2009 Corporal Promotion Test

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Heys all Sec 2s,

Attached is the Promotion Test Syllabus. Pls pay attention to the yellow highlighted categories (LCP & CPL) as you all will be tested on these 2 areas.

Regards,
Yi Xiang

Attachments:

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GROUPINGS

Drills:

1. Hidayah & Zhi Qian
2. Norashikin & Fu Hao
3. Alexander & Mu'tasim
4. Haziq & Jonathan
5. Diyana & Jing Yuan
6. Dina & Jeremy
7. Kai Lin & Hylma
8. Syaza & Soon Hao
9. Amy & Richard

Each group is to teach the following drill and this constitutes to 10% of the CPL Promotion Test.

1: Right turn on the march
2: Left turn on the march
3: Saluting to the front, on the march
4: Saluting to the right, on the march
5: Saluting to the left, on the march
6: Halting from the march
7: About turn on the march
8: Right wheel, on the march
9: Left wheel, on the march

All groups are STRONGLY advised to discuss how to go about teaching the drill.

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GROUPINGS

Outdoors (Tentage & Flagstaff):

1. Hidayah, Norashikin, Haziq, Alexander, Jing Yuan & Jeremy
2. Hylma, Diyana, Kai Lin, Mu'tasim, Jonathan & Soon Hao
3. Dina, Syaza, Amy, Fu Hao, Zhi Qian & Richard

The percentage of Tentage (Group) and Flagstaff (Group) is 5% each. Total percentage for Outdoors (Group) will be 10%.

All groups are STRONGLY recommended to discuss how to go about pitching up the tent, and erecting the flagstaff, as best as each group can within a time period.

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To better aid you in your revision plans,

Topics tested on 7th Sept (Monday) are:

1. Basic Footdrills (Stand at attention, stand at ease, pledge taking, etc.)
2. Static Footdrills (Saluting to the front, turning, etc.)
3. Intermediate Footdrills (Pacing, marching, etc.)

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Topics tested on 9th Sept (Wednesday) are:

1. Tentage
2. Flagstaff
3. Knots
4. Orienteering

Things tested in the Campcraft test will NOT be tested in CPL Promotion Test. (E.g. 8 Basic Knots, parts of a tent, etc.)

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If you have any query, please feel free to contact either Alfrad or me, as we are the Sec 2 Squad CIs. You may clarify your doubts with the 2 of us via email, MSN chat, sms, call, etc.

Our challenge to you all is: CREATE THE CHANCE FOR US TO THROW OUT 18 PAIRS OF CORPORAL RANKS AT YOU PEOPLE!!

Hahas. You still have about 32 more hours to go, taking reference from now (12.08am, Sunday). Jia You!!

[lohyx]

~ When you feel like giving up, remember WHY you held on for so long in the first place. ~

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Thanks!

Yi Xiang

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Debrief for CPL Promotion Test

Heys all,

You peeps are not far behind the Finish Line. In fact, you all are just about to cross it when 2 major obstacles made you all fall.

Drills standard of the squad is not so bad, just that the coordination of actions has to be coordinated well and executed out together as a squad. Knowledge of the drills of the squad is relatively good.

For Outdoors, you all have to re-learn, re-think, and re-construct the steps and procedures for pitching up a tent, and erecting a flagstaff. You all are required to pitch up a tent for yourself, and for your Sec 3 seniors during the upcoming Area 10 ATC/STC. If you all do not take learning into your own hand, the kind of tents that you and your seniors will be sleeping in, will be that of yesterday's standard. A tent without main guylines, without outersheet and groudsheet, etc. I do not think you all will want to sleep in those kind of incomplete tents right?

And as mentioned a lot of times already, I still want to reiterate that we cannot possibly spend every single training hour re-teaching things that have been taught. We have to move on to new skills, new syllabus, etc. That means you all have to revise on what have been taught in your own free time, so we can spend the training hours teaching you all new things. I'm sure most of you want to learn new things, instead of repeatedly doing the same old things. However, all these can only be possible if you have the self-responsibility in doing independent learning. Nevertheless, during the course of revision you do not understand certain things, we are always here to help you and clarify your doubts. It's just a matter of whether you want to take the first step to squeak for help or not.

We appreciate all the unseen hard work, effort, and time spent outside NPCC training hours in preparing for the CPL test. It's just a pity that the effort put in still fall short by a little. Despite of that, do continue to give your best no matter what challenges come before you. So, congrats to all who are promoted to the rank of Probationary Corporal (P/CPL).

~ A winner never quit, and a quitter never win. ~

Debriefed by:
Sec 2 Squad CIs

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Advanced Promotion from P/CPL

Cadets promoted to Acting Corporal (A/CPL):

1. Kai Lin
2. Jonathan

Cadets promoted to Skills-based Corporal (S/CPL):

* Those who have scored at least 20% for Drills, AND 8% for Knots.

If you fall under this category, pls contact Alexander so he can collate the names asap. If you are unsure, Alexander will check against the score sheets put up at the notice board on this coming wk.

A/CPL is awarded to cadets who have shown good learning attitude throughout NPCC activities, and have demonstrated a high level of proactiveness in learning.

S/CPL is awarded to cadets who have met the bare minimum criteria in achieving certain hardskills standards.

Those who are promoted from P/CPL to A/CPL or S/CPL, you will be awarded the rank this coming Friday. Please kindly bring your LCP rank for an exchange.

Thanks!