Unit Camp 2010
From the 21st – 23rd May 2010, our cadets had participated in the Annual Unit Camp. Below, one of the cadets reflects on her experience.
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As the camp started, I was shocked to find that we are playing games instead of the usual stuffs like drills and campcraft. It had started off with fun and excitement. After that, we learnt the basics of tent pitching, like tying the bowline, tent guy loop and the terms used for all the sheets etc. Although there wasn’t much to remember, I still couldn’t remember all of them, but I certainly learnt a lot from it. At night, the seniors thought us the cheers that we’ll be singing during campfire. It really refreshed my memory on last year’s camp. Although during the learning of the cheers, all the flags got stolen due to our carelessness, we managed to pay back all of them on that day itself. The sec1s were all very cooperative, willing to take the initiative to hold the flags and give response whenever we asked a question. It was a great time with them during the camp.
The next day, we had a 4 hour hike at Bukit Timah. It was tiring, but fun as well. Although it was tiresome to climb, but with the encouragements given, we still made it. The hike really made our squad bond with each other, along with the sec1s too. After the hike, we had to pitch our own tents as we had to sleep in it for the night. While the seniors were teaching, I finally got the hang of it. Although this time, we pitched our tents successfully cause of the seniors helping us, but it was a fruitful experience. I learnt a lot from it and with more teamwork, we can do it. Finally, we pitched 3 tents in total for the 12 of us. It was really fun and I felt the sense of achievements upon seeing the 3 tents we’ve pitched. After that, it was campfire! It was really an enjoyable night that day, with all the performances and cheers. When the campfire ended, we had to play night games. The atmosphere was kind of scary but with all the encouragements given, our group remained calm. The games were fun too.
Finally, it was the last day of camp. We didn’t do much but we had a mini campcraft test. We did all the lashings and stuff. The whole squad had dropped in standard due to lack of practices but that would serve as a motivation for us to work harder. Finally, after the area cleaning, it was prize giving time. Our group had gotten the best group! After all this, the camp had finally come to an end… Although the camp was physically demanding, it was a fun and enjoyable one.
This camp really made me realise the importance of teamwork in both groups and squads, and the phrase goes, “One for All and All for One”.
- CDT (NPCC) Shu Shan
