From Lta (NCDCC) Hozefa's Desk...

From Lta (NCDCC) Hozefa's Desk...

My Dear Cadets,

In less than a week, our unit will have the honour and privilege of being the Guard-of-Honour during the parade segment of Montfort School's Founders' Day. It will be the first time in the short history of our unit that we will be forming the Guard of Honour on such a special occasion. Obviously, the expectations are high and the responsibility given to us is large. We will be representing not only the unit but also the whole school in front of the special guests, VIPs, parents and other stakeholders in the school. It is essential for us to understand this honour and responsibility that has been given to us as we march onto the parade square in our whites.

You guys have been nothing but amazing. The amount of effort that you have put into this is commendable. You guys have put in sweat, tears and blood into ensuring that not only will you not let the school down but also make the school proud that it has such an amazing NCDCC unit. You guys have sacrificed every Tuesday and Thursday morning, coming down to school really early in the morning to go through tough training. Every Saturday you had longer training sessions with our drill Instructors from NCDCC HQ. Not to forget the 2 days you sacrificed during the March holidays to go all the way down to HTA to learn how to do drills with the water mist gun. You guys have not only survived, but you have have thrived and the other officers and myself are very proud of you. You are truly Montfortian Gentlemen and Monfortian Giants!

However, you know as well as I do that the journey is far from over. In fact, we will now go through the last and toughest part of the journey. In the run up to the Founder's Day, our training will intensify. More effort will be required on our part. We are so close to our goal of being the best GOH that Montfort has ever seen. We cannot give up now. We have to push ahead and ensure that nothing can deter us from achieving our prize, nothing can stop us from our final destination. I know that all of you are up to the challenge and I know that all of you will give more than your very best in the days to come.

A few tips to help you in the days ahead:
(1) Drink lots of water
People keep forgetting to hydrate themselves. Drink a few glasses of water at night to clean your system. Keep drinking water throughout the day. At least 8 glasses of water and more on the days that you are training.
(2) Start polishing your boots
Do not polish your boots at the last minute. Keep the last minute strictly for resting. Polish your boots now so that you only have to do a bit of touching up on the day itself.
(3) Get enough sleep
Ensure that you guys sleep at least eight hours a day. Do not stay up late over the next few days especially on days when you have training. This is important for you not to fall sick. Your exams will be coming after Founders' day and you don't want to be ill for them.
(4) Get your uniform ready in advance
For the same reasons in point 3.

NCDCC, let's go do this! See you on Tuesday.

Sincerely,
Hozefa