Hello Guides!
On 26 January, we had the first 集合 of the year. During this 集合, the Year 2s and Year 3s built Kitchen Shelters.
Kitchen Shelter:
As this 集合 was the last CCA session before the new Year 1s came in, the Year 2s and Year 3s built a Kitchen Shelter to ensure that their hard skills were up to standard, so that they could teach the Year 1s.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:
During Friday’s 集合, we were tasked to build a Kitchen Shelter, which was a simple but daunting structure to build. We struggled at first to 起 the structure and only managed to after about 20 minutes. I was tasked to 定 the structure while the others 打进 the arthurs before preparing the guylines to be 抽ed. It was extremely difficult to build the Kitchen Shelter as the wind at the time was extremely strong and caused the Canvas Sheet to billow around and the structure to move a lot. It was especially draining as we had been in the sun for a long time and had to make sure that the structure did not fall. Furthermore, the 麻绳 kept breaking and we had to retie it many times, causing us to 过时 and ask for multiple time extensions. Moreover, the ground was too soft in some regions and caused the Arthurs to come out and our structure to come loose. Overall, while we did manage to complete the Kitchen Shelter at a much-improved speed compared to last year's Annual Training Camp, the structure could not quite stand without someone supporting parts of it. Therefore, we should have paid more attention to various details, such as the angle and distance we used to 打进 the Arthurs, as well as the distance between the Canvas Sheet and the 青木. In the end, I was grateful for the practice and hope to improve in future sessions.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:
Last Friday’s building of the Kitchen Shelter was very productive for me. Before 集合 started, I was a bit nervous about building the Kitchen Shelter (KS) as pioneering is usually very tiring when dealing with the many heavy logistics, especially the 木s. I was thus hoping we would not have to do pioneering, much less have to build KS, which we always struggle to finish on time. However, I tried to remain upbeat under my seniors’ encouragement. When building the Kitchen Shelter, I realised that I had forgotten how to tie some lashes, for example, the timber hitch. But with the help of my batchmates and seniors, I was able to recall how to tie the lash. Another thing I realised when building the Kitchen Shelter was that I did not know most of the steps in building a Kitchen Shelter as I did not read the guides notes beforehand. Through this, I noticed some of the things I needed to make improvements on. From this 集合 onwards, I will make sure to remember to read through the guides notes before coming to CCA to familiarise myself with the different logistics and structures, especially since this year, I am no longer a Year 1, a junior, but a Year 2, and I will be a senior. Overall, building the Kitchen Shelter last Friday was quite a productive session as we were able to build our structures quite quickly with few mistakes. I felt satisfied and glad with the Kitchen Shelter my group had built and I look forward to our next 集合!
Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
Building the Kitchen Shelter was a good learning experience. While building the Kitchen Shelter we could have 报时ed more often and tucked in the 鸟绳 so that it looked neater if we were not doing anything. We have to keep track of the time and constantly 报时 so that we do not 过时 and the Patrol Leader can ask for a time extension if required. Taking note of protrusion is also important in making the structure look neater. We can also ask the Patrol Leader or Patrol Second if there is anything we can do or check for loose lashes to 重抽. When tying the lashes, we have to hold tension to ensure that our lashes are tight. Besides the tightness of the lashes, we also have to take note of the timing we take to tie each square and diagonal lash. When we 起 the structure we also have to ensure that we 顶 the structure properly so that it does not drop and hit someone. We have to ensure that there are three points of contact, the hand, knee, and foot. We could have also cheered more often, in order to boost morale. Overall, it was a good learning opportunity for us to figure out what soft and hard skills we can improve more on.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P3:
The events of the day unfolded smoothly, making it a commendable attempt to build our Kitchen Shelter (KS), one that I am very proud of our patrols for. Prior to this day, I have never been able to properly finish building a KS within the 1 hour 30 minutes target, so I am now very satisfied and hopeful after successfully doing so. Despite not being Patrol Leader (PL) or Patrol Second (PS), I did all I could to contribute to the structure and grouping, going around teaching the Year 2s 活结 and chatting with them. I also explained to them the function/reasons behind the way we do specific things, explaining to them the things to watch out for when we do a particular step in building, and taking over their role to 顶 the 木 so they can take a water break, trying to keep morale and productivity up. This too was a time for me to recall and re-immerse myself in the KS building procedure, as our PL and PS ran like clockwork, communicating openly and giving instructions timely, I was called upon to do and subsequently supervise the carrying out of duties like to take pacings, 打进 arthurs, and 抽绳. A few drawbacks of the day, however, included: 青木 chosen was Non-Load Bearing (NLB), which made it less than ideal for usage as a supporting 木, 麻绳 chosen for 抽 was of bad quality and hence continuously snapped when we tried to 抽 tightly, canvas sheet had a hole made primarily of duct tape which resulted in it being pulled out when we 起 the structure and the winds blew, and lastly the length of the 红木 chosen being very different which resulted in some of the height of the taller 红木 being wasted. To summarise, I found the whole session quite therapeutic and it gave me more insight into the thought process and attitudes of the Year 2s.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P4:
Patrol 4 (P4) was grouped up with Patrol 2 (P2) for this activity. We have learnt the importance of stepping up to lead our fellow juniors and effective communication. Especially with the new Year 1s coming, we need to be confident to be a role model for the Year 1s to follow. As we are stepping up to become the next 领导层 this year after the annual Passing Down Parade (PDP), we need to have effective communication so as to not only guide just our patrol members, but also the entire 团 together with our other batchmates. Compared to Annual Training Camp (ATC) 2023, we managed to cut our timing by almost half. However, our sense of urgency can still be greatly improved to achieve the standard timing. We have also learnt to choose better 木 as we wasted much time trying to get another 深蓝木 due to it being too short. We also need to be more prepared for any unforeseen circumstances. This could be seen in how we checked our lashes multiple times along with the 麻绳 to prevent lashes from snapping when we 抽. This allowed us to save a lot of time and was a great improvement from ATC 2023.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P5:
This 集合 session was our last one before the new Y1s joined, so we were all hoping to do our best during this session. While collecting our logistics, we struggled a bit to communicate effectively between the different groups of people and ended up taking too many spars. However, after that, we were able to bounce back and recover from the mistake by ensuring someone was communicating with all the different groups of people. We also could have allocated our manpower more effectively as we did not send enough people to 团部, which wasted a lot of time. During the building of the Kitchen Shelter, we had to reposition the canvas sheet many times as we did not lay it out properly the first time, which resulted in us taking longer than expected to 起 the structure. We also could have improved our sense of urgency as many of us were not doing anything at the beginning. However, we managed to recover from our mistakes, and in the end, we managed to complete the Kitchen Shelter with the help of the Y4s. One other challenge we faced was that our 麻绳 kept breaking. In the future, we must make sure to choose good 麻绳 in order to prevent this. All in all, this 集合 session was quite a fruitful and insightful experience and we will make sure to make use of the things we have learnt in future 集合s with the Y1s.
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Hope that everyone learnt something from this experience and is ready to welcome the new Year 1s!
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