Trainings were often seen as a waste of time. Unimpressed by the rigorous training sessions, my attendance in CCA soon began skydive down to a nil. To my dismay then, it did not take long before my Teacher Officers, namely Mr. Jailani and Mr. David Ho realised that I have not been turning up for trainings. Not wanting to give up, they spent time to speak to me and finally convince me to attend further training sessions.
Unconvinced by their rhetorics, my initial perception towards NPCC was not swayed. However, I decided to regulate my attendance as a sign of respect towards them. I was really touched that they were willing to spend their time to speak to me despite their busy schedule.
Interestingly, much to my own surprise, my impression towards NPCC soon began to change after being more regular with my attendance. Beyond the punishments met out to cadets who were out of line in their conduct and discipline, NPCC taught us useful life values. A fine example are the values of punctuality, innitiative, commitment, attitude, respect and discipline - embodied in PICARD. Moved by the values instilled by the corps, I have realised that NPCC not only train cadets to be more disciplined in life, but also to be educated in a more holistic manner, in line with our role as leaders of tomorrow.
Cpl (NPCC) Ong An Qi (2015)
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