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ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR NCC PARTICIPATION IN THE SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY (SYFOC) 2010

INTRODUCTION

1. The Singapore Youth Festival celebrates the abilities and talents of our youth in the performing arts and sports beyond the academic. This year, HQ National Police Cadet Corps is given the honour of organising the Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony (SYFOC) Parade at the Singapore Indoor Stadium (SIS) on Saturday, 3 Jul 2010.

PARADE REQUIREMENTS

2. HQ NCC will support the SYFOC by mounting 2 Guard of Honour (GOH) contingents and 1 supporting contingent. The composition is as follows:

a. 1 NCC (Boys) & 1 NCC (Girls) Guard of Honour Contingents comprising 50 cadets (in 5 rows of 10), 2 contingent commanders and 5 reserves per GOH contingent.

b. NCC Mixed Supporting Contingent comprising 30 cadets (in 3 rows of 10), 2 contingent commanders and 3 reserves per supporting contingent.

c. Flag Party comprising 2 flag bearers (1 actual + 1 reserve).

SELECTION OF CADETS

3. All NCC units are to do their first-cut of selections in their unit level first. The selection criteria are:

a. No medical history/ problems that may hinder participation.

b. BMI not more than 30.

c. Preferably not wearing glasses.

d. Min height of 1.60m.

e. Part “C” Cadet only (no gender restriction).

4. All cadets chosen by the units are to report to the MPH, NCC Campus, for a selection by 1WO Christopher, SM, NCC and 2WO Teo Soon Lye, Senior Trainer. The details are as follows:

a. Date. 22 May 2010 (Saturday)

b. Time. 0830 hr – 1130 hr

c. Venue. MPH, NCC Campus

d. Attire. No. 4 uniform with beret

ALLOCATION

5. The requirement of Part C cadets and cadet officers for the 2 GOH contingents, 1 supporting contingent and flag party (reserves included) will be drawn from all Districts.

6. The detailed breakdown of Part C cadets and cadet officers to be sent by each of the districts for selection is tabulated below:

S/No	District	No of Cadets		No of Cadet Officer	No of Flag Bearer
		Boys	Girls
	Central	40	20	2	1
	East	40	20	2	1
	West	40	20	2	1
	Air	20	10	1	1
	Sea	20	10	1	1
	Total	160	80	8	5

7. District Commanders are to direct units under their charge to provide the required number of cadets for the contingents. It is strongly recommended that cadets come from Part C and are between 1.60m and 1.70m in height. An accompanying Teacher Officer from each district is present for the rehearsals.

REHEARSALS

8. 2WO Teo Soon Lye, Senior Trainer HQ NCC will be the trainer for the NCC contingents for SYFOC. There will be a total of 15 training sessions (including preview & actual day) as follow:

a. Rehearsals for GOH only - 5 sessions at Home Team Academy (HTA).

b. Rehearsals for all - 4 sessions at HTA.

c. On-Site Rehearsals - 4 sessions + 1 preview + 1 actual at SIS.

9. Most training sessions have been scheduled on Wed & Fri as the NDP parade trainings will take place on most of the saturdays during the same period. Based on the proposed schedule, first training session for the GOH contingents is scheduled on Wed 26 May followed by training for all contingents on Fri 4 June as shown in the training schedule attached in Annex A.

NOMINAL ROLL

10. Nominal rolls are to be submitted using the template attached in Annex B to Training Branch, HQ NCC by 30 Apr 10 for obtaining clearance into Amoy Quee Camp.

ATTIRE

11. Arrangement will be made with Log Br, HQ NCC to T/Loan the No 1 Ceremonial dress for the GOH contingents.

TRANSPORT

12. NCC Units are to send their cadets to NCC Campus, Amoy Quee Camp for the selection 0n 22 May 10 and for all rehearsals.

13. Transport will be provided to HTA from the Lower Parade Square of the NCC Campus.

REFRESHMENTS

14. Refreshments will be provided during rehearsals at HTA and SIS.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

15. All cadets are reminded that camera handphones, cameras, Lap-tops, PDAs and media storage devices are not permitted in the camp.

H1N1 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

16. To minimize the risk of H1N1 and other infectious diseases, all participants are required to take their temperature before coming for the selection/rehearsals. Cadets with high fever shall seek medical advise and not come for the selection/rehearsals.

BUC POINTS

17. A maximum of 20 BUC points shall be awarded to NCC units under the Participation of HQ Events on a case to case basis.