GTO Outdoor Tasks at ISSB

GTO OUTDOOR TASKS:

One of the best tips for everyone who is giving ISSB is “If you want to get yourself “Recommended”, help others to get Recommended” Strange? Isn’t it. But remember the wordings from the Introduction of ISSB. The officers of ISSB are not bound to select some specific number of candidates from a batch or a group. They can select all the candidates from the group and they can reject all the candidates from the group or even the whole batch. Try to fix this thing in your brain, “YOUR COMPETITION IS WITH YOURSELF AND NOT WITH THE OTHERS”. Help others and you will be automatically selected.

Tips for GTO Tasks:

1.It is not necessary to complete these tasks. BELIEVE IN ME, OUR GROUP DIDN’T EVEN COMPLETE ANY OF THE TASK, ANY COMMAND TASK NOR ANY GROUP TASK OR ANY HALF GROUP TASK. We didn’t complete anything. Your way of handling and group skills matters the most.

2.GTO tasks consist of many tasks i.e. Full Group Task, Half Group Task, Command Task, Progressive Group Task.

3.The most important thing in a group task is give maximum help to others especially in full group task and half group task. By maximum help I mean be quick in giving or taking the planks and drums and show quickness in making plans.

4.If you have an idea, don’t go for it by yourself. You have to take your group along too. Share your idea with your group and tell them if they would do that. Don’t say, “yehe karna hai, Aghar yeh na kiya tu mein nahe kar raha kuch, Yeh lazmi yunh hoga” instead say that “Boys, Aghar hum isko yunh karlein, Kya kehtay ho? Yunh easy lag raha hai jaldi ho jaye ga SAB EASILY PONCH JAIN GE. Try to use the words HUM SAB, PORA GROUP, SAB LARKAY instead of MEIN YUNH KARTA HUN, MEIN YEH KARLETA HUN.

5. If your group wins, You win.

6.In Command Task, I am saying PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Don’t led down anybody. Don’t be a cruel leader and don’t think only for yourself. Group is important. Group skills are being seen. Don’t say anything to anybody which might hurt him.

7.The GTO will give sarcastic remarks on one of the candidate and will see who else smiles or laughs on those sarcastic remarks. DON’T LAUGH! DON’T SMILE. It will ruin your ISSB. Instead think that he is your group mate and if he is getting that remarks, your group is not doing well.

Important Points for GTO Tasks:

The best way to do a command task is to GO FIRST, then tell others to come. Wait in the middle and let the whole group cross the finishing line and then you will come in the LAST!

8.Don’t laugh at somebody’s plan. DON’T!
9.Give Genuine reasons to other leaders (Raise your hand and say, Sir May I tell you a plan?) (I gave so many advises to others that my GTO asked me whether I was the commander? )
10.Help other leaders to complete their task even if your task isn’t completed. BECAUSE YOU ARE COMPETING WITH YOUR OWN SELF AND NOT WITH THE OTHERS. It will increase your chances of getting recommended if you help others. Nobody can snatch your recommendation seat.
11.Reach out fully while giving help, Hold others for support. Reach out your full arm’s length to support others while crossing, jumping. Hold the planks tightly when someone is climbing it.
12.If Rope and two planks are given to. Tie those two planks and make one long plank!

Important Point To Be Noted:

While in Half Group task, Full group task and EVEN IN COMMAND TASK, I made a bridge out of my body by laying on drums and said to my group members to walk over me and reach the finish line. But the GTO said to me “you shouldn’t do anything which might harm yourself” which I believe shows my sense of sacrifice for my teammates. Do it once, Make a bridge of yourself.

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