Total Defence Day At ACS Independent

On the 13th February, ACS (Independent) celebrated Total Defence Day with an exciting new twist. As part of the celebrations, the ACS Independent NCDCC Unit gave a presentation on Unconventional Threats.

In consultation with my OC, Dr Samson Tan, I,successfully adapted the NCDCC Hazmat training syllabus and crafted a presentation to educate the school about three main types of Unconventional Threats – Bombs, Chemical threats, and Biological Threats. The most interesting part of this presentation was on SCDF capabilities of dealing with unconventional threats. While speaking on these in detail, I also highlighted various procedures to be employed in the event of such emergencies.

With unwavering support from NCDCC HQ, we borrowed 2 BA sets and 1 CA set to conduct a demonstration in conjunction with my presentation. P/CLT Lee Zheng, WO Loo Zhi En and SSG Gavin Lai donned BA and CA sets to demonstrate their use to the audience. The presence of these demonstrators in their suits heightened the WOW factor of the subject matter and served to provide visual impact to the presentation. The school particularly enjoyed the section in which the demonstrators walked towards them and let the students examine the BA and CA sets in close proximity.

Through the presentation, ACS (Independent) NCDCC unit was able to encourage all to actively participate in Total Defence, and will continually strive to promote in within and without the school. Additionally, we had firmly established ourselves as a UG to be reckoned with and one which actively contributes to the development of students.

Done By: P/CLT Daniel Lim