Saturday, October 25, 2008 Y 10:20 AM
This blog post is about my life in National Police Cadet Corps. It is basically describing my thoughts and feelings about the events/activites and views of NPCC.
Sec One
It is in the year AD 2006 that I officially joined NPCC. It was one of the major turning point of my life, as NPCC has a huge impact on my life. On the first training, I was surprised to see 2 acquantances of mine in NPCC as my Sirs. They were Daniel (my friend's brother) and Kelvin(my brother's friend).
When I was in sec one, I was introduce even more deeply into the term "teamwork". Although in Primary School we were taught "teamwork", but it was only in Secondary School( specifically NPCC) that I truely learnt about it. Teamwork is VERY VERY important in every aspects of life, be it camps or jobs. It was through camps and trainings that the meaning of "teamwork" was taught.
There was a cohesion camp in Sec one which I really really enjoyed a lot. I remembered that my group name was "P24", with the P meaning punctuality and 24 meaning 24 hours, further signifying the importance of punctuality. It was one of the most creative camps that I ever attended. The camp coordinators used marbles to count points(which was rather creative) , and the activities were really fun. It played a huge impact in my sec one NPCC life , because I really learnt a lot from my seniors and about teamwork.
Sec two
Sec 2 saw another huge impact in my secondary school life, be it in class or in NPCC. I attended many activites and courses held by NPCC, such as overseas trip, Adventure Training Camp and many "whole day courses" such as CD and sana.
Overseas trip-
Being in sec 2 with good attendance has allowed me to go overseas with my squadmates,seniors and Sirs. We went A'Farmosa, but not the historical side of it. It was my first time going overseas with my friends and teachers, and I was really excited about it. We went to the "more fun" part of A'Farmosa, which includes the cowboy town and some other places. I remember that we stayed overnight in a villa, and that villa was HUGE(though I didn't stay or go into a villa before). We had much fun from the overseas trip, and is still deep in my memories.
Adventure Training Camp-
Whoa this is the longest camp that I ever attended. 3 days 2 nights, almost like a tour trip, just that it was less enjoyable. Teamwork was emphasized even more in this camp, as many of the activites were impossible to finish without teamwork. It was through this camp that I had my first experience of kayaking. I heard my brother saying that "kayaking sibei(which means "is very") fun. Don't worry, ATC confirm have one", and it was true. However,some parts of the ATC was quite boring. We kept getting scolded by the Sirs. ATC is both fun and boring in certain aspects.
"Whole day courses"
One example of the whole day course was the Civil Defence Course ( CD for short). It was the first time that I ever been to a fire station(sounds like a station on fire to me) and also the many "firsts" in my life. It was quite enjoyable, mostly because of the "many first in my life". Luckily, I found a group photo taken by my madam. It is the one shown below( though the quality is kind of lousy). Try spotting me XD
We learnt how to do Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR for short) through this course. It is a set of actions which can save someone's life in times of needs. However, 1 wrong action and the victim might die(or so I think). There are many steps, and might break the rules of this competition, so I shall not go into further details. Through this CD course, I learnt many important but sort of simple skills which can be applied in normal daily lives (in times of needs, of course).
In sec 2, I also have the chance to hold a 0.22 revolver, and seriously, the feeling was damn good. I always seen in TV dramas how the police shoot the targets with it and it was like "whoa, so accurate". In the end, I totally sucked at it. Many of the bullets flew to don't know where, and seriously, the feeling wasn't really good, being the few who failed the live shooting. But, I couldn't be bothered with it and that feeling was gone after a few hours( YES, a few hours).
There are a lot events in sec 2 but I couldn't recall it, my bad.
Sec 3
One of the most "colourful" part of my life in NPCC until now was when I was in sec 3. The reason is known by many of my squadmates, and most probably the Sirs and OC of my school's NPCC unit.
Campcraft competition-
This is the only competition that really brought out the teamspirit and many other aspects that was lying dominant in me and many of my squadmate's and senior's heart. Teamwork was shown in many of the campcraft trainings and the feeling is quite nice. I never knew that one competition could bring out the teamspirit in many. Even my madam said that she really saw huge teamspirit within the campcraft team and she was proud of it. Even though the results of the competition is lousy, but it was the process which I really enjoyed and the lessons learnt had really taught me a lot, be it in NPCC or in other things.
0.22 Live Shooting-
Again, I really suck at this shooting, scoring as low as a single-digit mark.
Overseas trip (to A'Farmosa again) -
All the places that I went in this overseas trip was the same as last year, just that we are staying overnight in a condotel (condominium+hotel=condotel, and yes its the real name). It was a nice experience, but kind of spooky. The sounds made by the wind blowing against the glass door was rather freaky, and it was made in the wee hours of the night. It resembles the sounds made by a ghost. However,this trip was still fun.
Whole day courses-
Leadership and Mentoring Skills Course(LMSC for short)-
One of the most tiring course that I ever been, but was considered lucky due to some communication error( I'm not critisizing anyone). Other schools need to wear Full NPCC uniform, but we only need to wear PT kit, which is more comfortable.
I learnt many leadership and mentoring skills from this course, and it WILL be helpful in my future career life. This course is very important from the way I see it.
This is more or less a detailed summary of my NPCC life, and to be frank, I feel rather honoured and lucky to be able to join NPCC as my CCA for my Secondary School.
ONCE A NPCC CADET, ALWAYS A NPCC CADET!
Done By: Chia WenCong
