On the 12th to 15th of March 2011...
a total of 11 girls from 1st KL GB went for the GBM 7th National Drill Camp. The girls that represented 1st KL GB in the camp were Aileen, Kar Mun, Yen, Yen May, Yen Qi, Meagan, Presheelah, Queenie, Sarah, Susanna and Yeen Yeen. This camp was held in Wesley Methodist School Sentul, Kuala Lumpur. There were 25 companies with 25 officers and 125 girls in this camp.
The purpose of drill in GB was...
1) to promote habits of- Obedience and Discipline.
- Self-respect
- Self-control
- Concentration
- Physical bearing
3) to encourage Esprit-De-Corps
During the camp, we participated in drill, worship, drill theory lessons, Sunday service, drill, team building, drill, pajamas nite and more drill! This was definitely a drill camp! 1st KL also got an opportunity to lead in worship on the 3rd night right before Pajamas Nite lead by W/O Felicia and W/O Shana.
For drill sessions, we were separated into 3 different categories according to our level of knowledge for drill. there was basic, intermediate, and advance level. I'm glad to say that representing 1st KL, there were a total of 3 girls in the intermediate level and 8 girls in the advance level. We all went through hours under the hot sun learning from the drill instructors and the police.
The obvious winner as the best part of the camp was the Pajamas Nite. It was a night filled with fun, laughter, and MORE FUN! We played games and even had a modelling competition for the best pajamas of the night! It was definitely a time to unwind after those tiresome hours of drill..
Then the awaited time to show what we have learned came.. Drill Competition! This time it was done differently. The drill teams weren't made by each company. The team that went out for the competition, it was a mixture of different girls from different companies. There were two different drill categories which had the competition. The intermediate level and the advance level. Each level had 4 drill teams. After the drill competition among all the teams were over, it was time for the individual drill down.. Each of the drill team were to send their two best girls for the drill down, which made a total of 8 girls in each category. 1st KL was proud to be represented by 3 girls in the ADVANCE category. Here are the results for the advance category..
Individual Drill Down Advance
1st Place - Queenie Yin 1st KL
2nd Place - 1st Teluk Intan
3rd Place - Leong Yen May 1st KL
4th Place - Aileen Cheong 1st KL
Throughout this camp, we all learned the proper techniques of executing the drill commands both by the police and the GB. We improved a lot BUT there is still room for improvement, as Ms. Felicia said. Besides that, we also learned 3 main points from the morning devotions which were to be humble, have an interest of others other than yourself and to rely on strength from God. Fact that cannot be denied is that all of us went home tanner than when we went for camp but we all have to admit that we did enjoy ourselves at a certain time in camp.
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK!
The Girls' Brigade Malaysia - Official Page 7th National Drill Camp 2011 Album
-click on the link-
With that, I'm proud to say that I've survive drill camp and I encourage you to join in the next one should you have a chance! It was a great place to meet different girls on a NATIONAL level.. HEY, I heard that there's gonna be Fonomarae this year.. should be a ton of fun! :D
GOD BLESS YOU!
-signing off for now,
1st KL SPC Secretary,
sarah c.
