SJI UG Games Day

On the 25th April, the SJI UGOs got together to host the 2009 SJI UGO Games Day. All the SJI UGOs except the SJIMB attended the Games Day, which featured four games being played simultaneously. They are 7 A-side Street Soccer, 11 A-side Field Soccer, Captain’s Ball and Carom. Some of our NCC Air Cadets participated in Captain’s Ball and Carom while the rest pitted against other UG cadets in the Street and Field Soccer. At the end of the day, a simple prize presentation was held for the winning teams in each game. The hard work put in by the various UGO teachers and cadets paid off. In the end, all the participants had fun and through the games had got to know each other better as well as other UG cadets.

Mr Tung Kok Cheong's Farewell Ceremony

The Farewell Ceremony recently held for urrent Administration Officer Mr. Tung Kok Cheong was indeed a respectable event. There was both grief and joy in equal measures as the SJI NCC (Air) Company bid farewell to its erstwhile Commanding Officer (of the past) and incumbent Administration Officer, while wishing him a most fruitful and resting retirement.

The Ceremony commenced with a video presentation of Mr Tung’s past achievements in SJI NCC (Air) and his contributions to the development of the unit into what it has become today; a centre of excellence for Uniformed Groups training. The presentation was followed by a gift presentation on behalf of the Teacher Officers, who presented Mr Tung with a model aircraft as a memento of his years spent in the service of the Corps. On behalf of the cadets of the Unit, Mr Tung was presented with a card and vanguard sheets decorated with well-wishes and signatures, sincerely embellished by the cadets themselves. The Ceremony was concluded with a cake-cutting ceremony, whereby Mr Tung himself cut the first slice, and subsequently the company was treated to a slice of celebration cake. It was indeed a most significant event for the SJI NCC (Air) Company.

SJI NCC (Air) Company would like to wish Mr Tung a most peaceful and refreshing retirement, and to wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavours! May you continue soaring to greater heights!

Written by: 1SG Mikhail

Camp STEEL

All Secondary 2 cadets were required to go for Camp STEEL, a leadership camp organized by NCC HQ on 27 and 28 May. Upon reaching the camp venue, we split into 4 platoons, which we were to carry out our activities with for the duration of the camp. Selected cadets were given the opportunity to be in charge of organizing their platoon. We then went on to attend a talk by MAJ(NCC) James on the objectives of the camp, to deliver cadets who possess strong leadership competencies, as well as giving us tips on leadership and teamwork. In the afternoon, my platoon went for a paintball game, playing against each other in groups of 6. It was good fun for both the players and the spectators.

As part of the Leadership Competency Model (LCM), we had a Team Building Team Learning (TBTL) exercise, which we formed groups with cadets from different schools and discussed various teamwork strategies. Time was also set aside for self-reflection, and we were given journals to write down our reflections and notes.

On the next day immediately after breakfast, we had the Motivational Obstacle Course. During this obstacle course, we experienced various challenges such as climbing the high wall, attempting the leopard crawl and walking on the balancing beams. It was a thrilling experience and if not for time constraint, we would surely do the course several times! The highlight of this camp was rappelling. One by one, we rappelled down a 4-story building, some of us feeling rather fearful at first, but at the end everyone was satisfied with the experience.

The final activity of the camp was a leadership lecture by CPT(NCC) Angela, our Camp Commandant. Cadets learnt from this lecture what makes a successful leader, and how to improve our emotional intelligence so that we can, in future, handle any problems we may face and how to solve them with the best solution available. Through this camp, we have learnt to be future leaders for NCC, which can also be used in other areas of our life. In doing so, we also had an enjoyable and memorable Camp STEEL.

Joachim Tan