NCC History Flashcards
When was the first NCC unit formed?
14 May 1901
Who is the founder of NCC?
Mr C.M. Philips
Which school started the 1st NCC unit?
Raffles Institution (RI)
When was the first NCC unit formed ( in RI, by Mr C.M. Philips )?
14 May 1901
When did RI have an armory and cadet band?
May 1905
When was St Joseph’s Institution formed?
May 1906
What was the vent that happened near the end of 1916?
NCC was moribund (suspended) due to WW1
What significant event happened in 1917?
NCC was revived by MOE.
Which are the first six schools to form their own NCC cadet units?
Raffles Institution, St Joseph’s Institution, Anglo-Chinese School, St Andrew’s School, Outram Road School and Victoria Bridge School
What happened in 1948?
Junior Technical School started the first Sea unit
When was the first air unit formed?
14 July 1949
What happened in 1951?
NCC Sea expanded to 8 units
What happened in 1963?
NCC Air transferred from MINDEF to MOE
What happened in 1965?
MOE launched the first ‘Cadet Corps Expansion Programme’
When was the first girls’ NCC unit formed?
1969
What happened in 1969?
First girls’ NCC unit formed
NCCHQ established
What happened in 1970?
NPCC left NCC to form NPCC
How many units were under NCC in 1971?
82 land boys units 52 land girls units 3 sea training centres -Kallang Sea Training Centre -Sembawang Sea Training Centre -Pasir Panjang Sea Training Centre 1 air training centre -Paya Lebar Airbase
What happened in 1972?
NCC council formed
What happened in 1984?
First sea and air girls unit formed
2001
NCC 100th anniversary