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).

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?

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.

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).

seankay:

I passed thru NDA

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

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..

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.

dinosmiles:





guy afta LT COL,d next rank is COLONEL and not brigadier...

omodapson:



Half baked info. What about Major General and Colonel? Are they not recognised ranks in the Nigerian Army?

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

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).

RickyTan:



WHERE IS THE RANK OF COLONEL NA?

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).

kuuljay:
na lie! remove that army warrant officer there is nothing like that

kuuljay:
there is nothing like army warrant officer

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

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.

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

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.

pomide:

FIELD MARSHALL But this term has never been used practically in Nigeria, means no Nigerian has ever attained this
rank ever.

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

omodapson:



Half baked info. What about Major General and Colonel? Are they not recognised ranks in the Nigerian Army?

Excel23:
major general is missing from the list

MosesEzekiel:
Colonel is missing BTW Lt col and Brig Gen