Quick Tips for Prospective Corp Members.

- March 26, 2019

Dear prospective corp members, you are about to get into one of the most stressful weeks of your life. The next three weeks you are going to spend in camp would be one you would never forget in a hurry. Without trying to scare you, you should get ready for a strictly regimented and militarized lifestyle immediately you step into camp. Life on camp is similar to life in a military regime. Did I just say that?





First, if you are the type that wakes up very late in the morning, then get ready because you might just get into trouble with the soldiers. As early as 5:30 am, you should be on the parade ground. Well, if you think you didn’t have enough sleep, not to worry. You could continue at the parade ground. I for one slept on the parade ground while standing. You can do it too.  After parade, you’re given some minutes to take breakfast and get yourself ready for one activity or another. In camp, there’s very little or no time for personal upkeep which is why most persons had their clothes washed by drycleaners. From morning meditation to light out, series of activities are lined up on an hourly basis to keep you engaged.






Now, because of the stressful life on camp, it is very easy to want to boycott various activities. I’m a strong believer of the maxim that no knowledge is a waste. It is indeed advisable that you attend lectures however boring it may seem because in every lecture, there lies a personal message for you. The lecture part of the camp is the most hated part of camp activities after parade. The advantage lectures have over parade is that it gives you time to make up for the shortage of sleep. Hold yaself and resist the temptation.��






Camp gives you an opportunity to sell yourself to the outside world. Most people become celebrities in camp because they came out to show forth their talents. Can you dance? Sing? Plan events? Act? Talk? What is that which you can do? Bring it on. The three weeks in camp makes a lot of difference. Don’t let these few weeks elude you, make good use of it. It is the activities you perform in camp that get people to recognize you easily outside the camp even when they don’t know your name. Who knows? Your long awaited breakthrough might just begin in camp.











Penultimately, join associations and groups that relates to your passion. You learn a lot by being with people of like minds. Make a decision on the one to join before going to camp so that you don’t end up moving from one group to another. A lot of persons came to camp without having a clear cut vision on what they want for themselves and so, they joined almost five groups in camp without being active in any. There’s the orientation broadcasting service (OBS), Red cross, musical band, theatre troupe, quarter guard, etc feel free to join anyone and be very relevant there else you get screened out. You can also cease the opportunity to show your leadership skills by being actively involved in platoon politics.


There are lots of things to be said about camp that would not all be encapsulated in this short piece. This little piece should give you an insight into what to expect. Get into camp, have fun, make friends, network, and stay focused. In as much as you will meet good people in camp, bad ones are out there too. Be careful.
PEACE!

Men from the street will not find it difficult