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As the country celebrates its 62nd Independence on Saturday, one of the big events of the day will be the parade at the Queens Park Savannah.


Among the groups taking part is the T&T Cadet Force. They would like people to come out and support the parade as they say they've put in a lot of work.


Alicia Boucher has the details.
Transcript
00:00Preparations for the parade venue are in full swing, from the paint to the plants and the
00:09decorations that would lift the aesthetic of the grandstand of the Queen's Park Savannah
00:14as the country ushers in 62 years of independence.
00:23Members of the TNT Cadet Force say they arrived for rehearsals around 6 a.m. on Thursday and
00:29ran through the proceedings for welcoming dignitaries and other drills.
00:34Sergeant John Luke Joseph of 4th Battalion Holy Cross Unit has been to four independence
00:41parades.
00:42He explains the breakdown of the Cadet Force contingent patrons can expect to see on August
00:4731st.
00:48We have four officers which will be situated in front of each detachment.
00:53We will have two warrant officers, each for both detachments, so that will be four warrant
00:58officers that will be stationed as supernaries to the back of the detachment, 36 cadets per
01:06detachment which is maritime, aviation and naval and a full infantry detachment and then
01:12we will have a right marker and a left guide for each detachment, so that's four markers.
01:19According to Joseph, they began training for this parade on the last Saturday in July and
01:24every Saturday thereafter.
01:26As for rehearsals, they were held on Monday and Tuesday as well.
01:31Sergeant Shadrack Ramburansingh is from the Maritime Battalion Aviation Arima Central
01:36Unit.
01:37He has been to several parades, but it's his first time marching for Independence Day and
01:42his last year in the Cadet Force.
01:44It is kind of different because you know, stand up longer, you know, hot sun, but it's
01:51very different.
01:52How do you prepare for that kind of, you know, rigorous day on Saturday?
01:58Well, stay hydrated, you know, always eat, you know, have a full meal.
02:02The cadet's message to members of the public is to come out and view the parade.
02:07We take a lot of time, precision, drills and a lot of effort is put out for us to come
02:15out here, but it's also us embracing the fact that we could celebrate independence.
02:21We are liberated in a way and we, it's about personal introspection and personal knowledge.
02:29Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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