If you are reading this, then you must either be a corper or a prospective corper or you just love to read.

i won't bore you with stories so lets go straight to the point.

WARNING WARNING WARNING

All corps members serving in Nigeria. please ignore if you are not serving in Nigeria.

First of all, 2 days before your departure to camp, make sure you have a list of all you will be needing and tick them. most of the list are not comprehensive, the best is to prepare for a jungle trip (Guilder ultimate search) and don't forget your touch light.

Try not to go with any Nysc property, don't collect from previous White fowl. you will be given yours when you get to camp.

Calculate your trip and add additional 2-3 hours to your journey, traffic and flat tire etc. we are in Nigeria. Except you are going by air.

if you have any reason to redeploy from your state of camping, go along with with your evidence. ( mostly AUTHENTIC medical report with reasons you need to be sent back and Marriage certificate). you can also use long leg. its allowed.

make sure you get to your camp destination before 6-7pm, it will make your settlement in the camp easier.

If you have made any friends from online or school, make sure you get your bed space before you start calling anyone. its very important you get your choice.

Once you get checked in at the gate. you make your way to the hostel as quick as possible and drop your bag on your choice of bunk and dash to get your mattress. (get a clean one if you can).
For few people that love to get to camp a day b4 the official date. you wont need to rush at that but its still the same process.

While in camp, you must have forgotten you will need pegs for your cloths, Comb, some will even forget toothpaste etc you can borrow, please don't steal. go with your Bible or Quran even if you don't need it.

spend wisely, and have all the fun you can. don't over stress your nerves, NYSC is not liable for any injury oooo


Snap as many pictures you can pay for. and visit Mammi few nights, even if its just to see whats happening there.

try not to be too spirikoko and don't be over joyous. be normal and free.

dont forget church service on Sundays and Jumat on Fridays.

you will be paid 3 times, one at the end of every week (3 weeks) 1k, 1.5k and 19.8k respectively. (safe for the dry season).

there are some guild lines you need to follow after camp, we will get there,
Tuesdays are important for corps members in camp, as activities starts on Tuesday morning and you are expected to leave on a Tuesday morning (Under normal circumstances).

to be continued...

You can share your memorable camp/Nysc experience with us.

Is this years batch B September or November?

oppybouy:
Is this years batch B September or November?

Aswear...some are saying sept,others Nov...initially they said sept.....until I see time table sha

kunlesufyan:

Aswear...some are saying sept,others Nov...initially they said sept.....until I see time table sha

Okay....I hope its sept sha

prepare yourself for September, you wont be in camp November because of the Muslim festival coming up around that time. its always 3 months after the fasting, which should end by July

oppybouy:
Is this years batch B September or November?

November

Mouth123:
prepare yourself for September, you wont be in camp November because of the Muslim festival coming up around that time. its always 3 months after the fasting, which should end by July

its 60days after Ramadan....

On getting to camp, the next 72hours will be a new world a new realm and a new stress entirely. manage, the lord will see you through.

if you dont get your NYSC kits within 6 hours of getting to camp. check your call up letter again if you are in the right camp at the right time. By Nysc kits i am referring to the crested vest, socks and your kacki (adjustable) up and down, with face cap and belt. white shirts and pants. you will be given two different shoes, jungle boot and white tennis. if you are lucky it will be oversized and if you are not it will be smaller size. some actually get their ideal size. so all you need is check your size and if its not wat you expect, the search begins.

you will need to go throw all the camp hostels, and search for another corps member with your size and needs the size you are holding (trade-by-barter). it might be kinda stressful, just pray its not in the rain.

test every material given to you before pushing them down your bag. ok lets continue.

don't be scared ooo, its all fun. once you survive the first 72hours in camp without headache, then you are good to go. the languages in camp is always "double up" "if you are walking you are wrong". etc

please take note of your hostel, most of them look alike as you will be expected to locate them late in the night. if you do mistake enter opposite sex hostel, hmmm.

you will be given a kitchen card, please i beg you, keep it very well ooo, even if you are not using it, trust me it will be useful in the days ahead.

to be continued...

Now if you have any relatives or friend that is a corper, awaiting corper or fresh corper please tell them, warn them very well to know the kind of school he or she will agree to stay and the subjects to teach.

if you study political science and you are asked to teach Accounts or Maths. bro run, na trap ooo. you will only make a fool of your self in front of the students. remember we all have that one lecturer that seem not to know is onions well. how do you look at them, yours will be worse.

Now imagine you studied Accounting and you are asked to teach SS1-3 Mathematics. i hate trigonometry and longitude and latitude things.

you studied chemical engineering and you are asked to teach Biology. May god help you.

Marketing asked to teach geography
Botany asked to teach basic technology
computer science asked to teach business studies
or the worse, some will tell you their staffs are complete but if you can drive, they are short of drivers for school buses. (God punish devil). are you still waiting there? Are you a learner?

now i will advice you to write down 3 different subjects you will and can teach conveniently (with textbooks) while in camp. to avoid embarrassment or dead end after camp. you will be so carried away that you will accept any thing.

some schools give out free accommodations but if you don't ask or insist they will not mention it.

some school pay as much as 30,000 naira extra to corps members while some pay as low as -5,000 naira extra monthly salary. yea the minus sign because they will not pay you and you will still transport yourself everyday out of you Nysc allowance (19,800). always ask and insist (public schools are not mandated to but some pay) . if you are not satisfied. you can get a better alternative then ask for a rejection letter (wisely and calmly) because your expectations do not match their offer.

some schools can be very rigid and strict with rules.
have heard a lot of funny and crazy rules. Naija people and their way....


i will also tell you a small secret about the schools and how to reject any school you are given.

to be continued