The Nigeria youth (national) service is referred to as the NYSC. The National Youths Service Corp is many things to many people. To the government is a means of national integrations and service delivery. To some, it is time wasting and should be scrapped.

Whatever the national service is to you is your personal view concerning the scheme and you have your reasons for holding that view, whether imagined or experience.

The national service is a must for people under the age of 30 who are graduates from higher institutions.

Now to the topic at hand. How can prospective corp members prepare for national service? Before I proceed, it is imperative to prepare adequately for NYSC. First, it is not a place of luxury and you might made to suffer or live without certain amenites that you were used to.

1. Buy extra materials: though the scheme will kit you, you have to buy some extra materials to suppliment. The clothing and other materials the scheme will offer you will not be enough and will be of inferior quality.

2. Have extra cash. You will need money on camp for many things depending on your taste and fashion sense. In addition the 19800 offerred by the scheme will not sustain you for the first two months (during which you will have to stabilize and adjust to your new environment)

3. Prepare to rent house: though your place of primary assignment is mandated to provide accomodation for you, but for many reasons, you will be on a safer side to prepare for your own accomodation.

4. Documentation: ensure you leave home with all the required documents (to avoid story that touch the heart). Please note that you don't need more than 5 passports under any condition and no specific background required. I will say it again YOU DON'T NEED MORE THAN 5 PASSPORTS.

5. Integration: try as quick as possible to integrate into your host community. Learn what you can about their language. Never look down on them.

6. Ask questions: this should have actually been the first thing on the list. Start asking questions immediately your school clear you for the scheme and up to the day you will eventually finish your service. This will save you from many things. Ask questions about everything and anything.

7. Don't walk on eggshells: finally, be humble but don't walk on eggshells. People might want to take advantage of your humility starting from the women at the mami market, the soldiers, C.L.O, LGI, host community (very rare though), fellow corpers, your students and the family house that welcomes you.



You can post your questions here. I wish you goodluck. CORPERS WEE!

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