Thursday, February 11, 2016

National Day Parade 2016 Scout Marching Contingent


NATIONAL DAY PARADE 2016 - INVITATION TO 


PARTICIPATE IN MARCHING CONTINGENT


On 9 August 2016, Singapore will celebrate her 51 years of independence with the annual National Day Parade (NDP) held at Singapore Sports Hub. NDP has always served as a rallying point for Singaporeans to celebrate our collective identity and strive towards a better future.

NDP has been recognised as part of the National Education for Total Defence by the Ministry of Education (MOE). Once again, the Singapore Scout Association (SSA) is proud to be invited by the EXCO NDP 2016 to participate in the Uniformed Group’s marching contingent for NDP 2016. We would like to invite your Unit to participate in this year’s marching Contingent. We strongly encourage your participation and support for NDP 2016. A total of 42 participants (including reserves) are required.
Three selection sessions have been scheduled on 27/2, 5/3 and 12/3 (all Saturdays) at Beatty Secondary School. They are to report in Full Uniform. There will be a briefing session for selected participants.

Attendance is Compulsory for all sessions.

Pre-Requisites

· ONLY Singaporeans or Permanent Residents.
· Preferable height between 1.5m to 1.8m.
· Willingness to commit at least 90% of the total attendance.

Medical Conditions

Interested participants should be medically fit. Those with heart problem, high blood pressure, asthma, history of heat exhaustion or any other medical conditions unsuitable for marching are advised not to participate.

Training Schedule

Pre-contingent training may commence in March 2016 (the exact date will be notified through GSL via email) at designated school premises. Most rehearsals are scheduled on Saturdays after mid-year examinations.
The series of Combined Component Rehearsals (CCR) at Nee Soon Camp is expected to start from May 2016. The training schedule will be given to all selected participants.

Food and Transportation
Lunch and dinner will be provided for all rehearsals. Transportation will be arranged to pick-up and drop-off participants at stipulated locations.

Benefits of Participation

· NYAA - CIP hours for Ceremonial Drill
· MOE CCA Points – 2 points (1st year), 3 points (2nd year) and 4 points (3rd year)
· NDP Award Badge & Certificate of Appreciation



Dear Scouts,  

 an email regarding NDP 2016 has been sent to your Marist google mail, those who are interested are to fill up the google form by 12/2/16 2359. 

  There will be a selection on 27/2,  5/3 & 12/3 at Beatty Secondary School, Scouts are required to attend ALL 3 selections if they are interested to join the marching contingent.

  This might be a once in a life time opportunity for you to be part of the National Day Parade! You do not want to miss this chance!

  Attached below are some pictures taken by the photography team through the NDP 2016 journey. Scouts who are interested can view the "NDP P & C Photographers" Facebook page for more photos.
  
 What are you waiting for? Grab your fellow Scouts and sign up together! I promise you will not regret it!







Yours-in-Scouting,
Jin Wei

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