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SJI NPCCNewsletter 2015

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Contents Page number

Foreword 3

End of Year Re!ews 5

Com"et!t!ons #

$ra!n!ng Cam"s 11

%I& 13

Enr!'(ment 'ourses 15

)o!ng Forward 1#

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Foreword

*+ ,C -n!t. )s /+nette /!n

ood &fternoon.

It !s an (onour to be wr!t!ng t(!s address as t(e new ,C -n!t 2015 to lead t(e -n!t I would l!e to"ersonall+ t(an )r !nston C(ew w(o (as gone wa+ and aboe (!s all last +ear as t(e ,C -n!t to(ae made me trans!t !n t(!s +ear so smoot(l+ $(!s +ear we would also l!e to off!'!all+ wel'ome our new $ea'(er off!'ers. )r 4o( C(ee Yeong and )s )el!ssa /!m )r 4o( w!ll be ta!ng '(arge of t(eSe'ondar+ 1 suad and w!ll be !n '(arge of all eents and 'om"et!t!ons. toget(er w!t( )r C(ew )s)el!ssa /!m w!ll be ta!ng '(arge of t(e 'urrent Se'ondar+ 2 suad and w!ll be !n '(arge of all%alues6!n6&'t!on 7%I&8 and Commun!t+ Safet+ and Se'ur!t+ Programs 7CSSP8 matters

$(!s +ear. we also (ae t(e (onor to (ae 2 'a"able Cadet Ins"e'tors 7CI8 9o!n!ng us. ,ng Jun FengJerem+ and $an :ong /!ang R+an e are er+ t(anful t(at t(e+ (ae '(osen to 'ome ba' andsere t(e -n!t

It (as been a er+ good start for us t(!s +ear w!t( a b!g (aul for us as our -n!t (as been awarded t(eSusta!ned &'(!eement &ward and for a 'ont!nuous 5 +ears of atta!n!ng t(e old award for t(e,erall -n!t Prof!'!en'+ &ward 7-,P&8 &s a result of a'(!e!ng t(e old &ward for 5 'onse'ut!e+ears. SJI !s one of t(e ; s'(ools w(o re'e!ed t(e ,utstand!ng &'(!eement &ward and t(e S!ler Cane

e s(ould t(an f!rstl+. all t(e bat'(es before(and w(o (ae "ut !n t(e!r (ard wor. u" to our 'urrent*at'(es w(!'( !n'ludes all of +ou w(o (ae made t(!s "oss!ble It (as not been eas+ but we (aemade !t +et aga!n

Se'ondl+. our ded!'ated "ool of olunteers. t(e :onorar+ ,ff!'er and "ast and "resent CadetIns"e'tors. for t(e!r unst!nt!ng effort and t!me to t(e -n!t on to" of t(e!r own '(allenges of "ost6

se'ondar+ edu'at!on $(e+ are 'erta!nl+ a !tal 'og !n t(e -n!t


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su''essfull+ broug(t t(e -n!t to t(e ne?t leel and 'erta!nl+ !m"roed eer+ as"e't of t(e -n!t. fromt(e oerall standard of t(e 'adets to t(e m!nute deta!ls on t(e blog e would l!e to on'e aga!nt(an *at'( =2 for all t(e memor!es t(e+ (ae made w!t( us and also for t(e!r effort to t(e -n!tB

!t( *at'( =2 ste""!ng down from t(e -n!t. t(e!r leaders(!" a""o!ntments w!ll now be taen u" b+*at'( =3. s"ear(eaded b+ S$ $an Y! /ong. S$ /!m J! >uan and S$ Yeo Yu Jun

$(e -n!t also sees t(e 'om"let!on of CI )!'(ael /o(


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End of Year reviews*+ :ead of Publ!'!t+. SS$ 7NPCC8 Samuel C(ang Jung $ao

$(e S!ler Cane$(!s +ear. Sa!nt Jose"(


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7Stat!on Ins"e'tor R!a@ lead!ng t(e Su""ort!ng Cont!ngent at t(e &nnual Parade8

7$ea'(er ,ff!'ers (a!ng a brea dur!ng -n!t $ra!n!ng Cam" 8

7Cadets re'e!!ng t(e *est Cadet &ward for t(e!r res"e't!e suads from t(e uest of :onour at t(e &nnual Parade8

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Competitions

22 Reoler S(oot!ng Com"et!t!on*+ e"ut+ :ead of /og!st!'s. CP/ 7NPCC8 a'' 4o( e e!

,ne of t(e flags(!" eents of NPCC !s t(e annual 22 reoler s(oot!ng 'om"et!t!on $(e 'om"et!t!on!s (eld b+ NPCC :A at t(e :ome $eam &'adem+ range and 'ons!sts of t(ree rounds $(e f!rstround 'ons!sted of rounds be!ng f!red at a F!gure 2 target. at a d!stan'e of 15 meters w!t( a t!mel!m!t of 20 se'onds $(e target !s t(en sw!t'(ed to t(e NR& 'entre6f!re target for t(e se'ond and t(!rdrounds and !noled f!r!ng bullets. at G and 15 metres res"e't!el+ !n 30 se'onds & ma?!mums'ore of 200 "o!nts 'an be earned from t(e t(ree rounds of s(oot!ng For t(e F!gure 2 target. t(ereare two areas 6 w!t(!n and out of t(e bo?ed area 5 "o!nts are awarded for (!tt!ng w!t(!n t(e bo? and2 "o!nts for t(e area out of t(e bo? For t(e NR& target. !t !s s!m!lar to a bullse+e target. and "o!ntsare awarded !n !n'remental alues of 2 based on d!stan'e from t(e 'entre. u" to a ma?!mum of 10"o!nts "er s(ot

SJI NPCC sent two teams to t(e "rel!m!nar+ rounds of t(e s(oot!ng 'om"et!t!on t(!s +ear es"!te

t(e !ntense 'om"et!t!on. $eam 1 managed to a'(!ee a s'ore t(at "la'ed t(em w!t(!n t(e $o" 10 for t(e "rel!m!nar!es. and t(us "ro'eeded to t(e f!nals $eam 2 gae t(e!r best and was "la'ed at ares"e'table 22nd "os!t!on out of 1;0 teams t(at too "art !n t(e 'om"et!t!on

,n t(e da+ of t(e f!nals. !t was a nere6wra'!ng wa!t as our bo+s wa!ted for t(e!r turn Nerousnessand ant!'!"at!on 'ould be seen from t(e!r fa'es as t(e+ wa!ted. but as t(e!r turn 'ame. t(e+ ste""edu" to t(e "late and gae t(e!r best ,ur bo+s eentuall+ f!red SJI to Gt( oerall !n t(e fa'e of f!er'e'om"et!t!on from trad!t!onal "ower(ouses. w(!'( was an a'(!eement testament to t(e!r (ard worand bel!ef e (o"e to bu!ld on our results and "erform better !n 201;

S(oot!ng $eam 1H SI7NPCC8 4o( Yang 4a!. SI7NPCC8$an A! S(eng. SS$7NPCC8 /a'(lan Pang .S$7NPCC8a'' 4o(. SS$7NPCC8 Ian Neo 7Gt( Pos!t!on8

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S(oot!ng $eam 2H SS$7NPCC8 Yeo Yu Jun. SS$7NPCC8 /!m J! >uan. SS$7NPCC8 $an Y! /ong.SS$7NPCC8 Na *+ung :ee. S$7NPCC8 Jo(n Paul /!m J!e )!n 722nd Pos!t!on8

Inter-Area .38 Revolver Shooting Competition*+ CI 7NPCC8 Jerem+ ,ng

$(e e?"er!en'e of s(oot!ng w!t( t(e reoler at t(e Cadet Ins"e'tor 7CI8 and ,ff!'er leelma+ not be an ent!rel+ new e?"er!en'e. 'ons!der!ng t(e fa't t(at all 'adets go t(roug( t(e22 Class!f!'at!on S(oot !n Se'ondar+ 3. but t(e e?'!tement and t(r!ll of (andl!ng t(e f!rearmare one and t(e same

&s a '!!l!an !n S!nga"ore. (a!ng t(e o""ortun!t+ to use t(e 3 $aurus reoler !s !ndeedrare. not to ment!on t(e fa't t(at !t !s also t(e same wea"on 'arr!ed b+ t(e S!nga"ore Pol!'eFor'e :andl!ng t(e 3 reoler as 'om"ared to t(e 22 reoler used b+ 'adets !s a'tuall+u!te a d!fferent e?"er!en'e :a!ng a greater 'al!bre. t(e reoler 'an onl+ (old 5 bullets!nstead of . and t(e !n'rease !n t(e re'o!l of f!r!ng !s def!n!tel+ not!'eable

S(oot!ng a total of 30 rounds. 20 for t(e F!gure 2 target and 10 for t(e NR& target. t(ee?"er!en'e (as allowed me to a""l+ t(e te'(n!ues learnt w(en I was a 'adet to s(oota''uratel+ $(!ngs su'( as bod+ "os!t!on!ng. breat(!ng te'(n!ues. "ro"er s!g(t!ng. and

"ull!ng of t(e tr!gger. 'ould onl+ be trul+ understood w(en one a'tuall+ (eld t(e reoler$(!s +ear !n "art!'ular. our area (as done es"e'!all+ well. w!t( full re"resentat!on at t(e f!nalsfor all !nd!!dual and team 'ategor!es at bot( CI and ,ff!'ers leel Per(a"s w!t( a 'erta!ndegree of lu'. s!n'e t(e dr+ "ra't!'e 9ust before t(e a'tual s(oot was t(e onl+ '(an'e I (adat "ra't!'!ng. I (ad also managed to atta!n t(e f!ft( "os!t!on !n t(e Ind!!dual )ale CI'ategor+

I loo forward to "art!'!"at!ng !n t(e s(oot!ng 'om"et!t!on aga!n ne?t +ear. and I w!s( allSe'ondar+ 3 'adets w(o w!ll be s(oot!ng for t(e!r )arsmans(!" *adge !n due t!me all t(e

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>6C(allenge*+ CP/ 7NPCC8 Jul!an C(ua e! En

Newl+ laun'(ed !n 201=. t(e Nat!onal Pol!'e Cadet Cor"s 7NPCC8 Inter6-n!t >6C(allenge was a

'om"et!t!on t(at soug(t to test NPCC 'adets !n t(e!r "rof!'!en'+ !n ar!ous areas. namel+ 'am"'rafta't!!t!es. "(+s!'al enduran'e. as well as general nowledge about NPCC !tself

$wo teams were sent to re"resent Sa!nt Jose"(6C(allenge t(!s +ear. andalt(oug( t(e+ were unable to rea'( t(e f!nals. t(e 'adets w(o "art!'!"ated !n t(e 'om"et!t!on 'ameawa+ w!t( somet(!ng more aluable t(an t(e medals g!en out to t(e '(am"!onsH 'om"an!ons(!"w!t( one anot(er $(e >6C(allenge (as not onl+ sered to s(ar"en t(e!r m!nds and strengt(en t(e!r res!l!en'e as a suad. !t (as also deelo"ed es"r!t de 'or"s among t(e 'adets $(e!r !ndom!tables"!r!ts and unwaer!ng determ!nat!on !n t(e fa'e of t(e man+ d!ff!'ult '(allenges !n t(e 'om"et!t!onenabled t(em to "ull t(roug( !n t(e toug(est of s!tuat!ons and forged man+ memorable momentsw!t( eer+one !n t(e team

Commun!'at!on and 'lar!t+ were also e+ as"e'ts !n t(e teams t(at were en(an'ed after t(e

'om"et!t!on. as t(e 'adets w(o "art!'!"ated (ad to 'oord!nate t(e!r moements and a't!ons toget(er to oer'ome t(e obsta'les t(e+ fa'ed !n t(e '(allenges

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Inter6-n!t amesb+ :ead of ,"erat!ons. SS$ 7NPCC8 Ian Neo

$(e :a! S!ng Cat(ol!' Nat!onal Pol!'e Cadet Cor"s< 7NPCC8 Can +ou Es'a"eK Com"et!t!on was!nterest!ng as !t was t(emed as an es'a"e room. a er+ d!fferent t(eme as 'om"ared to t(e usuals"orts Inter -n!t ames7I-s8 I "art!'!"ated !n t(!s 'om"et!t!on w!t( 3 sen!ors. &r!f. Sean and *+ung:ee. w(o made t(!s e?"er!en'e more enterta!n!ng

e f!rst (ad to 'reate a team flag to re"resent our s'(ool us!ng NPCC s!lls su'( as 'am"'raft et' &s !t would be d!ff!'ult for eer+one to agree on one des!gn. we made somet(!ng ea'( and "ut t(emtoget(er to form our team flag

Eentuall+ !t was our turn to enter t(e es'a"e room Sear'(!ng eer+ s!ngle 'orner of t(e 'lassroom.we onl+ gat(ered a few numbers to sole t(e "u@@le :en'e. we tr!ed random 'omb!nat!ons w!t( t(enumbers we found. sol!ng !t !n 1; m!nutes out of t(e 306m!nute l!m!t e were e?'!ted w(en we

were told t(at we were t(e fastest grou" so far

/ater. we found out t(at anot(er s'(ool (ad atta!ned a t!m!ng of 13 m!nutes Neert(eless. we weree?tremel+ (a""+ to be 2nd !n t(e 'om"et!t!on I learnt to wor as a team eff!'!entl+. from 'reat!ng t(eteam flag to sol!ng t(e "u@@le I felt t(at t(!s was one of t(e best I-s I (ae "art!'!"ated !n. and I(o"e to be able to 9o!n a s!m!lar I- aga!n

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Adventure raining Camp*+ CP/ 7NPCC8 +lan Pe( :ong 4a(

For m+ f!rst t!me at Cam" Res!l!en'e at Pulau -b!n. I (ad !mag!ned t(e &denture $ra!n!ng Cam"7&$C8 to be e?tremel+ t!resome and r!g!d :oweer. I learnt t(at &$C was not onl+ to (el" us asSe'ondar+ 2 Cadets to bu!ld u"on t(e Nat!onal Pol!'e Cadet Cor"s 7NPCC8 'ore alues but also to(el" us go out of our 'omfort @ones and to e?"er!en'e new t(!ngs

I (ad a memorable e?"er!en'e and learned mu'( !n &rea 15Ls &$C on Pulau -b!n For e?am"le.t(roug( meet!ng new 'adets from ot(er suads !n &rea 15. I managed to be'ome fr!ends w!t( t(emand got t(roug( man+ gruell!ng a't!!t!es su'( as t(e /and E?"ed!t!on on a+ 2 of t(e Cam"

$(e 'am" (as also under"!nned a new sense of d!s'!"l!ne w(!'( I felt (ad been d!luted for too long,n one o''as!on. as we were wal!ng ba' to Cam" Res!l!en'e. our Cadet Ins"e'tors sounded t(eL(ornet alarmL to a""r!se us of t(e "resen'e of (ornets -"on (ear!ng t(!s alarm. some of us. m+self !n'luded. broe from t(e grou" and ran for our l!es e later learned t(at !t was a false alarm meant

to sol!d!f+ our ad(eren'e to 'ommands from our sen!ors. and we were berated for our loosed!s'!"l!ne Instead of dro""!ng to t(e ground and 'oer!ng our ne's. follow!ng standard "ro'edure.we (ad let our (earts 'onuer our (eads and legs $(!s !n'!dent made me real!@e t(e !m"ortan'e of follow!ng orders as a "ro"er 'adet s(ould do

,n t(e w(ole. &$C (as taug(t us (ow to embra'e t(e une?"e'ted and (ae t(e 'onf!den'e to tr+new t(!ngs &$C (as also bu!lt u"on t(e 'ore alues of NPCC w(!'( our Cadet /eaders (ad alread+!nst!lled !n us

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Survival raining Camp*+ e"ut+ :ead of Publ!'!t+. S$ 7NPCC8 Sean $eo Pang *oon

$(!s be!ng t(e se'ond 'am" t(at I (ad attended at Cam" Res!l!en'e on Pulau -b!n. I (ad e?"e'tedt(at t(!s 'am" was somet(!ng t(at I 9ust (ad to "ass t(roug( to get a badge :oweer. t(at was nott(e 'ase at all

$(roug(out t(e 'am". I 'ame !nto 'onta't w!t( man+ "eo"le w(om I would neer t(oug(t of tal!ngto $(!s !n'luded bot( some of m+ suadmates as well as 'adets from ot(er s'(ools

$(e a!m of t(e 'am" was to (one our leaders(!" s!lls as well as our 'ommun!'at!on so t(at wewould be able to lead our -n!t as !n'om!ng Cadet /eaders7C/s8 *ut. I felt t(at !t taug(t us mu'(more t(an t(at I bel!ee t(at t(e 'am" also taug(t us t(e !m"ortan'e of teamwor and t(at we needea'( ot(er for t(e w(ole -n!t to fun't!on "ro"erl+

$(!s was enfor'ed t(roug( t(e a't!!t!es t(at we (ad to go t(roug( for t(e 3 da+s and 2 n!g(ts 'am"$(e f!rst da+ was started off b+ !'e breaers w(ere we got s"l!t u" !nto d!fferent grou"s and got toso'!al!se w!t( 'adets from ot(er suads I was u!te nerous as I was se"arated from m+ usualfr!ends !n m+ suad and "la'ed !n a totall+ d!fferent en!ronment *ut. t(e grou" t(at I was !nwel'omed eer+one as fr!ends and we forged bonds t(at lasted t(roug(out t(e 'am" and t(esebonds (el"ed us to oer'ome t(e '(allenges we fa'ed !n t(e form of a't!!t!es su'( as t(e :!g(Ro"es C(allenge7:RC8 and de'!d!ng on t(e s!t we were to "erform on Cam"f!re N!g(t

,erall. t(e 'am" was er+ en9o+able as well as benef!'!al for a Se'ondar+ 3 'adet w(o was go!ngto tae on mu'( more res"ons!b!l!t!es !n t(e -n!t as well !n ot(er areas Een t(oug( t(e 'am" (as"assed. t(e bonds made. memor!es 'reated as well as s!lls !m"roed (ae left a dee" !m"ress!onon me &nd so I 'ont!nue to e?(!b!t t(e ual!t!es learnt at t(e 'am" een !n m+ da!l+ l!fe

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!IA "ro#e$ts*+ :ead of %alues6!n6&'t!on. SS$ 7NPCC8 Ral"( C(ester &le9anar!a Pe

$(e %alues6!n6&'t!on7%I&8 t(at we organ!sed !s to "ro!de fellow 'adets t(e o""ortun!t+ to earnCommun!t+ Inolement Program7CIP8 (ours w(!'( would (el" t(em !n t(e future In add!t!on. !tallows 'adets to mae a d!fferen'e w!t(!n t(e 'ommun!t!es t(at t(e+ are !n ,ne "ro9e't t(at we (aeorgan!sed !s t(e Pol!'e Young &mbassador 7PY&8

In PY&. we would go to t(e ne!g(bour!ng flats and (and out fl+ers to ra!se awareness about t(e most'ommon 'r!mes !n t(at area e "artnered w!t( *!s(an Ne!g(bour(ood Pol!'e Centre 7NPC8 to 'arr+out t(e "ro9e't $(e "ro9e't would (ae benef!ted t(e res!dents as !t ra!sed awareness of t(e'ommon 'r!mes &not(er "ro9e't t(at we (ae !n our %I& !s $(e *!g Swee"

$(!s !s t(e "ro9e't !n w(!'( we !s!t t(e (ouses of t(e elderl+ w(o are less fortunate t(an us and

s"end some t!me 'lean!ng t(e!r (ouses and a''om"an+!ng t(em for a w(!le $(!s "ro9e't allows usto (ae a gl!m"se !nto t(e!r l!es w(!le also rem!nd!ng us t(at we are er+ fortunate &dd!t!onall+. t(!see"s !n l!ne w!t( our s'(ool alues t(at we s(ould neer forget t(e last t(e lost and t(e least

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Enri$hment Courses*+ e"ut+ :ead of /og!st!'s. CP/7NPCC8 Yunaell SD, $(!+agara9an

&"art from engag!ng !n strenuous tra!n!ngs. Sa!nt Jose"(


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%oving Forward to &'()*+ Stat!on Ins"e'tor. SS$7NPCC8 $an Y! /ong

In t(e "ast +ear. our -n!t (as rea'(ed 'ommendable m!lestones and a'(!eements Strongf!n!s(es !n t(e annual 22 S(oot!ng Com"et!t!on and atta!n!ng t(e S!ler Cane 9ust!f!es t(at

statement !t( t(e +ear now be(!nd us. we must loo towards t(e future. bu!ld!ng on t(estrong foundat!on la!d b+ "re!ous bat'(es

$(oug( we (ae done well !n last +ear

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