Solving AWOL
We should consider introducing movie screenings as part of the prog for trg.
I understand that 4 hrs isn't alot of time so we have to make the best out of it but what i am proposing is that we show them war flicks occasionally,say every few months.
Sometimes,we need to let the cadets take a break from all the serious stuff and showing them some battle is much more military-minded than playing games like basketball or soccer(in which not every cadet takes part in).
Besides,I think by now all of u realise the magic war movies can do for morale. and the cadets could be taught a whole lot more about warfare and its history.Something that isn't emphasised enough in the corps BUT is/was what many of the cadets were expecting.
What say you guys?I already have Full metal jacket,windtalkers and saving pte ryan in my collection,shouldn't be a problem coming up with the flicks,i'm sure the rest of us have a stash too.Besides,showing movies doesn't take a bite out of our budget unlike paintball or expeditions and it can be done more than a few times without cadets getting bored.
And if we do not get clearance to use the audi,we could just loan a classroom,get a laptop with dvd player and some snacks.Although,of course,audi is best.
Hopefully,if we introduce enough of these .... 'war-like' elements (i.e. paintball,wargames,warmovies) and conduct our trainings in a way that they learn stuff outside of the NCC syllabus(which is pitifully steeped in drills,safety,ropework and other 'mundane' trivia) we can make our unit more ARMY than NCC (like what JC and WJ have pointed out).
This could be a major factor in solving AWOLs.
I understand that 4 hrs isn't alot of time so we have to make the best out of it but what i am proposing is that we show them war flicks occasionally,say every few months.
Sometimes,we need to let the cadets take a break from all the serious stuff and showing them some battle is much more military-minded than playing games like basketball or soccer(in which not every cadet takes part in).
Besides,I think by now all of u realise the magic war movies can do for morale. and the cadets could be taught a whole lot more about warfare and its history.Something that isn't emphasised enough in the corps BUT is/was what many of the cadets were expecting.
What say you guys?I already have Full metal jacket,windtalkers and saving pte ryan in my collection,shouldn't be a problem coming up with the flicks,i'm sure the rest of us have a stash too.Besides,showing movies doesn't take a bite out of our budget unlike paintball or expeditions and it can be done more than a few times without cadets getting bored.
And if we do not get clearance to use the audi,we could just loan a classroom,get a laptop with dvd player and some snacks.Although,of course,audi is best.
Hopefully,if we introduce enough of these .... 'war-like' elements (i.e. paintball,wargames,warmovies) and conduct our trainings in a way that they learn stuff outside of the NCC syllabus(which is pitifully steeped in drills,safety,ropework and other 'mundane' trivia) we can make our unit more ARMY than NCC (like what JC and WJ have pointed out).
This could be a major factor in solving AWOLs.
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