Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by donholy28(m): 9:52am On May 28, 2015 |
KELVIN086:
dem don catch u, next time no lie this kain stupid lie for here, if you really went through nda, you would know that becoming a field marshal is next to impossible, the only way one can actually become a field marshal is if you commanded as a general throughout wars like ww2, ww1 with victory. in fact the whole of africa has generated only one field marshal since inception(nigeria as a nation has never had someone that rose to the rank of a field marshal). The highest rank in the Nigerian is General.... |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by prettyboi1(m): 9:56am On May 28, 2015 |
Idrismusty97: I don't know anything about the military, Can someone please tell me why it is impossible to attain the rank of field Marshal in Nigeria? The reason is that the Nigerian president is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and is by default the highest officer in the Nigerian military (even though he's a civilian). There can only be one commander-in-chief, and that commander in chief is the president who is by defacto the only field marshal. All those times Jonathan was wearing military attires, the rank he had on was that of a field marshal or its equivalent in the Airforce and Navy. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by jozz(m): 10:17am On May 28, 2015 |
i always wanted to know what determines the rate of your promotion in the nigerian military? |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by EmekaBlue(m): 10:32am On May 28, 2015 |
no major general..u r a bloody civilian poster 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by saltoftheearth: 10:46am On May 28, 2015 |
and you think brig general is senior to major general or what? KELVIN086: am i dreaming or has this thread really entered front page
this is one of the reasons nigeria has never produced a field marshal
termal 4 peeps crashing hard
now to be serious the major reason why people do not get to that rank is because they retire, in fact people that get to brigadier general level are very powerful and connected people, most people retire at major general level. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by anigold(m): 11:12am On May 28, 2015 |
KELVIN086:
dem don catch u, next time no lie this kain stupid lie for here, if you really went through nda, you would know that becoming a field marshal is next to impossible, the only way one can actually become a field marshal is if you commanded as a general throughout wars like ww2, ww1 with victory. in fact the whole of africa has generated only one field marshal since inception(nigeria as a nation has never had someone that rose to the rank of a field marshal). Dont tell me Idi Amin was a Field Marshall. I dont think he fought in WW1 or WW2... |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by Quayman(m): 11:13am On May 28, 2015 |
You passed 2ru NDA na em u no know ur hierarchy Yeye dey smell. seankay:
I passed thru NDA |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by GeneralB: 11:23am On May 28, 2015 |
nice thread...but I think after recruit/trainee it should be private before lance corporal |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by Nobody: 11:24am On May 28, 2015 |
adexmuhyi: Plz what wil be the rank of someone applyin with OND, and besides OP wia did u put A.W.O (Army Warrant Officer)...attainin the rank of feild marshal is imposible in a democratic government coz a feild marshal is undoubtedly powerful than a president which contradicts the rules of democracy and who told you this beautiful story?? all ranks within the military including that of the Field Marshall are subordinate to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (i.e the President of the Republic). 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 11:48am On May 28, 2015 |
Zeddicus001: u can't even research before posting... where did u put major general,colonel and private... FIELD MARSHAL, 5*, GENERAL 4*, LIEUTENANT GENERAL 3*, MAJOR GENERAL 2* AND BRIGADIER GENERAL 1*.. THESE ARE LIST OF GENERALS WE HAVE IN NIGERIA ARMY.... THEN OTHERS ARE COLONEL (1 eagle and 2*), LIEUTENANT COLONEL ( 1 eagle and 1*) ,MAJOR (1 eagle), CAPTAIN (3 *) LIEUTENANT (2*), SECOND LIEUTENANT (1*), CADETS ( those under training in NDA).... THESE ARE RANKS FOR OFFICERS THEN FOR SOLDIERS BEGIN WITH... ARMY WARRANT OFFICER,MASTER WARRANT OFFICER,WARRANT OFFICER,STAFF SERGEANT, SERGEANT,CORPORAL,LANCE CORPORAL, PRIVATE AND RECRUIT.. na lie! remove that army warrant officer there is nothing like that |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 11:53am On May 28, 2015 |
SFSNIPER:
U tried, but after Master Warrant Officer(MWO) we have ARMY WARRANT OFFICER(AWO). And before Lance Corporal(Lcpl) we have PRIVAT(PTE) and not recruit. Recruit and Trainee are for folks on training. there is nothing like army warrant officer |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 11:55am On May 28, 2015 |
dinosmiles:
guy afta LT COL,d next rank is COLONEL and not brigadier... look well colonel is there |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 12:01pm On May 28, 2015 |
omodapson:
Half baked info. What about Major General and Colonel? Are they not recognised ranks in the Nigerian Army? read again this time everything you asked about is there.the only omission there is private |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by cjayoga: 12:03pm On May 28, 2015 |
Ur information is incomplete bro nd wen nxt u post use referal words lik army or navy or air force so u dnt get mur civilians confused. So here is hw it shld be arrnged in the army we have; for comissioned officers; Field marshal General Lt General Maj General Brig General Colonel Lt Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Cadet.
Non commissioned officers are; Army warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Staff sergeant Sergeant Copral Lance copral Private Recruit. So mind u cadets nd recruits re not soldiers until dey re tru wit der training nd hv don der passing out parade (p.o.p). |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by DOD1: 12:12pm On May 28, 2015 |
pomide: After Getting into an Argument about what rank a NDA short service student graduates with, I saw browsed this piece online and decided it could help people who might need it.
So here it is... the Nigerian Military Hierarchy.
FIELD MARSHALL – The highest rank in the Nigerian military hierarchy is Field Marshal. But this term has never been used practically in Nigeria, means no Nigerian has ever attained this rank ever.
GENERAL – The highest rank practically attained in the Nigerian military hierarchy is General. Full General is basically a four star rank with NATO ranking OF – 9.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL – Lieutenant General Rank is a high commissioned officer rank sub ordinate to General rank with a NATO ranking OF – 8, a three star rank in Nigerian military hierarchy. Major General – A medium commissioned officer rank with a NATO ranking OF – 7 and a rank higher to Brigadier. This is a two star rank in Nigerian military hierarchy.
BRIGADIER – With a NATO ranking OF – 6, this is one star rank in the Nigerian military hierarchy. Colonel – Rank lower to Brigadier is Colonel, referred as Colonel of regiments. A lower level commissioned officer rank and highest field officer rank with ranking OF – 5.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL – Deputy to Colonel is Lieutenant Colonel, a middle level field officer rank with ranking OF – 4.
MAJOR – The lower level in the field officer category is Major, a rank higher to Captain and lower to Lieutenant Colonel with ranking OF – 3.
CAPTAIN – The next rank in the hierarchy is Captain, the highest rank in the tactical organization of troops with ranking OF – 2.
FIRST LIEUTENANT – First Lieutenant acts as a deputy to the Captain. Term Lieutenant refers to ‘substitute’ to immediate superior rank with ranking OF – 1.
SECOND LIEUTENANT – Second deputy to Captain is Second Lieutenant, sub ordinate to First Lieutenant with ranking OF – 1.
MASTER WARRANT OFFICER – Next rank in the Nigerian military hierarchy is Master Warrant Officer, an expertise leader who maintains, operates, manages as well as administers the military’s equipments.
WARRANT OFFICER – Warrant Officer handles all the tasks of a Master Warrant Officer in his absence and acts as an assistant to the same.
STAFF SERGEANT – Sub ordinate to Warrant Officer, Staff Sergeant is a senior non commissioned military officer.
SERGEANT – A junior non commissioned military officer sub ordinate to Staff Sergeant in the Nigerian military hierarchy.
CORPORAL – A corporal is an officer who is in charge of a body of certain troop.
LANCE CORPORAL – Lance Corporal means officer of lowest rank.
RECRUIT / TRAINEE – The cadets who have just joined Nigerian military are at the lowest level of the Nigerian military hierarchy.
NDA SS graduates comes out with First or Second Lieutenant depending on your grade.
Culled from www.hierarchystructure.com |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 12:12pm On May 28, 2015 |
cjayoga: Ur information is incomplete bro nd wen nxt u post use referal words lik army or navy or air force so u dnt get mur civilians confused. So here is hw it shld be arrnged in the army we have; for comissioned officers; Field marshal General Lt General Maj General Brig General Colonel Lt Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Cadet.
Non commissioned officers are; Army warrant officer Master warrant officer Warrant officer Staff sergeant Sergeant Copral Lance copral Private Recruit. So mind u cadets nd recruits re not soldiers until dey re tru wit der training nd hv don der passing out parade (p.o.p). master warrant officer and army warrant officer are the same.if you doubt then give us a proof of their insignia.cos I know warrant officer carries and eagle on the wrist and master carries eagle with a wreath surrounding it |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 12:25pm On May 28, 2015 |
that's it there is nothing like army warrant officer in the army |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by millhouse: 1:41pm On May 28, 2015 |
I TIRE OOO RickyTan:
WHERE IS THE RANK OF COLONEL NA? |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by adexmuhyi(m): 2:08pm On May 28, 2015 |
AncientJerk:
and who told you this beautiful story?? all ranks within the military including that of the Field Marshall are subordinate to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (i.e the President of the Republic). get it cleared well bro, the rank of a feild marshall is absolutly higher than that of a president and that is the main reason why democratic president are honoured with it though they are civilian coz it'll surelly be goin agaisnt the rule of a democratic government if there is another person in the country higher than the president |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by Zeddicus001(m): 3:14pm On May 28, 2015 |
kuuljay: na lie! remove that army warrant officer there is nothing like that you funny sha army warrant officer is called AWO... ask any soldier for your area |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by professore(m): 3:33pm On May 28, 2015 |
I like the military |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by SFSNIPER(m): 3:54pm On May 28, 2015 |
kuuljay: there is nothing like army warrant officer I'm not telling you based on what I copied from a website, I'm telling you from experience as a serving soldier. When you get to AWO and the Army wants to recognize you, they commission you as a Captain directly. Ask another soldier, don't argue blindly. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by SFSNIPER(m): 4:02pm On May 28, 2015 |
kuuljay: master warrant officer and army warrant officer are the same.if you doubt then give us a proof of their insignia.cos I know warrant officer carries and eagle on the wrist and master carries eagle with a wreath surrounding it AWO carries a coat of arms and ARMY WARRANT OFFICER written on it. Whoever is close to Jaji should ask who is the RSM of ICC, Infantry Corps Center. He is an AWO. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by kuuljay(m): 5:35pm On May 28, 2015 |
SFSNIPER:
AWO carries a coat of arms and ARMY WARRANT OFFICER written on it. Whoever is close to Jaji should ask who is the RSM of ICC, Infantry Corps Center. He is an AWO. he carries a big badge on his upper arm right? that's like an appointment he is still a WO1 find out bro |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by sapientia(m): 5:52pm On May 28, 2015 |
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Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by KELVIN086: 6:07pm On May 28, 2015 |
Unibentested: Dude, Remove that picture and your foolish comment, before we hunt you. If you know anything about the NDA you would know that the 4 stripes on their shoulder signifies 4th level,which is the hardest level because they are the immediate juniors of the finalists..Year 5, and just like a typical secondary school boarding house the immediate juniors of the prefects are always receiving one punishment or the other.
A normal NDA 1st-3rd student sleeps 2-3hrs everyday i.e 12am - 2 or 3am, and already get to class by 4-5am..not to mention a 4th year student that doesn't get to sleep at all for days sometimes..so tend to catch some Sleep at any given opportunity..
Respect the Military and remove that your useless comment...Nuff said
oga e be like say u don smoke kaduna weed, go and hunt your father |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by obaayo2: 6:17pm On May 28, 2015 |
KELVIN086: am i dreaming or has this thread really entered front page
this is one of the reasons nigeria has never produced a field marshal
termal 4 peeps crashing hard
now to be serious the major reason why people do not get to that rank is because they retire, in fact people that get to brigadier general level are very powerful and connected people, most people retire at major general level. .. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by MOORCHMOORE(m): 7:06pm On May 28, 2015 |
pomide:
FIELD MARSHALL But this term has never been used practically in Nigeria, means no Nigerian has ever attained this rank ever.
[size=15pt] the reason is Simple, Its reserved for Me[/size] 1 Like |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by pomide(m): 5:05pm On May 31, 2015 |
duchess02: SS means (short service) this programme is for university graduates,they spend 9months in NDA and are commissioned 2nd lieutenant and not 2nd lieutenant or lieutenant according to grades,it has notin to do with grades,DSS(direct short service),are d ones who re commissioned lieutenant afta spending six mnths in NDA and dis programme is mostly for those who studied professional courses.RC(regular combatant) this programme is for the secondary school graduates who spend five years in NDA frm thermal 1 to thermal 5 and re being commissioned 2nd lieutenant and after six mnths re being commissioned full lieutenant. Then in ur ranking u jumped frm lieutenant colonel to brigadier general,after lieutenant colonel is COLONEL before brigadier general.
Lance corporal-1 V
Corporal-2 V's
Seargent-3 V's
Staff seargent-3 V's and an eagle ontop of d 3V's
Warrant officer-A big wristwatch wit eagle on d wrist
Master warrant officer-A big wristwatch wit eagle on d wrist and a big badge wit eagle on d side of d hand
2nd lieutenant-1 star
Lieutenant-2 stars
Captain-3 stars
Major-1 eagle
Lieutenant colonel-1 eagle and 1 star
Colonel-1 eagle and 2 stars and a red stuff on d collar
Brigadier general-1 eagle and 3 stars with a red neck
Major General-1 eagle and one scissors with a red neck
Lieutenant general-1 eagle,1 star and 1 scissors with a red neck
General-1 eagle,2 stars and 1 scissors with a red neck
Field marshall CHECK THE LIST AGAIN. you rush when u read. Thanks for the info about the Short service peeps. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by pomide(m): 5:08pm On May 31, 2015 |
omodapson:
Half baked info. What about Major General and Colonel? Are they not recognised ranks in the Nigerian Army? Kindly Reread. You Missed Major General and Colonel because they weren't in major Cases. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by pomide(m): 5:10pm On May 31, 2015 |
Excel23: major general is missing from the list Kindly Reread. You Missed Major General because it wasn't in major Case. |
Re: Nigerian Military Hierarchy by pomide(m): 5:13pm On May 31, 2015 |
MosesEzekiel: Colonel is missing BTW Lt col and Brig Gen Colonel is there, it wasnt just capitalized. |