Freestyle Drill Competition - Bearing & Attire Check Questions

To all Freestyle Drill Competition participants.

As you all know there will be question posted by Sergeant Major NCC during your Bearing & Attire Inspection.

Below are the possible questions of general topics, with answers:

1. Who is the Commandant of NCC?
Ans: LTC Adrian Koh

2. Who is our District Commander?
Ans: Major(NCC) James Foo

3. NCC is celebrating which anniversary this year?
Ans: 109th Anniversary

4. What is the muzzle velocity of a M16S1(AR15) rifle?
Ans: 990m/s

5. What is the weight of a M16S1(AR15) rifle?
Ans: 2.85kg (without magazine), 3.60kg (with a fully loaded 30 rounds box magazine).

6. What are the NCC Core Values?
Ans: Loyalty to country, Uprightness, Leadership, Discipline, Commitment & Responsibility, Care for fellow cadets, Adventurous Spirit.

7. How many different types of uniform are there in the NCC?
Ans: No.1, No.2, No.3, No.4, No.5T, No.5J

8. What does USM stands for?
Ans: Unit Sergeant Major

9. What is the calibre of the rounds used in M16S1(AR15)?
Ans: 5.56MM

10. Name one of the overseas trips available in NCC
Ans: India Desert Trekking - others are for example, Mount Ophir Expedition, Exercise Thunder Warrior (New Zealand)

11. How many districts are there in NCC?
Ans: 5 (Central, East, West, Air, Sea)

12. The first Girls’ Unit formed
Ans: Raffles Girls’ School (First Boys’ Unit, Raffles Institution)

13. The highest rank a Cadet can attain.
Ans: Master Sergeant (For Cadet Officers, Cadet Captain[C/CPT], For NCC Officers, Lieutenant Colonel)

14. What is the Sequence of Target Indication?
Ans: G-I-R-L (Group, Indication, Range, Location)

15. The two methods of Judging Distances are?
Ans: Unit of measure (Thumbnail method) & Halving method

16. Where is HQ NCC Campus located?
Ans: Amoy Quee Camp, Ang Mo Kio Street 66.

17. Who is the Chairman of NCC Council?
Ans: Doctor Arthur Beng

18. What is length of a M16S1 (AR15) Rifle?
Ans: 0.999 metres

19. What is the year when Freestyle Drill started in NCC?
Ans: 2007

20. How do a NCC cadet attain a rank of Staff Sergeant?
Ans: By attending and passing out from the Cadet Senior Specialist Course.

updated as of 18 Feb, 1750hrs

Alternatively, please visit the newly revamped NCC Official website http://www.ncc.org.sg/ for more NCC related information (etc, history of NCC, courses conducted, major events, other general info)

I will keep on updating to the pool of possible questions here. So visit the blog often and spread
the word around.

Please approach your FSD I/C, CPL Iskandar or CPL Jeremy Chew for the questions that you would like to know and I will be try my best to answer them.

All the best!

C/2LT Zhan Quan