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I thought this might be useful: THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THOSE COMMISSIONED INTO THE NIGERIAN ARMY! There are 5 types of commission in the Nigerian Army (NA) - Not Armed Forces. They are: 1. Regular Combatant (RC). Training takes 5 years. 2. Short Service Combatant (SSC). Training takes 6 - 9 months. 3. Direct Regular Combatant (DRC). Now attained on conversion from DSSC. 4. Direct Short Service Combatant (DSSC). Training takes 6 - 9 months. 5. Executive Commission (EC). Training takes 2 - 3 months. Details of such commissions are to be found in the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) for officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces but a summary goes thus: RC and SSC are combatants, trained to fight battles. Others are not meant to be combatants. Both SSC and DSSC are of relatively short durations (not more than 12 years I think, excluding extension of service) and must convert to RC and DRC respectively to enjoy a longer career. Theoretically, RCs and DRCs can rise to become generals ie Brigadier Generals, Major Generals etc. (Remember the pyramid structure? The higher it gets, the smaller it becomes. In other words, many are called but only a few are chosen). DRCs are mainly professionals - surgeons, pharmacists, chaplains, surveyors etc. - and are usually not found in the core combat arms of Infantry, Armour and Artillery but are be found in the Army Engineers and Signals. ECs are made up of former soldiers and do not usually exceed the rank of Major. There are varying criteria for the various commissions. In reality the advantage is more on the side of those who were originally RCs than those who were originally SSCs in terms of age, rank, numbers etc. However, anything can happen, for instance Lt. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (rtd.) rose to become Chief of Army Staff (COAS) even though he wasn't originally an RC. Although DRCs may never become COASs or General Officers Commanding (GOCs), they can apart from being Staff Officers also hold command posts in corps or services in which they predominate. These include Education, Medical and Finance among others. Life in the Army here in Nigeria can be promising, particularly now that efforts have been made to consolidate emoluments but achievement of success or wealth in the Army (here in Nigeria as well as is in other countries) is a product of motivation and determination. If you want to live well, you will. If you don't, you won't. The choice is really yours! For RC or DRC, mininum years of service is about 15 years and life as a cadet can be quite strenuous. Generally, training is in the Infantry Corps Centre and School (ICCS), Jaji, Kaduna State. As for the DSSs and ECs, their training is usually less strenuous, not as in NDA where RCs and SSCs are trained. Cadets are usually humourously welcomed with the euphemism, "Unfortunate Nigerians, you will nearly die but you will not die!" But you should survive if you are physically fit afterall, many have gone before you. As a cadet, you are entitled to allowances which may not really cater for your family if you have one but could go a long way to help you sustain yourself. If you wish to obtain more information on the Nigerian Army and the types of application forms available, you can check with the Army Public Relations Department in any military barracks near you. For RC, you need at least 5 credits including English and Mathematics. For SSC, DRC and DSSC, you must be a graduate. Lawyers in the army are usually found in the Army Legal Services and the Military Police. They can also be found in lesser numbers in other corps and services. As for your private practice, it all depends on what type but you won't be expected to have your private practice as a lawyer alongside your military career. Lastly, it is also noteworthy to say that the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) now offers some post-graduate courses for those in the military as well as for those not in the military.

AmadinErins: Debbyug I've gone there 2ice for diff positions! Got to d last stage which wus last week but wus sent a rejection mail jst before meeting d MD!
Well for d test u will write it on a sheet of paper but it will b assumed u r replying via mail! So don't bother putting an address! The test is very easy b mindful of ur spellings and punctuation n also ur sentence!

I site u o @AmadinErins. So u self dey visit nairaland

Gatecrashers were allowed to write but it was after those u had d printout n sms invite had written. This was when I wrote o but I dont know if they would be allowed dis time. No harm in trying, just stay around till d exam is over

annastacia15:

Is the exam, computer based or paper based and I will also like to know if they are punctual because I am currently working and I won't like to be delayed at the exam hall

The exam is P BT, I am not a staff of Ecobank so i wouldnt knw abt puntuality.

[quote author=annastacia15]Good day,

Please all those invited for ecobank test at their training school in surulere, let's meet here.

For those who wrote recently, If you have any idea as to the kind of questions we will be asked, timing, interview, salary and any other information, please let us know.

Thank you and God bless you.[ The test is SHL, ie quantitative n verbal. The quantitative questions re based on graphs charts etc while d verbal
questions re based on a short comprehension psssage n 3 answer options of True, False, n Can not say. I hope dis helps.
U have 25mins for 40 quantitatives n 2or 3 examples n 30mins for 13 passages with 4 questions each n 3 to 4 examples. Sometimes dey stop u b4 time dis depends on d guys invigilating.
Just be as fast as u can n be accurate. #My _2_cent