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ibrahrem9606:
GenAnsahCinC PLZ QUOTE ME WRONG ....AM IN UDUSOK 300LEVEL ......AND I WAS WAITING TO APPLY FOR SSC ......BUT I WAS TOO EAGER, AND I TAUGHT TO MYSELF SINCE I HAD AGE BY MY SIDE .....ITHINK IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ME TO APPLY FOR 70RC

if u are qualified. Pls apply.
40% of cadets in the Academy left universities to join. I know a guy who left his 500L at OAU to start 100L in NDA. He is currently a termer 3 cadet..

According to that my guy @CdtSanusi. He says most of Those that left University at any level to join NDA always outshine their mates in the Academy academically..

ugo4u:
Nawa ooo, how you come take know ..No be better country him go peacekeeping oo. #Sudan
Thanks for the enlightenment brother.

why I no go know? I fit tell u sometin dat is happening right now in the Military (Army) even a major no know.

ugo4u:
Me I am not understanding this talk of if you are joining because of money I pity you. My uncle now a Major built an edifice (mansion) in the village when he was a Captain he has abt 4 exotic cars. Even me self de wonder, So me I don't understand when people say money no de. though money is not a Major factor for me .
I have noticed a trend in some officers and soldiers I've met they always complain about the army even my uncle (the Major) hv being in Borno for 4 straight years now he always complain that he will retire and leave the army, I just de look am with on eye (him never taste life outside employment).
The one that shocked me most is when we went for evangelism in 44barracks I talked abt my love for the army to one General on sick bay to my amazement he said youngman go there are better things you can do with ur life rather than joining the army, thing weak me, fear catch me ooo, I just didn't understand why he spoke like that

he was able to build it because he went for United Nations peace keeping were he was paid in dollars ok.

ugo4u:
Bros !!! That their starched uniform de burst my head, I always fantasize of starching my Khaki with Solid bond glue and very sharp ghetto lines with well polished shoes chai!! nothing sweet pass that thing, though I also wanna join to taste action.
13 days in Benghazi, Black hawk down, Olympus has fallen is always wetting my appetite for violence, I can't wait to unleash the beast in me on bokoharam

guy chill! My cousin said more than this. He was deployed to 3Battalion Effurun. Evry night he keeps disturbing me dat he wants to fight Boko. He wants action, he join army to fight. I told him to chill. One day he almost fired his commander because he wanted to go to Borno. I tell u d guy was more beast than u. Two weeks after firing a shot at his oga's roof, his oga saw the gallantry spirit in him and redeployed him to 114 Battalion Maiduguri. Under 6months of staying in sambisa forest the guy ran back home and commited the worst offence by throwing away his riffle. Army values its riffle than its soldier. The guy ran to stay with my aunty in a very far place but after one year of running from sambisa, Army caught him. He spent 2yrs in guardroom with severe punishment. He was begging that he doesnt want to join again. He was court martial. If not for the people we know. His case was death sentence. But instead of death sentence they gave him sometin similiar to death sentence which was '(goin to war front without a weapon) the guy was buggle back to sambisa with no gun. Thank God he survived it. Four months ago he was given a gu. And last month he paid us visit at the barracks.. So guy chill. Army is not what u see in movies..

ibrahrem9606:
hello there .....plx hu applied for 70rc

I don't think anyone here has. We are old men here. Check for the kids down street. The thread for 70RC is open just search.

@CptStepHer.

I don tell dem o. Military is a diff world. A lot of soldiers in the system are cryin to come out.
Read the Terms AND conditions Of Service to avoid 'Had I Known'.
If ur drm is to get in and get rich I pity u. If ur drm is to join due to unemployment I pity u. If ur drm is to join and enage in other businesses to make money I pity u. If ur drm is to join because u admire the uniform i pity u.

ugo4u:
My brother you know lie sha... but trek when I don trek for this life na only God go fit forgive me, Is it the constant trekking from Kastina road to Malali/Kawo abi na the trekking from Abulegba to agege during NYSC when FG no go gree pay allowee.. sote I de cover 3km in 20min trekking. Its well all is for a testimony I just pray God will see me through this year since NDA show guys pepper. because of the army thing I don't take alcohol, no tattoo, no booze, no sugar because of pile chai !!! person don sacrifice alot..

3KM in 20mins? Trekkin or running?

Those guys trek bare foot on hot cole. Their feet got pilled and blood dripped.
Have u tried that one?
U don climb mountains? I really wished u see these guys during training.
So don't be shocked when people die.
Just pray urs should be diff.

ugo4u:
But I'm surprised when I hear people die in training something wey women de do successfully, is it the running, shooting, etc that will kill person? na all this big men children wey na nanny de bath them go join army go die, no people like me wey don dey chew bone from kindergarten

guy i wish u witness one of their trainings one day. Specially the 'Camp HighLand' where cadets fire and throw live gradne.
Some training their women don't really get into it like guys. If a girl do 3 the guy will do 7. At least I witnessed their everyday 10km endurance trekking bare foot on hot cole tyes. U go see how their female cadets go faint the male counter the carry the female for back. (Leave no one behind) rule.
U go see how their feet go the pill blood the flow. Guy that place is hell o. U need to be tough for it.

Heatup47:
That is why, am opting for DSSC this year.

all the best bro. DSSC can become Corps comander.
This is Nigeria anytin is possible. Rememer the present Chief of Air Staff is not a RC officer.
I know a regular that got retired at Lt.Col the man is presently a senator.
With God whether DSS, or SSC or RC, u will still get to the peak.

ugo4u:
Do you know if any 2:2 made the cut?
I just pray and hope army don't behave like navy and peg it at 2:1.
Did you face the board? My course is always on DSSC requirement but I'll go for SSC na them be soldiers the rest are just sisi, why will I be a soldier and I can't command troops or aim for COAS?
Anyway this year is our year.
I don start training and medical checkups already

age is a big factor in SSC. Remember retirement in the Nigerian military now is not by serving 35yrs. It's by ROD (run out date). If u are 29 and above, becarefully o. So to avoid prematured retirement.
SSC really favours guys between the age brack 24-27. Cause of the snail movement.

ugo4u:
I throway salute, you too much I know definitely you are in the system.
But why are they favoring this Regular guys too much its not good na, how can someone I senior salute me and later I'll be the one saluting (saying yes sir) to the person? e get as e be na!! and the worst thing is most of those guys are small boys oo(Regulars) imagine a 30years LT saluting a 24years LT the thing just tire me I swear, I was in 1Div one day and I saw a thing that disgusted me, one small boy Capt I swear that guy never reach 30yrs if you see how arrogant he was to one sergeant that is in his 50s you go cry, the Serg was just saying yes sir..
I nearly called him out due to annoyance but I calmed down and I swore in my heart that I must join the officer Cadre and by Gods grace upon commissioning I must make a difference even though na lance Corporal be my subordinate I must give the person maximum respect as far as his my senior age wise na I'm gonna break the rules nobody should call me sir(Elderly NCOs) na me go they call them sirs self.

RCs beliv they own the military. 5yrs in the Academy no be beans na.. The RC boys know in and out of the military.

Heatup47:
Nice write up brother.
God bless you for this info.

Goodluck to those leaving 2Stars for 1Star, I still prefer the DSSC, one can still convert to DRC.
I was at the SSC 44 interview in August 2016, NDA old site. The training is not easy when compared to DSSC.
They are all commissioned officers though.
I will apply for DSSC this year.

SSC is tougher o. Tougher than RC in some cases. During 40SSC, one guy died. DSSC training dey like Police training.

It takes RC officer 4yrs to move frm d rank of a 2nd Lt to Capt. While it takes SSC 6yrs. The good tin is, that SSC guy dat passed out with one star and was delayed 2yrs will later senior a DSS officer dat passed out with two stars in the same year wit the SSC guy. That seniority will happend wen the SSC bcomes a Lt Col, and also if the SSC convert to RC at the rank of Capt. So when u see guys leaving DSS two stars to join SSC one star. They know what they are doing. But age is always the problem. Best luck guys.

40SS will become Cpts together with 61RC in Jul 2018. While 59RC that passed out on the same day with 40SS were already Cpts in 2016. Can u see the two years gap?

ugo4u:
Nice thread here.... Loads of info, please I hv a question
1) SSC upon graduation hangs 1 star(2LT) how many months will it take to become a full lieutenant, because it takes some people 18months, some 3 years and some 6 months, the last batch that just passed out Course 44 are now lieutenants in about 3 months, can one please throw more light on this. what is the number of months to drop the 1 star.
2) When will SSC 45 come out

cc GenAsahCinC

well, droping of one star to hang two stars depends on the Nigerian Army council's decision on or before passing out of that set of officer cadets.
For example. When 59RC/40SS passed out in 2012, 59RC hanged the one star from 8th Sept 2012 to Feb 2013 before hanging the next stars. While 40SS that passed out with them hanged one star from 8th Sept 2012 to Jul 2015.
40SS lose 2years seniority and presently the are sharing seniority with 61RC.
61RC hanged their one star on Sept 2014 to Jul 2015.
62RC hanged one star from Sept 2015 to Feb 2017. Calculate the months.. 62RC have been on one star longer than 61RC. 61RC have been on one star longer than 59RC.

So everytin depends on the Army council.

Course 45 will be out April 2018. .

Olayemi244:
Geez, but the age requirement for non tradesmen is between 18-22. Assuming I was able to apply for non tradesmen, what will I choose at the end of the camp?
What do you think is the best solution now? Thanks so much for being useful bro �

first of all, how old will you be my March 2018?

Olayemi244:
pardon me, there are just two sections there Non-Trademen/women and trademen/women

for nontrade men
u will be given an opportunity to choose a corps the day u are about leaving depot. For trade men. Ur trade will determine where u belong.

abiodunalasa:
Sir pls... Which corps is the best to join among the Commissioned cadre

for some years I've been with the Army, this is what I observed.
From my observation o.

Under the non-commission cdr, Education is the best. Others are good o. But Education is +1 as its gives its soldiers more opportunities to go to school to and get a 1st degree or even masters than other corps.

Now for commission cdr,
the best corps so far from my observation is Infantry corps. Infantry corps is the only corps that sends its soldiers and officers for courses often. Both inside and outside the country. Note: others corps send theirs soldiers for courses both inside and outside Nigeria but not as often as Infantry.
Rememer attending courses as a soldier or officer gives u an edge over ur peers in terms of appointment and redeployment.
But Infantry is deadly. Some things u will do as a soldier in other corps and go scot free. U can't do dem in Infantry and go unpunished.

Olayemi244:
I have just applied for this, I choose army signal, I hope it's the same thing?

oh so quick?
Why chose signal?
The best corps to go to in the non commission cdre is Education.
I wish u all the best man.

Olayemi244:
Can you help me out with the link?

recruitment.army.mil.ng

Olayemi244:
Okay, how can I apply for RRI If I want to join? And what's RRI?

RRI means Regular Recruit Intake.
The application is ongoin. Visit Army recruitment portal to apply. Application is free. Any person or personnel demanding money to help you pls flee from such people. Pray God to lead you to the right people that will help you from signing of forms to depot.

bxboss:
Currently aviation corp is now operational under the present COAS, Elect Engr, Aeronautical Engr , even Mech etc can serve there

i never said Army doesnt have Elect/Elect and Mech. The guy is asking about chem Engr..

Abdurrasheed31:
thank you sir I read chem eng @ ABU l will try my luck somewhere else

either apply for SSC or DSS. If u apply for DSS select Mech Engins

Olayemi244:
Kindly do advice me on this.
I'm currently an HND 2 Student from The Polytechnic Ibadan studying Computer Engineering.

Do you think it is ideal if I apply for Army recruitment with my ND Certificate? What are my chances And challenges?

a friend of mine was in these ur shoes. This is what he did.
He applied for Army RRI. The truth is, chances of bein enlisted in the Army via merit is High in the RRI than the RC,SSC and DSS. Remeber RRI takes more than 100 candidates per state. While RC, SSC and DSS take less than 15 per state.
So after applying for Army RRI He was enlisted and went to depot for training. After training, he was deployed to Education corps. He serve under his CO Lt.Col Etim. And was so loyal. After some years he told his CO his intention of goin back to school and since he is in Education corps, the need for him to ugrade academically was necessary. His CO approved his request. Right now he his doing his HND 2 at Airforce Institution of Technology in Kaduna. When he graduates, He will apply for DSS. And God helping him, he will make it and will becom a Lt in few years to com.

My bro I will advice u to take ur time, pray and let God leads u.

Abdurrasheed31:
sir
In the engineering department I can't see chemical eng

No bro. Army has Mech, Elect/Elect Engrs. Former COAS tried bringing Aviation into the system which would have paved way for Aroenautical Engrs being enlisted into the Army because recently Nig Army started training pilots. But the plan didn't work for him.

abiodunalasa:
Wow �
God bless you sir.

Pls sir... What and what do I need or how do I prep myself if I want to fall into the spec of Military Intelligence ? That has always been my long time dream sir

After POP you will be asked to choose the corps you want to belong. Though Army also decides where you belong.
And also your attitude during training is going to play a major role too. Training instructors do keep a close watch on every trainee/cadet. So to decide where the will function well.

Phsical Traning corps, Band corps

abiodunalasa:
Okay thanks sir.
Pls sir give me the list of corps that we have...

Infantry, Armoured, Artillery, Engineering, Signals, Ordinance, Medical, Supply and Transport, Military Police, Intelligence, Legal, Education, Public Relations, Chaplian and Imam, Finance.

The Armoured corps, Artillery corps and the
Infantry corps are regarded as the main
arms of the Nigerian Army. The other arms
are referred to as auxiliary arms or support
services, these are: Finance corps,
Directorate of Public Relations, Intelligence
corps, Education corps, Medical corps, Supply
and Transport corps, Engineering corps,
Military Police, Ordinance, Signal, Legal,
Chaplain and Imam.

Op is it when you are quitting your job or when you are being fired?

all the 63RC female officers that passed out last yr, none of them is in the combat corps. So don't be scared. But I bet u, as far as u are in the Army, inrespective of the corps u belong. U will some day test the war zone. It's an adventure. U will like it. God bless Nig Army God bless Army aspirants God bless the officers and soldiers God bless Nig.

abiodunalasa:
Pls sir what other units can one be posted.

if u are opportune to join the Army as either SSC or RC. After ur POP u are to chose the corps in which you want to serve. It can be the combatant corps or support/service corps. But at the same time Army also decides which corps to fix you.
My friend Lt HS Abdul a member of 40SSC is in S and T corps. So being a RC or SSC doesn't really means u will serve in a combat corps. Former COAS before Lt Gen Minimah was a RC and was in the Engineering corps.

chiventoline:
please house how many people got to make the list to onne. would be anticipating for a reply thank.

3 a state. That's the standard. But anytin can hpn