Promotion Parade December 2006

Hey everyone, Congratulations to all those who were promoted. Well done and keep up the good work. For those who didn't get promoted, don't despair. Pick yourself up and work harder. As for those other award receipients, congrats as well. However, the parade was still... hmmm... could be lot better. You guys really should give more than 100% effort. What do I mean by that? You guys need to practise yourselves, either with friends or individually even, your own footdrills and other stuffs that you need to revise, such as first aid. You shouldn't only just put in your best during training. Before and after official SJ activites, you should also train yourself physically and practise your own drills if you need to. I am saying this because many of you cannot even march smartly on your own. Your personal drills should be very solid and very good. Trainings are meant for you all to co-ordinate your timings. Sec 1s, you are going to be sec 2s already. Believe me when I say you all are way behind time in your training syllabus, as your drill knowledge is very limited, and so are your other skills. Even the basics of behaviour of a uniformed group member, there are many who cannot abide by the rules. I do not wish to dampen your spirits, but I feel that I have to highlight the severity of the current situation to you all. I believe you all can do it, and its just a matter of whether you all want to or not. If each and everyone of you push yourself and train yourself, discipline yourself, you all will improve very very very quickly, and even you would be surprised how fast you all can improve. Our doors are always open if you all need help. The only difficulty is for you all to gather your courage and speak to us first (which I know many of you all dare not, since you all keep thinking your sirs and mams will eat you all up...). Anyway, I really hope to see you all come up real soon, and do yourselves proud. This journey that you all walk, is for yourselves, not for us. Do it; For yourselves. Regards, Weiye