National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
| National Cadet Corps | |
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| Active | 1901 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Branch | Air, Sea and Land |
| Garrison/HQ | Amoy Quee Camp |
| Nickname(s) | NCC |
| Motto(s) | "To serve with Pride and Dedication" |
| Anniversaries | 115th |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commandant | LTC Richard Koh Ban Chuan |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol |
NCC Formation Patch and NCC Arms Badges |
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a military cadet corps youth organisation supported by the Singapore Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education. As of December 2015, it had a total strength of 18'000+ members. This consists of 823 Officers, 407 Cadet Officers and 14500 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School Units-137 Land Units, 17 Sea Units and 18 Air Units.
Within the framework of the training programme NCC cadets have the opportunity of taking part in many activities.
Every unit meets or parades, at least once a week. Training Days usually begin and end with a simple parade. The parade at the start of training is usually used for taking attendance and briefing cadets on the schedule for the days training session while the parade at the end of training is used to brief cadets on subsequent events and as a short feedback session. A typical training day might include Physical Training, Drills and lessons on topics such as Fieldcraft, Navigation and other military-related topics.
PT usually starts with a short warm-up, then a few sets of static stations before the whole unit goes for a company run. Physical fitness is a criterion for the Best Unit Competition. It has also been added as a graded component for courses.
Before cadets are allowed to handle the rifle, cadets have to go through a trainfire package. In the package, lessons conducted by NCC personnel who have attained the Army/RSN/RSAF-NCC badge who are certified as SAF trainfire instructors include stripping and assembly, marksmanship fundamentals, stoppages and remedies and finally loading and unloading. Cadets can be trained to be proficient to a degree that stripping and assembling the rifle in blindfold or one hand.
Cadets have the opportunity of firing a SAR 21 rifle on firing ranges. Cadets first train on the Individual Marksmanship Trainer (IMT), a computerised simulation, before progressing on to shoot at live firing ranges. Safety is always the main concern when shooting, with everything done by the book. Cadet live firing is always conducted by active armed forces personnel under the supervision of a trained Safety Officer. An armed forces Medic is also attached as a safety measure.
A Shooting Competition is also organised annually where cadets from all three services (Land, Sea and Air) compete.
Cadets who obtain a respectable shooting score are awarded a Marksmanship badge.
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