Hello fellow Guides! Last Monday, we had Patrol Activity (PA) and this time, the various patrols paired up to conduct their activities. Patrol 1 was paired with Patrol 4, Patrol 2 was paired with Patrol 5, and Patrol 3 was paired with Patrol 6. Here are some reflections on what happened during PA.
P1 & P4:
On Monday, we had 1 mass station and 2 other stations. For the mass station, we were asked to split ourselves into 2 groups with a mixed amount of people from each patrol in each group. One group had to do a flag pole structure according to a given proposal while the other had to do circuit physical training. For the structure, we did not carbon copy the frames properly and should have tied the flagpole neater to the 2 crosses. We should have also allocated manpower properly and brought our things nearer to where we were building the flag pole. For the next station, we were asked to layout our things in the 配备 and change into our Physical Training (PT) kit. Instead of having 2 Year 3s arranging the layout while the rest went to change, we should have had an equal number of Year 3s and Year 2s doing it together, because the juniors were lost when they had finished changing and no one was there to guide them. We also 过时-ed and got 2 bottles kupped from us, had some labels missing, and did not keep our uniforms quickly enough. In the future, we should check the things in the 配备 properly beforehand to be more efficient and be more vigilant to prevent our belongings from being kupped. For the last station, 2 members of the patrol were 'injured' and the rest of the patrol could choose whether or not to administer first aid while we were given the main task of building a structure with 木 provided and the 白绳 in our 配备. For this activity, I felt that we could have worked harder on remembering the steps to administer first aid more completely. The patrol leader could have also spoken up more. In the end, our structure was not done too well as we put groundsheets over a table with benches and the shape of this meant that water could not flow down the ground sheet and thus the structure would collect water (should it rain). Overall, while we could identify the injuries, we should have and will work more on our time and people management.
P2 & P5:
For Patrol Activity (PA) on Monday, P5 had combined with P2. After that, we split into our batches, the Year 3s and Year 2s. For the Year 3s, we had to build a Kitchen Shelter. At first, we were quite speedy and had a better sense of urgency but as time passed, we became slower. For me, I think this was due to the fact that the 麻绳 for our main guyline kept on snapping, forcing us to have to 倒 the structure repeatedly in order to reattach the guyline. This was quite demoralising, but with constant cheering, we managed to build the structure within an extended time. One thing we could have done better is definitely to 照顾好东西. Our arthurs were kupped once but we did not realise it until it was time for us to 起 the structure. This was irresponsibility on our part and certainly could have been avoided if we placed our logistics nearer to us. Secondly, we could have also chose better 麻绳 so that we could 起 the structure up more quickly. Finally, we should have communicated more with our fellow patrol mates so that the structures can be finished more efficiently. All in all, I look forward to more PAs where I can learn more lessons like these.
P3 & P6:
During PA last Monday, we worked with Patrol 6 and had to build two emergency shelters, one kitchen shelter and one flagpole. Overall, I felt that we could have done a much better job at time management. We had to stop building the emergency shelter and flagpole halfway because the kitchen shelter was taking too long to 起 and the Patrol Leaders thought it would be better if we all did it together. I think we could have sped up the pace for the flagpole and emergency shelters because the standard time for an emergency shelter is around 3 minutes. As there were many available manpower, many patrol members—especially the juniors—were unsure of what to do and just stood around. I believe that it would have been much more productive if we, as seniors, had stepped up to lead and show them what else they could help with. Even though we were generally clear on what to do, there were still some hiccups along the way, for instance when we did not connect the 蓝木 to the canvas sheet, or when we forgot to minimise the distance between the 青木 and the canvas sheet resulting in a saggy shelter. We should take note of things like this in the future so as to never make the same mistakes again. All in all, I think as Year 3s, we could have led the juniors better by being more sure and confident in ourselves as all the hesitation and unnecessary discussion wasted a lot of time. Better manpower allocation and cheering to boost our morale could also have made the PA a lot easier.
Published by:
Chen Wei
48th Batch Secretary
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