The first activity of the year was indeed different from other activities in the past :)
For the Secondary 2 Squad, they practised their Tent-Pitching at the grass patch beside the Grand Auditorium in school as the ground in front of the CL room was wet and thus not firm enough for them to practice their campcraft :(
As for the Secondary 3 Squad, this was their first CLTC training! Although things didn't really start off well as they were punished for being late, I'm sure they will be more disciplined and work hard for the course in the following months in preparation to be the next batch of CLs :)
Lastly for the CL Squad, it was the first activity in the 2nd-half of our CL-ship and we will definitely put in more effort in preparing for the weekly training and to be more disciplined ourselves to bring the Unit to greater heights in the following months to come! Some CLs spent their time wisely in preparation for their Staff Sergeant test the following day by practicing their drills and MOI skills.
The training ended with PT session which was also different :) As the Secondary 3 Squad had CLTC, only the Secondary 2 Squad and the CL Squad were present for PT. The PTIs decided to be more creative and thought of an exercise to train the arm muscles of our cadets. Everyone had to tie their water bottles, which were filled to the brim, with a twine to a dowel pole. They had to slowly turn the dowel pole to bring up their bottles and hold it there with their arms held up straight for a few counts before slowly releasing the dowel pole down. The cadets also did the usual pumpings in between doing this new exercise. I hope the cadets enjoyed this new way of exercising for their PT! :)
Brendon CL
Head, Publications