Campcraft Skills and Adventurous Journey Prelimnary Training Journal Entry

19 July 2007
Hours completed: 1.5 hours
Participants: Andy, Samuel, Zhi Yang, Aslam, Yock Siong, Walter

To prepare for the adventure training camp(atc) next month, we learned the basics of pitching a tent today, taught by senior Jia Wei. He taught us the three different sheets of a tent:

Ground sheet- The sheet that is put on the ground in the tent.

Inner sheet- The sheet that forms the shape of the tent.

Outer sheet- The sheet that prevents rain from seeping into the tent.

We were also thought the length of twine we should use, the knots that we tie to the tent sheets and how we should peg.

Campcraft Skills Journal Entry

10 july 2007
Hours completed:1.5 hours
Participants(not confirmed): Andy, Jun Han, Chun Yong, Azhri, Jonathan, Aslam, Samuel, Zhi Yang, Jeremy, Tarang, Yi Wei


We did lashings today. We revised round lash and square lash. We also learnt how to tie two new lashings: sheer lash and gyn(tripod) lash, which were taught by Jun Han and Andy. We also learnt the purpose of each lashing.

round lash:
-used to tie two parallel poles together
-combine two poles together to form one long pole(flagstaff)

square lash:
-used to tie two poles together which meet at a right angle

sheer lash:
-used to tie two poles together which meet at an acute angle

gyn(tripod) lash:
-tie three or more parallel poles together
-tie three poles together to form a tripod stand

“Youths Embrace Social Services!” (“YES2”)

We will tie-in our service project with this programme. Pls read this carefully:

More details are found here:




We will set up 3 teams for each sections. All 19 of you will be grouped under 1 of these 3 sections. There will be a EXCO of 4 members for each section responsible doing up the project proposal, applying for the grant, completing the reports, attending the seminars & doing ALL the admin & finance paperwork.

As discussed with you previously, those not in the EXCO are spared the admin paper work but will serve their share of CIP time to fulfil the NYAA Silver requirements. Naturally, it is the 4 EXCO members of the 3 committees who will get the NYC/NCSS credit should their project be selected. The rest will get the credit as per NYAA Silver requisites.

As for who is going to be in what. I should this decision to be an exercise in initiative. If you are keen to do EXCO work, volunteer yourself. State the sections (ie. Fundraising, Volunteering or Public Outreach) you wish to be in under the comments to this post or email me. You have until 12 Apr to decide. After which I will appoint. Either way, you have to be in something somewhere. Make your involvement count!

Documents to download:
- "YES 2" Application Form
- YCM Application Form
- All the information you need on "YES 2"
- All the information you need on YCM
- "YES 2" Project report template

NYAA (Bronze) Recipients

Congratulations!

These cadets will be receiving the NYAA (Bronze) Award!

1. Aslam Shah Bin Iskhandar Shah (b103863)

2. Chin Jun Han (b103874)

3. Samuel Chow Hao Wen (b103862)

4. Ibnu Abbas Bin Abdul Ghani (b103878)

5. Jeremy Ibrahim Bin Abdul Gafar (b103867)

6. Jethwa Tarang Prakash (b103871)

7. Lim Yongwei (b103865)

8. Muhammad Azhri Bin Mohamed Shukor (b103859)

9. Pang Yi Wei (b103870)

10. Poh Zhi Yang (b103880)

11. Sakib Bin Farooque Rahmat Ullah (b103864)

12. Jervin Seow Chen Hern (s103873)

13. Seow Chun Yong (b103866)

14. Jonathan Song Wen Yang (b103877)

15. Jonathan Tan Koon Ngee (b103875)

16. Tang Jian Hong Nico (b103876)

17. Teo Yock Siong (b103868)

18. Yong Walter (b103879)

19. Yong Chang Wei Andy (b103861)

Service Recce to SCAS

Dear Nemesiz,

We will visit the Spastic Children's Association at Cerebral Palsy Centre in Pasir Ris on 11 April 07. Meet 1430 at school foyer. Should end by 1630.

Objectives:
1. Meet staff, children of SCAS
2. Survey needs of children
3. Survey requirements of Toy Library

NYAA (Silver) Participants & Programmes

These are our NYAA (Silver) participants:

1. 3A JEREMY GAFAR
2. 3A JETHWA TARANG
3. 3A PANG YI WEI
4. 3B JERVIN SEOW*
5. 3B LIM YONGWEI
6. 3B TEO YOCK SIONG
7. 3C SAKIB
8. 3D CHIN JUNHAN
9. 3D WALTER YONG
10. 3E ALVIN TAN
11. 3G IBNU ABBAS
12. 3G MUDH AZHRI
13. 3G SEOW CHUN YONG
14. 3H JONATHAN SONG
15. 3H POH ZHI YANG
16. 3I ANDY YONG
17. 3J ASLAM SHAH
18. 3J NICO TANG
19. 3J SAMUEL CHOW

*NYAA (Silver) I/C

Our NYAA (Silver) will commence 02 April-02 Sep 2007. The components are:

• Adventure: Sec 3 Overseas Camp, 05-08 Mar 07 (Completed)
• Skills: Campcraft (2hr x 24 weeks = 48hrs)
• Physical: Kayaking (1Star = 6hrs x 2 days = 12 hrs) + (2Star = 6hrs x 3 days = 18 hrs) + (1 Expedition = 6hrs) = 36 hrs
• Service: Spastic Children's Association of Singapore (Toy Library & Outreach = 2hrs x 24 weeks = 48 hrs)

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

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

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)
  

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

Unit CIP on 25 Nov 06

For: Breakthrough Missions
Date: 25 Nov 06 (Sat)
Time: 0900-1400
Meeting Time: 0830
Meeting Place: Tanjong Pagar MRT Entrance B
Attire: School Uniform

NYAA Writeup

Hi all,

There are many coincidental typo and spelling errors in Walter's writeup. Please do check through before writing in the report. Do not copy and paste.

P/S) Submit NYAA Diary on Friday for Round 1 Checks. - Mr Khoo KY

ATC for NYAA

This is the ATC 2006 Record From Walter, pls thank him if you get the chance. Remember to alter some of the activities according to what you did in ATC.

DAY 1

The Victoria npcc squad arrived at the jetty in Changi at about 3pm.

We took a bump boat to pulau ubin, the bump boat was rather noisy, and we had to raise our voices to be heard.

We trekked to the ubin camp site, the estimated distance was about 3 to 5 km.

When we reached the camp site, we placed our bags down at the assembly area

We collected tentage materials We were sent to the tentage area. At the tentage area, we started to set the tents up. I did some pegging and tying of knots, thanks to the trainings we had earlier, it was rather easy.

After pitching the tents we got into pre-assigned groups. The CIs made us line up in about 8 vertical rows, and split us into our groups horiziontally. This was to splilt those from the same schools up into different groups, allowing us to interact with people from other schools.

Then, we were dismissed to eat our food. The water at the site tasted slightly funny, and most of us initally tried to avoid it.

After our dinner, CI Samuel had a campfire rehearsal with us. Some secondary three seniors volunteered to be demostrators. We sat on the ground at the assembly area and rehearsed the campfire songs and protocol.

After that was debriefing. Our officers asked us how we felt that day was, and if there were anythings to be improved, and our feelings on how the day was like.



DAY 2

RAINED TODAY

We woke up at about 5 in the morning, and did PT at 5.30. The officer in charge had a whistle. He would blow the whistle to get us to do different kinds of exercises. For example, 2 blows of the whistle was for us to go into pushup position. It was only slightly tiring as I was not accustomed to exercising at 5.30 in the morning.

We ate breakfast after the morning PT. The solid fuel had to be rationed; it was not nearly enough.

Later that day, we went for a trek in the around the ubin area(orienteering). A CI brought us around. Firstly he brought us to the hut of the malay and chinese chief on the Ubin campsites. Then he brought us to significant landmarks in Pulau Ubin. After that, he brought us to a garden where everything grown there had medicinal purposes. There, we saw a number of scarecrows. Then, we headed back to the campsite. All over our trip, we saw a number of stray dogs.

After that, we had lunch. It was the usual, maggi mee, with curry chicken and baked beans. Some others opted for fruit bars though. During lunch, I volunteered to be a “demostrator” in the campfire, I would help keep the enthusiasm of the campfire up, and help to conduct the campfire in an orderly, yet fun manner.

After lunch, we had a rope confidence course. We were given a harness to put on. The instructors, who were not officers taught us what to do. then my group was sent to do the rope confidence course first. For example, we had to do things like balance on a moving log, walk across a tightrope. Unfortunately, the activity had to stop due to rain. We stayed in the assembly area for the rest of the afternoon, rehearsing for the campfire, and playing indoor games, such as everyone stood on a long chair, and tried to arrange themselves in order of the first to last in whatever order the officer named, for example, height, or age. Some people in my group got the skit perfected and made up some cheers for the campfire.

We then had dinner, which was usual, by then I was getting used to the heavily chlorinated water in the camp, and totally did not mind drinking it.

After dinner we had the last round of campfire preperations, final rehersals for our skit and such.

Then the campfire started. As a “demostrator”, I had to sit at the bottom of the amphitheatre along with other demostrators and cheer or sing along much louder than the usual people. I had a bit of trouble when it came to climax songs like the “friendship song”; almost no more than 10 people actually knew how to do this dance, and I did not know. It was very difficult to be a model for others to follow in this part, so I just played along and tried to be as enthusiastic as I could. Throughout the campfire, groups were sent out to present skits and cheers which were rehearsed before the campfire started, and it was also the demostrators job to invent inpromtu cheers to encourage them at the end of each performance.

After the campfire we had our debriefing.
Our officers asked us how we felt that day was, and if there were anythings to be improved, and our feelings on how the day and the campfire was like.



DAY 3

We then went to sleep in our tents. But at 3.30am, my group had to go for patrol duty. We had to walk around the campsite, and check if the main gate was open or closed. We then reported back to our officer, and went to sleep. This experience was supposed to instill a sense of security in the camp. It was rather tiring to be up at 3.30am, walking around after a day of streneous activities

We woke up at the usual time, and had a PT which was much like our PT yesterday.
We then had our breakfast


Then all of us were tasked to clean different parts of the camp. My group was sent to clean the boys tentage area. It was an easy task as there was not much litter, so we helped the secondary 3s to fold the tents, and clean the dirt the groundsheets.

After all the cleaning had been done, we took our bags and went to the assembly point on the field. We broke up our groups and went back to our school squads. After the distribution of the leftover food, we treked back to the side of ubin, and took the bumpboat back to singapore mainland

We were then debriefed outside the jetty by our teacher officer. Finally we were sent back home.

CIP on 18 Nov 2006

CIP for Service Component on 18 Nov 2006. Most probably morning shift. Anyone who is CONFIRMED unable to make it, pls identify yourself to notify me as comments to this post. If there are no responses to indicate otherwise, I will assume all of you can make it.

ANYONE WHO CANNOT MAKE IT, STATE YOUR IDENTITY AND YOUR REASONS AS COMMENTS UNDER THIS POST.

More details upon confirmation.

VSNP Nemesiz Squad

NYAA (Bronze)

Congratulation to all who have signed up for the NYAA Bronze Award. You will be looking forward to getting your badges after 16 Feb 2007. You can check this blog for regular updates of activities that will take us closer to attaining this award.

Click title link for more information from the NYAA website.

The cadets in this category are:

S/N	CLASS	NAME
1	S1-A	CHUA CHIAH HOCK
2	S1-A	SHAUN YEO
3	S1-A	TAN CHIN KIAT BRANDON
4	S1-A	YEO WEE LIANG
5	S1-B	ABDUL RAHMAN KHAN B FAYZAL K
6	S1-C	LEE ZHENG YANG
7	S1-C	MUHAMMAD SYAKIR B KAMAL
8	S1-C	MUTHHUKUMAR PALANIYAPAN
9	S1-C	TAN BING YU
10	S1-C	TAN JIA JUN DARYL
11	S1-C	WONG WEI XIANG
12	S1-C	YEN JING HAN WILSON
13	S1-C	YEO JING WEN
14	S1-D	HANG YING YAO
15	S1-D	MANUDEEP N S
16	S1-D	VIYSHNU S/O ELIAPERUMAL
17	S1-E	QUINN LUM FU LOONG
18	S1-F	ALOYSIUS TENG MIN REN
19	S1-F	KOH WEI LUN
20	S1-F	YAM FU ZHI
21	S1-G	MARCUS GUAT GUO YAO
22	S1-G	SYLVESTER CHIN SI WEI
23	S1-H	CHAN NICHOLAS
24	S1-H	LOH JUN JIE
25	S1-H	LU SI RONG
26	S1-H	VARUN SINGH CHANDEL
27	S1-I	JUAY WEIXUAN
28	S1-I	KOH JIA XUAN
29	S1-I	LEE TIAN REN KENNY
1	S2-A	CHOO XIN WENN
2	S2-A	LIM YONGWEI
3	S2-A	PANG YI WEI
4	S2-A	POH ZHI YANG
5	S2-A	TANG ZHENG YU
6	S2-A	TEO YOCK SIONG
7	S2-A	YONG WALTER
8	S2-B	CHIN JUNHAN
9	S2-B	JERVIN SEOW CHEN HERN
10	S2-B	TAN KOON NGEE JONATHAN
11	S2-C	BRANDON CHYE ZHI HAN
12	S2-C	IBNU ABBAS B ABDUL GHANI
13	S2-D	SEOW CHUN YONG
14	S2-D	SONG WEN YANG JONATHAN
15	S2-E	SAKIB B FAROOQUE RAHMAT ULLAH
16	S2-F	ASLAM SHAH B ISKHANDAR SHAH
17	S2-F	JEREMY IBRAHIM B ABDUL GAFAR
18	S2-F	MUHAMMAD AZHRI B MOHAMED S
19	S2-H	CHAN WAI CHOONG
20	S2-H	JETHWA TARANG PRAKASH
21	S2-J	CHOW HAO WEN SAMUEL
22	S2-J	TANG JIAN HONG NICO
23	S2-J	YONG CHANG WEI ANDY