Parade
3 Nov 06: Muster Parade
10 Nov 06: 3rd Class Drill Test
23 Nov 06: 2nd Class Drill Test Training
24 Nov 06: 2nd Class Drill Training
1 Dec 06: 2nd Class Drill Test
19 Dec 06: UTC Muster Parade

Physical Recreation
Aim: The purpose of this section is to encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performance.
Requirement: Participants are required to choose a form of physical recreation and follow it regularly for the minimum required period of time. They must show improvement of overall performance and genuine effort, relative to their capabilities and starting point.
Bronze: 20 hours over 8 weeks

Nemesiz: Soccer (In Progress)
week1: 11 Aug 06 (Intra-unit soccer): 4 hrs
week2: 13 Oct 06: 2 hrs
week3: 20 Oct 06: 2 hrs
week4: 27 Oct 06: 2 hrs
week5: 3 Nov 06: 3 hrs
week6: 10 Nov 06: 3 hrs
week7: 17 Nov 06: 2 hrs
week8: 24 Nov 06: 2 hrs

NPDP Parade Schedule

Thank you Alvin for reminding me to put this up.

OC's Meeting with Sec 3 Potentials

Mr. Chan would like to see ALL SEC 3 potentials at 1415hrs sharp outside the staff room. Please spread the message. Thank You.

Proposed Sec 3 Training and Potential Training Syllabus

Potential Training:
1. What do we do for potential training?
2. What do we want to do for potential training?
3. What are we going to do to move from NYAA Bronze to NYAA Silver?

Nemesiz Squard Training Timeline & Overview:
Term1:
1. to focus on Potential Trainings on Thurs
2. to focus on routine parades & NPDP Trainings (for those involved)

Term 2:
1. to focus on training Sec 1s and Sec 2s for ROD parade
2. to focus on routine parades & NPDP Trainings (for those involved)
3. to focus on NYAA (Silver)

Term 3:
1. ROD parade by end July 2007.

Potential Training Syllabus:
Core Competencies: Leadership, Skills, & Physical

• Leadership module (Week 5 & 8)
• Managing Self, Managing Others, Managing Resources
• Managing Events: SOPs of Planning, Implementing, Reviewing Events
• Skills module (Week 6 & 9)
• Essential Drills: parade format, drill commands and methods of instruction
• Essential Campcraft: Knots and lashings for ATCs & UTCs
• Physical Training module (Week 7 & 10)
• Building physical fitness
• Planning & conducting innovative games & outdoor activities
• NCOs Training Camp (Week 11)
  

1. CIs/NCOs to train potentials on the above modules.
2. NCOs to conduct Training Camp using materials from SpiritMakers' Workshop.

NYAA (Bronze)
1st Submission: 31 Jan 07
2nd Submission: 10 Feb 07
Final Deadline: 21 Feb 07

NYAA (Silver)
Proposed Activities

• Adventure: Sec 3 ATC
• Physical: 1-star & 2 star kayaking
• Skills: Campcraft
• Service: voluntary work with VWO (Youth Outreach)
  

18/1/07

Potential Training

There will be potential training on 18/1/07 Thursday.

Chun Yong, Yongwei, Andy, Nico, Jonathan Song, Jun Han, Sakib, Aslam, Yock Siong, Jeremy and Azhri,

You are reminded to bring your PE Attire on thursday.
Timing is from 1400hrs to 1530hrs.
Venue is at #07-07.
Finding the venue is part of the potential training.

12/1/07 Meeting

Parade Schedule 12 Jan 07

NPCC Day Parade 2007 Registration

Interested cadets, please see me on tuesday or wednesday at staff room.

Unit T-Shirt

Dear Sec 3s:
Please help to create a design for our unit t-shirt. You can draw your design on a foolscap. The t-shirt will be a black-based polo tee and your design should be VSNPCC based. Your design should not include any vugluarities and obscene items. Hand in your design this coming parade. It is compulsory for everyone. Top ten designs will be chosen by the NCOs and the final design of the shirt will be chosen by whole unit. Do your best to fight for the final design.

NYAA CIP: Do You Have 15 Hours?

If you do not have 15 hours, you MUST sign up for flag day next Sat 13 Jan 07.

Those who performed traffic marshal duties for 130th Anniversary Gala Dinner, hosted cadets on Inter-area Project Day and were present for 25 Nov Flag Day will have 15 hours already.

IF YOU WERE NOT PRESENT FOR ANY OF THE 3 EVENTS LISTED ABOVE,
YOU DO NOT HAVE 15 HOURS.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE 15 HOURS,
TAG HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FLAG DAY ON 13 JAN 07.

Only these who were present for the 2 events above AND also helped in Book sale for EDGE Fund on Graduation Day 06 and Open House 06 will have 20hours:
1. Yong Wei
2. Yiwei
3. Junhan
4. Jervin
5. Chun Yong
6. Nico
7. Andy

NPCC Day Parade 2007 Registration

All Sec 3 cadets who are interested in participating in the parade MUST see me personally at the staff room on Monday 8 Jan to fill in your personal particulars. Before morning assembly, during recess or after school. Latest by Tuesday.

NUS NPCC Air Rifle Shooting Competition 2007

Please see S/SGT Daniel Tan for details if you are interested to participate. Team Leader to inform me if a team can be formed.

Parade Schedule 5 Jan 06

Someone ought to take over this duty!