FW: NDP 2010 Marching Contingent - Internal Mass Brief for Boys' Brigade's Participants

All NDP Participants must attend. No transport will be provided. I will see you at BBHQ on 1st April, 2.45pm. AND it is not an April Fools' joke.

Regards
qinyao


Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, which have a wicked propensity to choke the word of life.
SOURCE: Clyde Francis Lytle

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NDP 2010 MARCHING CONTINGENT � INTERNAL MASS BRIEF FOR BOYS' BRIGADE'S PARTICIPANTS

Please note that an internal mass brief on participation in the NDP 2010 Marching Contingent, as mentioned in our initial email, will be held on 1 April 2010. The administrative details of the mass brief are as follows:

Date:	1 April 2010
Time:	3.00 to 5.00pm
Venue:	Fraser Hall BB Campus
Attire:	School Uniform (for Boys) Smart Casual (for Officers)

Attendance at the mass brief is compulsory for ALL Boys who have been registered by your Companies as per the nominal roll of registered Boys which is attached for your reference. Once again, please verify whether your registered Boys are indeed Singapore citizens, to prevent any unnecessary disappointment and misunderstanding. Please note that Boys must stay for the duration of the briefing.

Should any of your Boys be unable to attend the mass brief, whatever the reason, their chances of participating in the marching contingent will be reduced. We have just been informed that the contingent size has been changed to 81 (including 1 Contingent Commander) + 20% reserves i.e. 16 Boys, for a total of 97. Thus it is extremely important that your Boys attend the mass brief so that they will understand how to prepare themselves properly for the selection exercise, details of which will be announced at a later date.

Qualities that we look out for our Boys and Appointment Holders

hi Boys,

ESPECIALLY THOSE SEC 3s.

I hope that this post will paint a clearer picture of my expectation of NCOs in NCO Council.

1. Responsibility and ability to work independently. As a NCO, we entrust tasks to you. you must have the responsibility to carry it maturely, and independent of officers and instructors supervision (e.g. Wednesday trainings/parades).

2. Communication. It is important that you talk to your own Appointment Holders, platoon mates, seniors and juniors. Being able to gel people together is a MUST.

3. Team work. You must be able to carry out tasks with your fellow Appointment Holders. I expect your to be able to lead your juniors.

4. Initiative and an analytical mind. You must be able to think out of box. As a leader, you do not just follow. YOU LEAD. When you lead, you must be able to analyse what you are (potentially) doing and what potential problems there are. when presenting a problem to officers, you should be able to make a recommendation (aka solution) to the problem. As officers and instructors, WE MENTOR. That means that we help you to analyse your solutions/recommendations and help you to fine tune it. In the long run, running the company is part of your responsibility. IT IS YOUR IDENTITY AS WELL.

5. Creative time management. All of us live in Singapore. We are constantly bombarded with alot of things to do. As a leader, you MUST learn how to PRIORITISE the tasks you have on hand.

6. Boys above self. In 45th Company, we practise servant leadership. This means YOU SERVE AS YOU LEAD. For example, officers and instructors will ensure that Boys eat first before they eat. As for me, i ensure the whole company is eating, before i eat.

7. Be ready to sacrifice. No pain no gain. As a leader, you will be challenged in all ways. your studies, your free time and even your personal time with your loved ones. But in order to serve, you must be ready to make some sacrifices to some part of your time (e.g. for officers and council meeting).

8. Be humble and ready to submit. Men are sinful and have fallen short of God's glory. What we do may not be the best of all. Therefore, adopt a open heart and be willing to listen to constructive comments.

9. When you are in it, there is no way out. It's a race. You should adopt good sportmanship to run the race till the end. And trust me, when you look back from end point, you will be thankful that you ran for it.

10. Love God, love people. God created man. We are human AND we lead human. If we don't love the people under us, i think you have failed the fundamental responsibility as a leader in BB.

Hope this spells out more clearly about what i hope to see in YOU, BB Boys.

Today, you may be a boy. Tomorrow, you may be a leader in BB, but a few years down the road, when you lead people in organisations, remember what you have learnt today.

Mr Bay

Announcements

Hi Boys

Please take note of the following:

1. Enrolment Service

-on 11th April 2010 ( the day after Homecoming Day)

-8.30am till 11am

-parents are welcome

-location is at: 785 Upper Serangoon Road, Bethesda (Serangoon) Church

-more details will be released soon

2. Youth Leadership Conference

-Only sec 3 Boys (including Marcus Chua) will be involved.

-from 18-20 June 

-more details are on BB website-> 80th Ann celebrations

3. June CTC

-keep 1st - 4th June free

-MAYBE going Mt. Ophir

-please start to keep fit because YOU ARE CLIMBING.

- ground navigation in forest is included.

4. Tentative 1 start course

- 17 and 18 June (for those w/o 1 star kayaking certificate)
 
Regards
Mr Bay


Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, which have a wicked propensity to choke the word of life.
SOURCE:  Clyde Francis Lytle

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Cancellation of 1 Star Course

hi Boys

Due to communication error, the 1 Star course is cancelled :(

 Mr Bay


Unless we know the difference between flowers and weeds, we are not fit to take care of a garden. It is not enough to have truth planted in our minds. We must learn and labor to keep the ground clear of thorns and briars, follies and perversities, which have a wicked propensity to choke the word of life.
SOURCE:  Clyde Francis Lytle

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NDP and 1 Star sign-up

Hi boys,

These are the names from Platoon 2 for the following:

NDP

1. Jesmond Kweh

2. Jacky Seow

3. Sylvester

4. See Junji

5. Tan Wee Siang Shaun

6. Ian Lim

From BBHQ

1. The parade organisers require participants to be Singapore Citizens, preferably 1.6m to 1.8m in height.

2.Participants should be physically fit and energetic, as marching in and out of the Padang, and around the Marina Bay area will be required. Boys with any pre-existing medical conditions that would render them unfit to participate fully in the rehearsals and actual parade will NOT be accepted. Boys with back problems are also advised not to participate.

3. Participants must attend all training sessions and rehearsals, in addition to the actual parade, in order for them to be awarded the National Event Badge as well as CCA points. Boys with valid letters from their schools may be excused during examination periods.

4. Boys who are in Sec 2 and above who have attained Drill Stage Two Award (Boys should be able to march correctly and in timing) may participate in the marching contingent, though priority should be given to Sec 3 Boys.

5. Boys who need to wear spectacles should only wear spectacles with black frames and clear lenses (no coloured or transition lenses), or contact lenses

1 Star (18 and 19 Mar)

Tan Chuan Tai

Ong Zheng Ying

Ian Lim

David Lee

Jerrell Tng

Sylvester

jia han,

yee lok and

kar aip

Please sms or email me if you are interested.