Ang Mo Kio Secondary School National Cadet Corps (Air)
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The Ang Mo Kio Secondary School National Cadet Corps (Air) is a National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
unit in Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
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It started in 1996 and has more than 65 members today.
. It also provides cadets the opportunities to attend aviation courses such as Silver Wing and Gold Wing where cadets learn more about planes. Cadets also get to go overseas to countries such as USA, Canada, UK, Hong Kong and Australia through programmes such as the International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE).
There is also the Aeromodelling Team, Precision Drill Squad and Freestyle Drill Squad conducting their respective activities to enhance the learning experience of the cadets.
's Combined Uniformed Group Council (CUGC), which was initiated on 1 November 2006. The CUGC was later officially commissioned on 5 April 2007 with S/CLT Muhd Izuan as the council's first chairman.
In 2008, the Aeromodelling Team participated in the Radio Control Plane Category in the Air Competition 2008, conducted in HQ NCC, clinching 2nd place in Spot Land and 3rd place in Obstacle Course. Also, 2 cadets were sent for the Visit to Pearce Air Base: 1SG Ong Wee Jie and 3SG Nicholas Yee.
The company has achieved the 3rd position for the Overall Category in Air Competition 2009, along with 2 other awards won by the cadets in the Aircraft Design Category as well as the R/C Precision Landing Category.
The unit's Freestyle Drill Squad emerged victorious in the Freestyle Drill Competition (Air District), achieving first place consecutively in 2009 and 2010.
National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
The National Cadet Corps is a youth organisation in Singapore. As of December 2010, it had a total strength of 19877 members. This consists of 823 Officers, 726 Cadet Officers and 17157 cadets, amongst others.The NCC is represented in 144 Secondary Schools and there are a total 176 School...
unit in Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, covering levels Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 . Students at AMKSS are known as AMKsians.-History:...
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It started in 1996 and has more than 65 members today.
Activities
The unit holds activities such as joyride rides in military aircraft such as C130 Hercules, Fokker 50, Piper Warrior and the CH-47 ChinookCH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...
. It also provides cadets the opportunities to attend aviation courses such as Silver Wing and Gold Wing where cadets learn more about planes. Cadets also get to go overseas to countries such as USA, Canada, UK, Hong Kong and Australia through programmes such as the International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE).
There is also the Aeromodelling Team, Precision Drill Squad and Freestyle Drill Squad conducting their respective activities to enhance the learning experience of the cadets.
Best Unit Competition Results
This Unit has won a total of 4 Gold and 4 Silver Awards in the annual Best Unit Competition (BUC), conducted by NCC headquarters.- 2009 - Gold
- 2008 - Silver
- 2007 - Silver
- 2006 - Gold
- 2005 - Gold
- 2004 - Silver
- 2003 - Silver
- 2002 - Gold
- 2001 - Gold
- 2000 - Bronze
Recent years
S/CLT Muhd Izuan and S/CLT Jonathan Sie, both from NCC Air, founded Ang Mo Kio Secondary SchoolAng Mo Kio Secondary School
Ang Mo Kio Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, covering levels Secondary 1 to Secondary 5 . Students at AMKSS are known as AMKsians.-History:...
's Combined Uniformed Group Council (CUGC), which was initiated on 1 November 2006. The CUGC was later officially commissioned on 5 April 2007 with S/CLT Muhd Izuan as the council's first chairman.
In 2008, the Aeromodelling Team participated in the Radio Control Plane Category in the Air Competition 2008, conducted in HQ NCC, clinching 2nd place in Spot Land and 3rd place in Obstacle Course. Also, 2 cadets were sent for the Visit to Pearce Air Base: 1SG Ong Wee Jie and 3SG Nicholas Yee.
The company has achieved the 3rd position for the Overall Category in Air Competition 2009, along with 2 other awards won by the cadets in the Aircraft Design Category as well as the R/C Precision Landing Category.
The unit's Freestyle Drill Squad emerged victorious in the Freestyle Drill Competition (Air District), achieving first place consecutively in 2009 and 2010.
Other Achievements
- 2009
- C/2LT Raynor Tan - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- 2SG Loh Yin Onn - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- CPL Eddie Ng - Champion [3rd NCC Freestyle Exhibition Drill Course]
- CPL Aw Luo Cheng - Champion [3rd NCC Freestyle Exhibition Drill Course]
- 2SG Foo Zhen Hui - 2nd Runners-up [3rd NCC Freestyle Exhibition Drill Course]
- 2SG Ng Hui Min - Company Best Trainee [Senior Specialist Course]
- 2SG Ng Hui Min - Best in Arm Drill Mutual [Senior Specialist Course]
- 2SG Loh Yin Onn - 3rd in R/C Precision Landing [Air Competition]
- PTE Mohd Hassanul - 1st in Aircraft Design [Air Competition]
- 2SG Jonathan Phang Ban Heng - Course Best Trainee [Basic Precision Drill Course]
- 2SG Vince Toh Yang He - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 2SG Loh Yin Onn - Company Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 2SG Foo Zhen Hui - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 2SG Syazwan Bin Borhan - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 2008
- SSG Toh Zhan Hong - 2nd in Spot Land [Air Competition 2008]
- SSG Toh Zhan Hong - 3rd in Obstacle Course [Air Competition 2008]
- 1SG Ong Wee Jie - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- 3SG Nicholas Yee - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- 2007
- CLT Oh Wei Ru Jocelyn - India Service Learning
- SSG Teo Jin Zhi - Outward Bound Brunei
- 3SG Toh Zhan Hong - Best in General Specialist Knowledge [Specialist Course]
- MSG Zheng Jingxian - NCC Outstanding Cadet Award
- SSG Koh Fei Yuan Louisa - NCC Challenge Quest 1.6 km Team Run Champion
- CPL Choo Ting Kang - NCC Challenge Quest 1.6 km Team Run Champion
- CPL Kok Sze An - NCC Challenge Quest 1.6 km Team Run Champion
- CPL Lee Jun Li - NCC Challenge Quest 1.6 km Team Run Champion
- 2006
- SSG Koh Fei Yuan Louisa - Outward Bound Sabah
- SSG Zheng Jingxian - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- 2SG Seitoh Baoyi - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- CLT Scott Wong - India Glider Course
- SSG Lee Kiang Hui Gordon - Part C Live Range Shooting Competition 5th Position
- 1SG Koh Fei Yuan Louisa - Best in Arms Drill Mutual [Senior Specialist Course]
- LTA Desmond Tong - IACE (Hong Kong)
- CLT Ahmad Zoohri - IACE (Canada)
- 3SG Koh Fei Yuan Louisa - Company Best Cadet [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Lee Kiang Hui Gordon - Best in General Specialist Knowledge [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Seitoh Baoyi - 21st Position [National Aeromodelling Championship 2006 - Novice Rat Race Category]
- 3SG Zheng Jingxian - 32nd Position [National Aeromodelling Championship 2006 - Novice Rat Race Category]
- CLT Scott Wong - Syndicate Best for Syndicate 2 [51st CLT Course]
- MSG Benedict Lai - Air District Best Trainee [1st Advanced Drills Course]
- 1SG Koh Wei Jie - Alpha Platoon 1 Best Trainee [1st Advanced Drills Course]
- 2005
- 1SG Tan Yi Jun - Best Trainee in Flight 2 Air Company [Senior Specialist Course]
- 1SG Jocelyn Oh - Best in Footdrill Mutual Air Company [Senior Specialist Course]
- 3SG Tan Mei Yan - Overall Outstanding Cadet [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Tan Yi Jun - Overall Outstanding Cadet [Specialist Course]
- 2004
- S/CLT Nurmazlinah - NCC Outstanding CLT Award
- S/CLT Mohd Farhan - NCC Day Parade, Parade Commander
- 3SG Daniel Xu - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Michelle Lee - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Chia Cui Shan - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Yusniyanti - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Ong Ka Tat - Best in Trainfire [Specialist Course]
- S/CLT Nurmazlinah - IACE (Canada)
- CLT Poh Hui Sia - IACE (UK)
- 2003
- SSG Ng Yan Bin - Outstanding AMKsian Award
- S/CLT Desmond Lim - NCC Outstanding CLT Award
- CPL Yusniyanti - IMT Shooting Competition, 3rd in Part B (Girls)
- CPL Michelle Lee - Aeromodelling Competition, 3rd in IFO Endurance Flying
- CPL Nurhakkim - Aeromodelling Competition, 4th in IFO Endurance Flying
- PTE Quah Jun Hao - Aeromodelling Competition, 1st in Chuck Glider Endurance
- PTE Tan Yi Jun - Aeromodelling Competition, 3rd in Chuck Glider Endurance
- PTE Kee Jiamin - Aeromodelling Competition, 4th in Chuck Glider Endurance
- PTE Sofiah - Aeromodelling Competition, 5th in Chuck Glider Endurance
- PTE Ariff - Aeromodelling Competition, 1st in Chuck Glider Distance
- PTE Tan Yan Wen - Aeromodelling Competition, 5th in Chuck Glider Distance
- 3SG Ahmad Zoohri - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 3SG Muhd Izuan - Platoon Best Trainee [Specialist Course]
- 2002
- CLT Desmond Lim - IACE (Canada)
- CLT Farhan - Overall Outstanding CLT Trainee
- 2SG Muhammad Hazmi - Platoon 1 Best Trainee [Unit Drill Instructor Course]
- 2001
- CLT Lee Wei Lun - IACE (Canada)
- S/CLT Ong Pei See - NCC Day Parade, Parade Commander
- S/CLT Ong Pei See - NCC Outstanding CLT Award
- MSG Desmond Lim - NCC Outstanding Cadet Award
- 2000
- MSG Lee Wei Lun - Pearce Airbase Attachment
- CLT Ong Pei See - India Glider Course
- 3SG Andy Woo - OBS Lamut
- 3SG Daryl Goh - OBS Brunei
- SSG Shirdeen Chow - Platoon Best [Unit Drill Instructor Course]
- 2SG Annabelle - Top Female Specialist [Specialist Course]
- 1999
- MSG Ong Pei See - NCC Outstanding Cadet Award
- 1998
- MSG Fiona Hong - NCC Outstanding Cadet Award
- 1997
- 2LT Wan Chia Jia - IACE (Philippines)
- MSG Tan Hai Yan - NCC Outstanding Cadet Award
- 1996
- Ms Wan Chia Jia - Outstanding Officer Trainee Award [Officer Trainee Course]