NYAA Skills - GOH Entries

GOH Entries

Date: 16/6/08
Duration: 4 h
Participants: All

Today, we had our first training to prepare ourselves for speech day which will be held in august. As we are part of the GOH contingent, we need to start training much earlier so that our drills are up to standard. We practiced rifle drills required for the speech day parade such as ‘rusok senjata’, ’homat senjata’ and ‘turun senjata’. Although most of us were able to execute the drill, there was still room for improvement.

Date: 20/6/08
Duration: 4 h
Participants: All

Today, we practised rifle drills for the whole training as our drills were not yet up to standard. We improved significantly at the end of the day, in terms of coordination and swiftness in executing the drill.

Date: 27/6/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All

Today, after revising on rifle drills, we practised marching. We told to take note of minor details such as not to drag our feet, land on our heels and coordinating our arm swings. Most of us were able to do marching drills properly at the end of the day.

Date: 4/7/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All

Today, we practised on ‘turning on the march’ drills. We were told to turn on the spot and how each row should coordinate their footsteps. Most of us managed to do turning drills properly at the end of the training.

Date: 11/7/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All


As speech day was nearing, we tried out the parade format and worked on errors we made, like stopping on the wrong spot and not following the drum beat. We also had to coordinate our arm swing during marching and turn at the correct time and place. Overall, we improved slightly but there can still be more improvements.

Date: 18/7/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All

Today, our training was basically split into two parts. The rifle drills were done on the first part while we carried out the parade two or three times on the second part. This was to refresh our drills and prepare us for the upcoming speech day.

Date: 25/7/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All

After trying out the full dress rehearsal with other uniform groups, we practised on rifle drills and marching. Most of us were prepared for speech day and our drills were up to standard.

Date: 2/8/08
Duration: 6 h
Participants: All

After ensuring that our uniforms are in tip-top condition, we practised rifle drills as a warm up for the parade later on. The parade went on smoothly and the teacher officers were pleased with our performance.