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Brief History of National Cadet Corps (SEA) - NCC(SEA) 1969 to present

The present National Cadet Corps movement has seen many changes since time of its founding in year 1901 at the Raffles Institution with the Army Cadet Corps. This was followed by the establishment of the Sea, and Air Cadet Corps. The Singapore Sea Cadet Corps (SSCC) was formed by XXXXXXXx in year XXXXX and change of name from to National Cadet Corps -NCC (SEA) took place in 1969.

In year 1970, the first Sea Training Centre (STC) in Kallang Basin was developed using the existing compound of Kallang Camp which was then used by the Naval Units of the Singapore Navy. Several years later, three more STCs were established, namely the Pasir Panjang STC (at West Coast), Changi STC (East Coast) and Sembawang STC (Eastern Johor Straits).

The cadets who attended training at these centres were mainly from the schools which are close to the centre. For example, the central zone schools would go to Kallang while the schools in the north will go to Sembawang.

These early centres were under the charge of the Staff Officer - SO (SEA), who is an Education Officer(teacher) seconded to HQ NCC - which is under the preview of MOE and Ministry of Defense. The other key personnel at the centre comprises of the centre manager(MOE/MINDEF Corporate Support Officers), NSF boatman, storeman and RSN staff(Captain, Warrant Officers and Sergeants).

The Republic of Singapore Navy remains very supportive of the efforts to train Sea Cadets. Numerous cadets who are passionate in the military service eventually joined the RSN and SAF after their studies or in National Service, making a successful career there and rising to the ranks of senior commanders.

In 1991 and 1992, two STCs- namely PPSTC and CSTC closed down due to the urban development of the areas for the Pasir Panjang Port and the Changi Airport respectively.

The title and role of the Staff officer (SEA) was also changed to Commander Sea in the 1990s as the education landscape evolved. The Commander Sea was tasked to oversee the school units training and standards in addition to taking command of the two remaining STCs(Kallang and Sembawang).

The centre-based training model was changed to school-based Sea units in 1990s. In a typical school Sea unit, a teacher officer is appointed the Commanding Officer together with 2 to 3 other teachers supporting the training of about 100 cadets per secondary school. The cadets and COs are from the 21 Singapore Secondary School. The training syllabi were adopted from RSN, who also conducted courses for Sea Officers and Cadets. Some of the courses and activities are RSN NCC Specialist Seamanship course, Basic Diving Course, Damage Control and Fire-Fighting Course to name a few. The RSN also provided Sea Attachment Overseas such as Midshipmen Sea Training Deployment -MSTD and Sea Sorties onboard RSN ships regularly. These were addition opportunities for Officers and Cadets to go oversea under the International Sea Cadet Exchange Programme (ISCEP) to counties like Hong Kong, India, Australia, United Kingdom, USA and New Zealand.

The following list shows the secondary schools with Sea units since 1997:

The NCC Sea activities and events are not possible without the vital support of many RSN, MOE and volunteers who assist in training the NCC cadets. They deserve the heartfelt appreciation of the cadets, parents and the HQ. We are glad to honour them for their contribution over the years with this list. Centre Managers(MOE/MINDEF Corporate Support Officers)- Mr Tan Hua Lee 1971 to present, Mr Lee Wing Ying 1971 to present. RSN staff - Captain, Warrant Officers – 1WO Kong, and Sergeants, Naval officers (TCOs) 2LT Brian Wong, 2LT Nicholas Teo, 2LT Loke Jun Jie, 2LT Chang Chun Leng, 2LT Lim Fang Kang. NSF boatman/storeman

HQ NCC also began to appoint SAF officers to schools with NCC as Units Advisers in year 2000. The UA were RSN officers, many of whom were former Sea Cadets themselves. They definitely had a wide range of experiences to share with the school cadets. UAs would assist and advise school CO and officers in conducting their training and activities at school or at the centres. The attachment of RSN officers was also enlarged to include the RSN Warrant officers in year 2008. At the HQ SEA level, the first National Service Full-time(NSF) officer was posted to NCC in year 2006 to support the HQ and Sea Units as Training Coordination Officer (TCO).

Trainings that takes place at the centres are mostly practical water-based sessions such as Kayaking, Pulling, Dragon Boating, Improvised rafting and Sailing.

The two centres at Kallang and Sembawang was coping with the increasing demand for water-based activities by all the school units which together has about 2000 Sea cadets, cadet officers and officers. The Lower Seletar Training Centre was started in year 2004 to serve the growing interest in water-based activities which was also extended to the Land and Air units as optional trainings. The Lower Seletar Training Centre was closed in 2007 after the Upper Seletar Training Centre (USTC) was completed in the Upper Seletar Reservoir in 2008. The Upper Seletar Training Centre, located in the heart of Singapore’s water catchments area and nature reserve, was officially opened by Associate Professor Koo Tsai Kee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Defense on 5 March 2008.

There were also other Annual Sea Activities conducted by NCC(SEA) such as Annual Sea Kayaking Expedition and Sea Comp among school unit too. The NCC(SEA) also participated in the Annual National Events such as National Day Parade, NCC Day, SYF Day and Annual National Camp.

Key Dates:

1971 -	Introduction of NCC ACT in Parliament 1973 -	1st NCC Council formed, Mr XXXXX appointed as Council Chairman 1st RICE (Round Island Canoeing Expedition) 1972 -	1st Sea Comp 198X - 1st Scuba Diving Course 1989 -	Affiliation Scheme for RSN - NCC(SEA) 1991 -	International Sea Cadet Exchange Programme, ISCEP to Perth, Australia 1988 -	1st NCC(SEA) Girl’s Unit at Kallang STC

Appointment Holders

Commander Sea:

RSN Staff: