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nairalanda1:
Training that would be of use when the time comes

Will they b sent for training?


A retired Nigerian general from one of the eastern States has 2 sons, one joined the military through their secondary school, the other want to genuinely be a soldier but was born abroad. The one born abroad travelled to the country he was born and joined their military. The other studied a course that is not needed in Nigerian Army and left.
The grudge of these gentlemen is they don't want to pass through what their father passed through in the hands of Nigerian army. They were born and brought up in the system but hated the system due to high level of marginalisation. The time that man became a general, Nigerian army had no choice but to promote him and that was towards retirement. Not up to 6 months,he was retired.
Why join something that treats you like trash.

As years go by, more and more people from the east lost interest in these cos they don't give them equal opportunities like they give others and their kit and kin in the system are being treated unfairly.

I will never advice joining the NA to risk your life fighting terrorists that will be forgiven by the government.

It makes no sense at all

Is he talking about Recruits or Commissioned Officer


It's stupidity of any youth in nigeria to join the army as Recruits

descarado:
Will they b sent for training?


A retired Nigerian general from one of the eastern States has 2 sons, one joined the military through their secondary school, the other want to genuinely be a soldier but was born abroad. The one born abroad travelled to the country he was born and joined their military. The other studied a course that is not needed in Nigerian Army and left.
The grudge of these gentlemen is they don't want to pass through what their father passed through in the hands of Nigerian army. They were born and brought up in the system but hated the system due to high level of marginalisation. The time that man became a general, Nigerian army had no choice but to promote him and that was towards retirement. Not up to 6 months,he was retired.
Why join something that treats you like trash.

As years go by, more and more people from the east lost interest in these cos they don't give them equal opportunities like they give others and their kit and kin in the system are being treated unfairly.

complainin will not bring you igbos anywhere....
nothing is fair in this world....

Nigerian Army worried as their Boko Haram and bandits target practice materials are drying up. They are afraid, as the mad terrorists will soon start using Fulani officers for target practice. On a sad note, I personally 7 guys that are all gone on the account of this Boko Haram sh*t... 4 Calabar guys and 3 idoma boys. Na mumu dey join Nigerian Army, especially the rank and file.

LilX2:
In your mind, you have made sense? Obviously not cos sense is very far from you

Don't worry it makes sense to those with brains who didn't finish from miracle centers.

So you will NEVER understand.

bigiyaro:
Nigerian Army worried as their Boko Haram and bandits target practice materials are drying up. They are afraid, as the mad terrorists will soon start using Fulani officers for target practice. On a sad note, I personally 7 guys that are all gone on the account of this Boko Haram sh*t... 4 Calabar guys and 3 idoma boys. Na mumu dey join Nigerian Army, especially the rank and file.

then dont complain when northerners surpass you in numbers in the nigerian military....

you talk as if criminals care who they target in soldier uniform....

darkwan:
it doesnt work in a multi ethnical country like nigeria....

no matter what you do somebody will feel left behind....
each tribe is extremly proud in africa....

its not only nigeria that has this issue....kenya has it too like many others....

But it does. The US has all races and ethnicities yet they don't employ by quotas. When we begin to give positions only on merit, you will see how Nigeria would shine.
You claim that each tribe is proud so let them use that pride in educating their kids and raising them to be the best instead depending on quotas. Someone with true pride and dignity wants to be judged on merit and not given employment out of pity or because of where he comes from

nairalanda1:
I remember reading about one Korean nationalist who when Korea was a part of the empire of Japan advised Korean youth to join the Japanese army

His reasoning was that when Korea became free it would have a ready made trained cadre of soldiers .

And the chap was not fond of Japan by the way.

Many listened to him. That is why by 1948 , both the dprk and the rok had standing armies. And even advanced training institutions.

It might be a good thing for a biafranist to join the army. Just saying.



Remember Arminius

Forget that reverse thinking joor

This is 21st century

tctrills:
But it does. The US has all races and ethnicities yet they don't employ by quotas. When we begin to give positions only on merit, you will see how Nigeria would shine.
You claim that each tribe is proud so let them use that pride in educating their kids and raising them to be the best instead depending on quotas. Someone with true pride and dignity wants to be judged on merit and not given employment out of pity or because of where he comes from

america is a interests system....

to compare nigeria with america is crazy and dangerous for nigeria....
that was what caused the civil war to start with....

you cant force people to be toghether....america was a new playin ground for everybody although it originaly belonged to the native americans....
nigeria has very old kingdoms....

Bimpe29:
That's really crappy, let us all be active in the scheme of things. Don't be passive about stuff like that, now that you're given slots.

In the nearest future they'll be crying foul, saying that they're marginalized.

Let them cry foul in the nearest future, the Nigerian Army is free to recruit more people from other willing states to go fight terrorists and bandits. Na who dey alive dey talk future.

No one is talking about Igbos not filling slots in NNPC, CBN etc.

Ivens:
Hope they they don't complain of marginalization in the military years to come

You can fill in the remaining slots with ur next of kin and kindred na no be quarrel.

Why do they want to send our youths to the meat grinders in Borno.?

gidgiddy:
The South East does not trust the Nigerian Army as an institution

We see the Nigerian Army as nothing more than a tool of oppression, suppression, thuggery, abuse of power and human rights abuse

Recruitment into the Nigerian Army will always be low in the South-East.There are very few Igbos interested in fighting for Nigeria

Assuming this is true... Is it not by joining in numbers that you have a chance to give your people fair representation and protection?

darkwan:
then dont complain when northerners surpass you in numbers in the nigerian military....

you talk as if criminals care who they target in soldier uniform....

Northerners has always surpassed in numbers in the Nigerian armed forces, since 1960. Your statement shows you are very naive in runnings in the army. A Fulani conel sitting inside AC in Abuja can can select and send 500 privates from the south to maiduguri with minimal ammunition to confront Boko Haram and at the same time inform Boko Haram that 500 troops are coming into the fray. Go to 44 army hospital in kaduna or even 7th div hospital, and tell me how many hausa or fulani soldiers you will see there.

ijustdey:
https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerian-army-worries-as-south-east-youths-shun-recruitment/

Let them share it the way they share CBN and NNPC recruitment. No one whines about Igbo quota being unutilized in those corporations, but when it comes to being enlisted on the boko haram killing field, they want Igbo to fill their casualty quota in NA

Join Nigeria army at your own peril

If you are not prepared to convert into Islam, avoid the Nigerian Military completely.

End of Discussion.

Ivens:
Hope they they don't complain of marginalization in the military years to come

They won't
Igbo people generally hate that job not to talk of now where it is not what it was
Who joins the military thesedays anyway

bigiyaro:
Northerners has always surpassed in numbers in the Nigerian armed forces, since 1960. Your statement shows you are very naive in runnings in the army. A Fulani conel sitting inside AC in Abuja can can select and send 500 privates from the south to maiduguri with minimal ammunition to confront Boko Haram and at the same time inform Boko Haram that 500 troops are coming into the fray. Go to 44 army hospital in kaduna or even 7th div hospital, and tell me how many hausa or fulani soldiers you will see there.

You are either young or knowledge has been chasing you but you have been elusive
The northern numbers grew bigger in the military after the civil war not even before or during that conflict

nwirinedu:
Why do they want to send our youths to the meat grinders in Borno.?

you wan wait until the meat grinder reach your state....??

thats why yorubas are smarter....they stop the madness before crossin over to the center in lagos....
what happened to those hunters in that lorry is very unfortunate....

mrvitalis:
Lmao military officers are taken from NDA graduates not recruit

wat are u saying.....mumu

IvarTheBoneless:
At the first sign of trouble they run away. Why recruit them?

Zik, Ojukwu and Kanu all ran after chestb3ating.

In 1966, Victor Banjo, a Yoruba man led their BiaBia Army after all the men ran away.

In 2025, grown wo-MEN, hide under their beds every Monday, shivering because of a fellow man farting continents away

No wonder their yamleggahs chase Yoruba guys for more testosterone

This is your insecurity displaying in HD as the best of military Nigerian wver had were of igbo extract. What you should worry about is why there are so many deserters today in tge Nigerian army ? Why should any right thinking person join the army ranks when so many of them are deserting or resigning or been killed senselessly because the arm is compromised? What about the allowance , check the army ranks will you want your loved ones to be treated the way the Nigerian army ranks are being treated . You think the solution to thus is to throw tanctrum? Use your head even your yoruba brothers and sisters in the ranks are resigning because poor treatments of the troops and you are here displaying your insecurity.

Oh so they should not shun it ba, so your boko haram, herdsmen bitch and iswap can be killing them ba?

Go and get the remainig 170 from the North.

Rubbish.

Amaggedon:
This is your insecurity displaying in HD as the best of military Nigerian wver had were of igbo extract. What you should worry about is why there are so many deserters today in tge Nigerian army ? Why should any right thinking person join the army ranks when so many of them are deserting or resigning or been killed senselessly because the arm is compromised? What about the allowance , check the army ranks will you want your loved ones to be treated the way the Nigerian army ranks are being treated . You think the solution to thus is to throw tanctrum? Use your head even your yoruba brothers and sisters in the ranks are resigning because poor treatments of the troops and you are here displaying your insecurity.

what prove do you have....??

Ironbull:
Oh so they should not shun it ba, so your boko haram, herdsmen bitch and iswap can be killing them ba?

Go and get the remainig 170 from the North.

Rubbish.

then why complain when other tribes surpass you in the nigerian military....??

if you like to fight you will find places to fight in this world....

SmartyPants:
Assuming this is true... Is it not by joining in numbers that you have a chance to give your people fair representation and protection?

No, a bad institution is a bad institution, which people should avoid

Ivens:
Hope they they don't complain of marginalization in the military years to come

When will you beg them to be president,to be part of NNPC?

DMerciful:
The scenarios are different. Nigeria is currently acvtively fighting terrorists in the NE and NW. Igbo recruits will be the natural people to send to go and die.

Igbos do not love Nigeria enough to die for Nigeria, only Biafra can such sacrifice be made

A lot of Korean troops were cannon fodder during world war 2. Many died in banzai charges alongside their japanese colleagues. And they were discriminated against in the same IJA. Even today, any Korean Japanese is discriminated against. It's basically racisim, only both sides are Asian.

And again, its not like most Koreans loved Japan. But when your enemy is offering you free training that might be of use later on...

Even if they are sent North...nice way to learn COIN. Also, most of our troops are based in 'fortresses'. Very difficult for Boko to take down easily. (it's an old trick).

Plus, a lot of the troops that usually get sent are from the middle belt and North anyway. Tale as old as time.

FInally, not everyone gets sent to the North, and not being sent to Borno does not mean one won't die in fighting with armed robbers.....

AFTER ISWAP, NEXT IS BOKO HARAM, NEXT IS FULANI HERDSMEN AND FINALLY BACKED UP BY NIEGRIA ARMY.




THESE ARE THE PEOPLE TERRORIZING NIGERIA.

gidgiddy:
No, a bad institution is a bad institution, which people should avoid

A problem avoided is a problem solved apparently?Hmmm, ok.

Zocalite:
Forget that reverse thinking joor

This is 21st century

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

Sun Tzu...the Art of War...


Remember Arminius. War has not changed. The basic rules are the same.