N pumpin:
D info don dey make sense small small, but na from were d executive dssc list comot from

its out but only restricted to the army personnel currently serving... A copy of the list is being sent from MS to each unit and its not published online.

Madawaki01: that's just propanganda..look at d picture dat was on d page u refered us to,dat is a Nigerian Hercules C 130 plane,and those soldiers are mali bound.

Are you telling me that channel tv, BBC, CNN etc spreading propaganda news? Besides how does that look like Nigeria C-130? This C-130 is used by many nations.

If you really know what you are saying then give me a link to your point.

xykms101: Are you telling me that channel tv, BBC, CNN etc spreading propaganda news? Besides how does that look like Nigeria C-130? This C-130 is used by many nations.

If you really know what you are saying then give me a link to your point.

it's a pity i'm currently on a small phone..wil show u probably 2morrow.

Madawaki01: it's a pity i'm currently on a small phone..wil show u probably 2morrow.

British Military plane ferried most of the troops and the equipments from Abuja to Bamako mali whil NAF C-130 ferried the remaining troops from kaduna. i know what i'm saying.

Here is the link..

http://beegeagle./2013/01/24/nigerian-military-airlift-operations-into-mali/

My advice is that, if ua not doing anything (job) pls get one. Dont trust dis army o. They may be funny at times

I wish all d Trademen/women applicants success on their screening which start 2de.

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xykms101: British Military plane ferried most of the troops and the equipments from Abuja to Bamako mali whil NAF C-130 and french military plane ferried the remaining troops from kaduna. i know what i'm saying.

Here is the link..

http://beegeagle./2013/01/24/nigerian-military-airlift-operations-into-mali/

bros these are NAF C-130 pixs na....u said british

arantess: bros these are NAF C-130 pixs na....u said british

Those are NAF and french military planes in bamako airport. NAF took off from kaduna whil british military plane took off in abuja and you can access the link at the back page.

The NA has started an Aviation Corps of 40 army personnel. God bless us all.

I need information on d new age ceiling on each rank of Nigeria Armed Forces (Officers), or d link to read d new HTACOS.....does Govt agreed 70yrs of retiring age 4 Armed Forces?

femredhead: I need information on d new age ceiling on each rank of Nigeria Armed Forces (Officers), or d link to read d new HTACOS.....does Govt agreed 70yrs of retiring age 4 Armed Forces?

Govt and the military are still on the retirement age issues but i don't think govt is ready to buy the idea coz the proposal had been passed across to the FG since sept 2012.

xykms101: I think you should do the google things and stop arguing what you don't know. British Military plane ferried most of the NA troops to mali from Abuja, NAF C-130 only supported them by carrying the remaining troops from kaduna, and the identity of the pilot was not revealed, it can be NAF or NA pilot.

If NA pilots can handle helicopters perfectly then handling planes wouldn't be a problem for them, don't you know that flying helicopters is slightly more technical than airplanes.

...OK! i agree British planes wer involved in flyin d army troops, buh i was nevr wrong in sayin d NAF flew em as well...

...buh haba! my guy y wud u say a pilot trained 2 fly helicopters cn fly plane?...he cnt cos he's not certified 2 do so, or dnt u knw rotary wings (helicopters) is diff 4rm fixed wings (airplanes)...u wl av 2 b trained specially 4 it, he cud only b @ advantage in trainin 4 fixed wings, cos he wud av bein used 2 flyin, buh d trainin is diff in its entirety...

...nd i insist, d NA rely on NAF or watever 2 fly em durin operatns...nd infact most of d newly trained army helicopters ar bein trained in preparatn 4 d proposed NA aviatn...

bigboyo:

...OK! i agree British planes wer involved in flyin d army troops, buh i was nevr wrong in sayin d NAF flew em as well...

...buh haba! my guy y wud u say a pilot trained 2 fly helicopters cn fly plane?...he cnt cos he's not certified 2 do so, or dnt u knw rotary wings (helicopters) is diff 4rm fixed wings (airplanes)...u wl av 2 b trained specially 4 it, he cud only b @ advantage in trainin 4 fixed wings, cos he wud av bein used 2 flyin, buh d trainin is diff in its entirety...

...nd i insist, d NA rely on NAF or watever 2 fly em durin operatns...nd infact most of d newly trained army helicopters ar bein trained in preparatn 4 d proposed NA aviatn...

Yeah! i understand you better, helicopter pilot would have to undergo training before handling airplanes, but the training would be so easy bcoz Helicopters use two controls ,namely the cyclic and the collective control columns whil Fixed wing airplanes have only one control column.
Helicopter's manouvr ability is more sensitive than that of airplanes and therefore needs more concentration and skill.

femredhead: I need information on d new age ceiling on each rank of Nigeria Armed Forces (Officers), or d link to read d new HTACOS.....does Govt agreed 70yrs of retiring age 4 Armed Forces?

femredhead: I need information on d new age ceiling on each rank of Nigeria Armed Forces (Officers), or d link to read d new HTACOS.....does Govt agreed 70yrs of retiring age 4 Armed Forces?

...hahahahahahahahah! haba! 70yrs ke! u won dey use walkin stick b4 u comot service?...

...its not poss, ds is military dey nid u 2 b active durin service...infact dey av reduce it in d new HATCOS. nd infact dia is a age ceiling 4 each rank i.e if u ar on a rank til certain age u wl b retired evn if u ar yet 2 use up 2 35 yrs...d 35 yrs in service does not apply in d new HTACOS...

...follow ds link 4 bettr insight...
odili.net/news/source/2012/oct/8/12.html

xykms101: Govt and the military are still on the retirement age issues but i don't think govt is ready to buy the idea coz the proposal had been passed across to the FG since sept 2012.

Ok...thanx.

xykms101: Yeah! i understand you better, helicopter pilot would have to undergo training before handling airplanes, but the training would be so easy bcoz Helicopters use two controls ,namely the cyclic and the collective control columns whil Fixed wing airplanes have only one control column.
Helicopter's manouvr ability is more sensitive than that of airplanes and therefore needs more concentration and skill.

...impressive! u knw quit well bout helicopters, ar a pilot? jst askin...

...yeah u ar rite, cyclic nd collective...i learnt those stuffs wen i was preparin 4 Bristow Helicopters interview...

bigboyo:

...hahahahahahahahah! haba! 70yrs ke! u won dey use walkin stick b4 u comot service?...

...its not poss, ds is military dey nid u 2 b active durin service...infact dey av reduce it in d new HATCOS. nd infact dia is a age ceiling 4 each rank i.e if u ar on a rank til certain age u wl b retired evn if u ar yet 2 use up 2 35 yrs...d 35 yrs in service does not apply in d new HTACOS...

...follow ds link 4 bettr insight...
odili.net/news/source/2012/oct/8/12.html

Kindly re-type d link....or anybody with d link of HTACOS shld post it pls...thanx

bigboyo:

...impressive! u knw quit well bout helicopters, ar a pilot? jst askin...

...yeah u ar rite, cyclic nd collective...i learnt those stuffs wen i was preparin 4 Bristow Helicopters interview...

Yeah! i do a lot of research about choppers and airplanes, tho' i'm an accountant but would be a pilot in my next life. With the little tutorial i grabbed online i think i can stil give it a try only that i'll have to put a Learner sign @ d front. Lol!

femredhead: Kindly re-type d link....or anybody with d link of HTACOS shld post it pls...thanx

...better still, i copied it out 4 u...enjoy...

New terms of service for
armed forces out
From Madu Onuorah, Abuja
DETAILS of the newly-signed Harmonised Terms
and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) for personnel
of the Nigerian military, which is expected to
bring sweeping changes towards the
transformation and modernisation of the Armed
Forces, have emerged.
HTACOS, which was approved by the Armed
Forces Council, took effect following its signing by
outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal
Oluseyi Petinrin on July 10, 2012. It provides
every officer of the military - Army, Navy and Air
Force - with the specifics of the rules and
regulations governing all issues, including
recruitment, accommodation, promotion,
retirements, resignations, death in active service,
gratuities and benefits for depend ants, burial
benefits, child education (dead or active service),
medical treatment, pension and allowances.
It also provides for what every officer should
expect whether the personnel joined the military
as Regular Combatant Commission (joined as
cadet through the Nigerian Defence Academy) or
through Direct Regular Commission, Direct Short
Service Commission, Short Service Combatant
Commission or the Executive/Special Duty/
Branch Commission.
The aim is to have common terms and conditions
of service in the three services - Army, Navy and
Air Force, moving away from the former order
where these terms and condition of service
differed among the Services.
Highlight of the HTACOS is that when fully
implemented, retirement age in the military
would be different from other personnel of the
Federal Government. For now, the military is
bound to retire its officers on their completion of
35 years of service or their attaining the age
ceiling for their ranks, whichever comes first. This
has resulted in the average retirement age for the
nation's military to be around 52 years.
The HTACOS has effectively scrapped the years of
service of 35 years of service and fully embraced
the age on rank bracket to enable the Armed
Forces to continue to tap from the experiences of
its officers as is done in the Armed Forces of such
nations as India, Britain and United States, well
beyond the present retirement rules. This means
that as long as officers and men of the Nigerian
military pass the necessary promotion board
examinations, they would not be retired just
because they have served 35 years. But that will
now depend on their Run Out Date (ROD).
But effectively, the HTACOS starts with the 36th
Course and their equivalents and above. The 36th
Course members were the first set to start full
degree programmes at the Nigerian Defence
Academy (NDA). Before then, Courses 1 to 35
studied and graduated with the National
Certificate in Education (NCE) from the NDA. This
means that while Course 36 and above will
benefit from all the provisions of the HTACOS,
their seniors, Courses 1 to 35, will not have the
full benefits. Course 17 is the oldest still in
service. Incoming Chief of Defence Staff, Vice
Admiral Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim is Course 17, Lt.-Gen.
Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika is Course 18, the new
Service Chiefs - Rear Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba
(Navy) is Course 22 while incoming Chief of the
Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh
(Air Force) is Course 21.
Under the old TACOS, the ROD for a Regular
Commissioned Lieutenant or its equivalent in the
Navy (Sub-Lieutenant) or Air Force (Flying Officer)
was 35 years, Captain/Lieutenant/Flight
Lieutenant - 40, Major/Lieutenant Commander/
Squadron Leader - 46, Lieutenant Colonel/
Commander/Wing Commander - 49, Colonel/
Captain/Group Captain - 52, Brigadier-General/
Commodore/Air Commodore - 54, Major General/
Rear Admiral/Air Vice Marshal - 56, Lieutenant-
General/Vice Admiral/Air Marshal - 58 and General/
Admiral/Air Chief Marshal - 60.
But under the new HTACOS, RODs were
extended. Now, the ROD for Regular
Commissioned Officers under the HTACOS for
Lieutenant or its equivalent in the Navy and Air
Force is 39 years, Captain or its equivalent- 46,
Major or its equivalent - 50, Lieutenant Colonel or
its equivalent - 53, Colonel or its equivalent - 54,
Brigadier-General or its equivalent - 56, Major-
General or its equivalent - 57, Lieutenant-General
or its equivalent - 59 and General or its equivalent
remains 60.
Section 02.10 (b) of the HTACOS states: "Except
as provided for in sub-sections (c) and (d), an
officer holding a substantive rank will be retired
on reaching the age indicated for that rank."
In addition to having the retirement age to be
beyond 35 years in service, Brigadier-Generals
and their equivalents will on implementation of
the HTACOS be entitled to have in retirement the
services of an orderly, driver and a steward,
unless such officer specifically opts out of such
arrangement. The number of such personal staff
is expectedly higher for Major Generals and their
equivalents.
Initially, some personnel of the Nigerian military
expressed misgivings about the HTACOS. Some
were disappointed that it would only be fully
implemented from Course 36 and above,
meaning that Courses 17 to 35 would only benefit
from partial implementation. This, they believed
does not serve the "good" interest of the Armed
Forces and the nation, alleging that some of the
best hands in the military would still retire
prematurely under the approved HTACOS.
But Director, Defence Information, Col.
Mohammed Yerima, dismissed such fears saying
that "the newly signed Harmonised Terms and
Conditions of Service (HTACOS 2012) is a well
thought-out and carefully drafted roadmap for
excellent career pursuit in the Armed Forces. The
major thrust of the new HTACOS is the
enablement of full and rewarding career for
officers in their chosen profession; it is intended
for the good of the officers and for the greater
interest of the Armed Forces and the nation.
Specifically, all officers of the Armed Forces now
have the following additional years longer in the
service compared to what is contained in HTACOS
proposal of 2009: Lieutenant to Captain and their
equivalent, four years; Major to Lieutenant Colonel
and their equivalent, three years; Colonel and its
equivalent, two years; Brigadier-General to
Lieutenant General and their equivalent, one
year. HTACOS 2012 also ensured that the
frequent retirement in the Armed Forces is no
longer tenable as was in the past, among other
altruistic intentions. More instructive is the fact
that the document was carefully drafted, duly
subjected to due processes, scrutinized and
approved by the Armed Forces Council before the
Chief of Defence Staff was statutorily authorised
to sign and implement it as approved."
The quest for a new HTACOS has been on in the
military since the advent of the return to civil rule
in May 1999. In December 2008, former Chief of
Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike set up a
panel to review the HTACOS, explaining that the
review is aimed at bringing the terms and
conditions of service in the three services in line
with the changes envisaged in the transformation
and modernisation agenda for the Nigerian
military.
Incidentally, the First Defence Retreat held in Jaji,
Kaduna State last year had also recommended
that "DHQ should review the HTACOS particularly
as it concerns the length of service of personnel."
The expectation of the Retreat is that the HTACOS
panel would result in the retirement for the
military to be different from other personnel of
the Federal Government. For now, the military is
bound to retire its officers on their completion of
35 years of service or their attaining the age
ceiling for their ranks, whichever comes first. This
has resulted in the average retirement age for the
nation' military being around 52 years.

@bigoyo. Then why are they stil insisting on max of 28 for ssc and 35 for dscc for recruitment when the age of captain and its equivalent had been extended to 46? Nawa for this Military people.

amb. kayode:
The NA has started an Aviation Corps of 40 army personnel. God bless us all.

that is the info i need guy..whether it is the dssc or ssc that ll be choosen

bigboyo:

...impressive! u knw quit well bout helicopters, ar a pilot? jst askin...

...yeah u ar rite, cyclic nd collective...i learnt those stuffs wen i was preparin 4 Bristow Helicopters interview...

@bigboyo pls add me on 2go and lets talk.its like you know about pilot things.address is oluseye007

General oluseye: that is the info i need guy..whether it is the dssc or ssc that ll be choosen

It is Dssc.
It is a specialist course.

Military job, like all other jobs, has it's hazards. When I join, I'll remember to avoid specialties like helicopter piloting that have fatalities of almost 100percent in a mishap. I'd rather have my feet firmly planted on d ground. Hehehehehe. Just kidding sha. Somebody must do d work, and na God dey guard person.

@bigboyo......thanx so much 4d in4matn on HTACOS...........what is d duratn of yrs 4 promotn frm 1 rank to odas?...I heard dat frm LT to CAPT s 5yrs....s dis applicable to all?

xykms101: Yeah! i do a lot of research about choppers and airplanes, tho' i'm an accountant but would be a pilot in my next life. With the little tutorial i grabbed online i think i can stil give it a try only that i'll have to put a Learner sign @ d front. Lol!

@xkyms that is a pointer to where you really belong.add me on 2go and lets talk better oluseye007 is the username

xykms101: @bigoyo. Then why are they stil insisting on max of 28 for ssc and 35 for dscc for recruitment when the age of captain and its equivalent had been extended to 46? Nawa for this Military people.

...d one on d recruitment page is 4 entry, d one on d HTACOS is d ROD (run out date) 4 each ranks...ROD means d max age u cn b on a rank e.g if one is stil on d rank of Capt. @ 46, u wl b retired...so each rank hs it ROD...

femredhead: @bigboyo......thanx so much 4d in4matn on HTACOS...........what is d duratn of yrs 4 promotn frm 1 rank to odas?...I heard dat frm LT to CAPT s 5yrs....s dis applicable to all?

...sorry, dnt av dt informatn...

Wow...if the new one is implemented and all things equal , that means i Ğϕ hang ma red neck be dat

Nigeria army how long shall we wait?