NPCC - US AS A UNIT

N- aturally awesome as a unit.  

P – ersevering as a unit

C – ourageous cadets who face all challenges as a unit.

C – heering each other on to achieve goals, as a unit. 

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Tan Yi En

BULL'S EYE ANYONE ?

A cadet's first-time experience of handling an air pistol.

"It's supposed to be hard. If it was not hard, everyone would do it. The hard...is what makes it great" - A League of their Own

The air pistol enrichment course is one of the first few activities that I have taken part in after I joined NPCC. It was very fun and exciting! Although it looked really simple, there were some obstacles. No one really can be lucky every single try and get a shot on their targets. It does take a lot of patience and determination to get a shot. We had the opportunity to participate in four different rounds. During the first round, I was really bad!.I even forgot to fill the pistol with pellets! I felt quite demoralised because it was the simplest round and I did not manage to get a lot of points. Luckily, the instructor was very patient and guided me through the process. Most importantly, he kept encouraging me. I was determined to do better in the next round. I aimed well and was almost close to shooting a bull's eye; I was just an inch away! To me, that was one of the highlights of the programme. I was really proud of that single shot. It kept me going and I did quite well for the rest of the rounds.

I learnt that it is not just about pulling the trigger. It is also about patience, being meticulous and believing in myself! This was indeed a new experience for me and I believe it will stay in my memory throughout my NPCC journey as a reminder to never give and to always keep trying my best no matter what setbacks I might face.

Done by: Nayak Anjali

NPCC Unit Camp 2016

My very first camp, in Secondary School.

Our three days two nights unit camp was held from 16 to 18 March 2016.

There were two things that I enjoyed during this camp. They are the campfire night and the preparation leading to campfire. My team and I prepared a dance and song item for our campfire night. We danced to 'sorry' by Justin Beiber and it was great fun. We struggled with choreographing our dance and singing the correct lyrics to the song. During the performance, I was very nervous and scared of having perform in front of the whole unit and our teacher officers. Nevertheless, though not perfect, we put up a good performance and enjoyed ourselves.

The first night away from my bed, was scary. I was not able to adapt to the new sleeping environment. I could not sleep well as my camp buddy woke me up three times in a row, in the middle of the night, to visit the washroom. However, this was not an issue the next night as all of us sleep soundly after a long  and tiring day.

On the second day, I remembered our squad being reprimanded during our drills sessions as we had forgotten the commands and what we supposed to do during each command. However, we learnt from this and tried to get our drills right. I know that our officers.? Scold us because they want us to learn from our mistakes. On that day, I also learned how to speak at the right time. As I am rather talkative, my teacher officer threw me a challenge to keep quiet, nothing said for five minutes. I failed the first time but succeeded for the next round. I learned the importance of speaking at the right time,

On the last day of the camp, we were all exhausted! Even then, I cannot wait for the next NPCC camp.

Done by:

Sim Yong Kiat Issac