the fear of BIAFRANS SOLDIERS coming up soon. ;Dthe fear of BIAFRANS SOLDIERS coming up soon.

Seriously everitin in this country is worse...with all the Dss, sss, mopol,army sars navy airforce jtf ...he never do abi... USA have only Nsa, Fbi,PD and their army yet no wahala...instead of incorporating discipline in the ones we have and giving them the best trainings and tools u want to add to the wahala we have... Contine ooo

wicked bloody Nigeria soldiers molesty, harassing innocent nigerians on d street with koboko & gun, frog jump, roll on d floor/ground & asking dem to bath under drainage system, killing & dispossessing their victims of their belongings . All of u should Go & perish in d hands of boko boys, terrorist, militant etcetera legalised beast in government uniform. I hate oppressors

d other day an army boy was boasting here how he has killed & snatched cars on high way. he is richer than commandant just 2 years in army with secondary sch cert

IPOB don surfer

ZombieNation:
Foolishness of the highest order.

In a time most of the developed nations are scaling down on the numerical strength of their military in preference of a lean mean killing machine, this dunce thinks modern warfare is down to the number of potential bullet catchers.

This move is geared towards absolviing more of his illiterate bokos into the army which he intends to send to their graves fighting jihad for Saudi Arabia.

Let the nonsense continue under the dullard

You don't get it, do you? The problem is most of you can't see into the future. Go and research every great empire, ever great civilization, and you will see that the great leaders that set things in motion knew the importance of a large standing Army as they put their country on the path to greatness. As the plans to set Nigeria onto economic greatness is set in place, it is important that the Army also grows at a similar pace. You really think its possible to become a rich country and stronger, richer countries won't try to destroy you? If thats your belief, then you do not understand the nature of the world you live in or how its even run---or even why you want your country to be rich---you're just surviving in it. This is one of the reasons why I say---and not disrespectfully--- that a large percentage of Nigerians want to be rich and their standard of living improved upon, but they want things to remain the same.

Nigeria will be great, and a Super power. Of that, I have no doubt in my mind. Maybe not in the next 15-20yrs, but soon, say 30-45yrs, if this change is kept up and improved upon. Its a gradual process. Believe me, your country is going through what other great countries have gone through on their road to greatness; impunity, wars, reckless thieving governments, corruption, the rich oppressing the poor, internal strifes etc But, there comes a time when one person comes and says "Enough is enough" and starts to put a vision into reality.

You need a large standing Army.

ISpiksDaTroof:
You don't get it, do you? The problem is most of you can't see into the future. Go and research every great empire, ever great civilization, and you will see that the great leaders that set things in motion knew the importance of a large standing Army as they put their country on the path to greatness. As the plans to set Nigeria onto economic greatness is set in place, it is important that the Army also grows at a similar pace. You really think its possible to become a rich country and stronger, richer countries won't try to destroy you? If thats your belief, then you do not understand the nature of the world you live in or how its even run, you're just surviving in it--- or even why you want your country to be rich. This is one of the reasons why I say---and not disrespectfully--- that a large percentage of Nigerians want to be rich and their standard of living improved upon, but they want things to remain the same.

Nigeria will be great, and a Super power. Of that, I have no doubt in my mind. Maybe not in the next 15-20yrs, but soon, say 30-45yrs, if this change is kept up and improved upon. Its a gradual process. Believe me, your country is going through what other great countries have gone through on their road to greatness; impunity, wars, reckless thieving governments, corruption, the rich oppressing the poor etc But, there comes a time when one person comes and says "Enough is enough" and starts to put a vision into reality.

You need a large standing Army.

See illiteracy at its peak

How do you plan paying them

Besides, are we at war.

SmartChoices:

State police is what is needed now

As Nigerians become more aware of their rights and embrace Nationalism this is inevitable. Your Police has to first undergo certain reforms mostly in retraining its officers on crime prevention, gathering of evidence, interrogation of suspects and educating them on the rights of the citizens. This Government has the political will to place these changes into effect; at least from the indications it is giving.

EternalTruths:


See illiteracy at its peak

How do you plan paying them

Besides, are we at war.

Illiterate?! We taught you how not to kill twins or eat your fellow human beings . Just look at your two last sentences. You couldn't even complete a a combined eleven words without serious grammatical errors.

ISpiksDaTroof:
You don't get it, do you? The problem is most of you can't see into the future. Go and research every great empire, ever great civilization, and you will see that the great leaders that set things in motion knew the importance of a large standing Army as they put their country on the path to greatness. As the plans to set Nigeria onto economic greatness is set in place, it is important that the Army also grows at a similar pace. You really think its possible to become a rich country and stronger, richer countries won't try to destroy you? If thats your belief, then you do not understand the nature of the world you live in or how its even run, you're just surviving in it--- or even why you want your country to be rich. This is one of the reasons why I say---and not disrespectfully--- that a large percentage of Nigerians want to be rich and their standard of living improved upon, but they want things to remain the same.

Nigeria will be great, and a Super power. Of that, I have no doubt in my mind. Maybe not in the next 15-20yrs, but soon, say 30-45yrs, if this change is kept up and improved upon. Its a gradual process. Believe me, your country is going through what other great countries have gone through on their road to greatness; impunity, wars, reckless thieving governments, corruption, the rich oppressing the poor etc But, there comes a time when one person comes and says "Enough is enough" and starts to put a vision into reality.

You need a large standing Army.

I beg to differ sir,
A Large Army is not necessarily an efficient one. The numerical strength of the Russian Imperial Army did not stop the Japanese from defeating them with a smaller army in the Russo-Japanese War...the Combined Force of the PLA and Kwomintang fled before a much smaller Kwantung Army.
King Darius of Persian was vanquished by Alexander's much smaller army..
How many British soldiers did it take to subjugate the Benin, Kanem-Borno, Sokoto, and Oyo Empires?
How many "Little Green Men" wrested Donbass,Crimea, from Ukraine?

Superior Weapons, Men and tactics carry the Day in any engagement. anytime anyday(ask the Romans) .
What the Nigerian Army needs isn't more a gunslingers, but more Brains, Hardware, Mobility, Logistics etc.
The mass attack and mass retreat doctrines of Liberia/Sierra leone in the 90s will not win us any battle today..
We need highly specialised, highly mobile, tough army that can deploy within 4hrs reactionary time anywhere in the country, and 24hrs anywhere in West Africa with the ability to carry out specific objectives with Surgical precision.
We are seeing the results of these in the NE by the gallantry of the 72nd SF batt.,
It took the death of Millions of Men charging across man's land in WW1 to take few Machine Gun positions,to prove that a Tank is a force multiplier.
We need border guards, more customs officals, etc, the NYSC programme if be fully militarised can give Nigeria a Reserve Force of about 200k extra men and women that can mobilise within a week.

MansaMoussa:

I beg to differ sir,
A Large Army is not necessarily an efficient one. The numerical strength of the Russian Imperial Army did not stop the Japanese from defeating them with a smaller army in the Russo-Japanese War...the Combined Force of the PLA and Kwomintang fled before a much smaller Kwantung Army.

King Darius of Persian was vanquished by Alexander's much smaller army

How many British soldiers did it take to subjugate the Benin, Kanem-Borno, Sokoto, and Oyo Empires?
How many "Little Green Men" wrested Donbass,Crimea, from Ukraine?

Superior Weapons, Men and tactics carry the Day in any engagement. anytime anyday(ask the Romans)

What the Nigerian Army needs isn't more a gunslingers, but more Brains, Hardware, Mobility, Logistics etc.
The mass attack and mass retreat doctrines of Liberia/Sierra leone in the 90s will not win us any battle today..
We need highly specialised, highly mobile, tough army that can deploy within 4hrs reactionary time anywhere in the country, and 24hrs anywhere in West Africa with the ability to carry out specific objectives with Surgical precision.
We are seeing the results of these in the NE by the gallantry of the 72nd SF batt.,
It took the death of Millions of Men charging across man's land in WW1 to take few Machine Gun positions,to prove that a Tank is a force multiplier.
We need border guards, more customs officals, etc, the NYSC programme if be fully militarised can give Nigeria a Reserve Force of about 200k extra men and women that can mobilise within a week.

I do not see of what relevance referencing bush bush-wars like that of Liberia and Sierra Leone has got to do with any of this. They do not even come anything close to being great civilizations, economies or empires.

Please feel free to read my whole post again. I am talking about the importance and necessity of an Army to be grown and developed in tandem with its Economic goals and policies.You must have over looked my opening statement. And it is noted, that you have historical knowledge of battles and wars fought in the past and how they were won. But thats not even close to what my post was about.

200,000 is a good start. For a population of 170 million, in a Nation without border control,where the most vocal voices are not patriotic but partyotric, and in a neighborhood where even the American say ISIS is growing in influence, Nigeria probably require 500,000 at least. I personally believe we need a million men army - that is, all three branches of the military combined. 200,000 men at any one time can be provided for in terms of equipment, the rest just well provided for in terms of uniform and training. The most highly trained 200,000 will be the fighting men the rest stationed in barracks (in other words not in reserve capacity but active in the army except in full scale war at the beginning) and utilized in times of crises beyond police capability or manpower. For example they will be trained in simple first aid, architecture, engineering, accident and emergency etc.

It is a pity that the military airline idea was seen as a big joke, i like the idea, it was imaginative and had potential. The army can be revenue generating with a little imagination ....

EternalTruths:


If you and ibnsultaan are not illiterates, you guys will learn from Switzerland.

Is Nigeria more safe than Switzerland.?


We don't need large standing military but a large reserve military system through NYSC .

Copy Switzerland

It is iliteracy that made u compare nigeria with switzerland,i will even b pissed off if u compare us with swaziland.who do u think switzerlnd can fight with their tiny population?germany,france,belgium,yugoslav,ukrain?they hav defence pact with all their big neighbours so who will want 2 fight them,even as a militarised kunt3 they cannot stand any kun3 for 24hrs even ghana will overrun them like Bliztrieg.

First of all Nigerian Army is 80k not 100k secondly the way Nigeria is now no body would like to go and die for corrupt politicians.

Unless everything is restructured were even the politicians have kid(s) in the military

simple

EternalTruths:


See illiteracy at its peak

How do you plan paying them

Besides, are we at war.

We are @ war Boko Haram is there,IPOB & Militancy is threatening 2 rear its ugly Head.

Bangladesh v Nigeria



Nigeria:
Active Frontline Personnel: 130,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 32,000

Bangladeshi:
Active Frontline Personnel: 400,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 2,280,000

tonychristopher:


This man you don't get it


When USA or Russian goes to war they don't send tons of troupes they send well motivated and intelligent troupes not these zokachi abunchi ones we have

I keep saying it ....its better to have few tropues that are highly technology compliant than bunch of troupes

Our army still uses a 1947 Kalashnikov riffle...what a travesty ..have you seen NATO defence forces using that or even isreali army


Omo go and upgrade your defense system and do research not recruiting tons of innocent men


This is 21st century


Wake up now the coffee is still hot with cream Oga

Since it is travesty , go and stand in front of an AK47 and tell me if it is not effective.

I know our military technology and doctrine is flawed but please stop spewing this notion that a smaller armed force is better. They is a perfect ratio for land mass and population and we are well below that number

ZombieNation:


China, US and Russia are scaling down on the numerical strength of their military and are turning their military over to high end technology.


An SU-27 air to ground fighter jet will make mince meat of a whole division.

A 21yr old USAF drone pilot will take out any large gathering of infantry with a single push of a button in any part of the world from a comfy base in Nevada after which he will watch it on CNN with his buddies over a beer.

They are not strengthening the army but absolviing their boko lunatics into it which they intend to unleash on civilians .

This is foolishness of the highest order.

i disagree with you. u re over rating air power. a well equipped infantry can take out squadrons of jets too. read about the yYOM KIPPUR WAR. everything depends on weapons system and skill