Guys are silent here; what's the outcome of kaduna. For someone like me whose name appears on the list and yet don't go. I gv my Ekiti guys lesser competition.

Guys are silent here; what's the outcome of kaduna. For someone like me whose name appears on the list and yet don't go. I gv my Ekiti guys lesser competition. I found it so difficult to leave my new job, 2wks is too much for me to be absent from my job, sales job for you, and am yet to due for a work leave. It was a very very difficult decision though. Gist us guys

oluyemifemi88:
Guys are silent here; what's the outcome of kaduna. For someone like me whose name appears on the list and yet don't go. I gv my Ekiti guys lesser competition. I found it so difficult to leave my new job, 2wks is too much for me to be absent from my job, sales job for you, and am yet to due for a work leave. It was a very very difficult decision though. Gist us guys

You want people to eat you up bro. An Opportunity some people will kill for lol

Where are the successful candidates pls share your experience.

oluyemifemi88:
Guys are silent here; what's the outcome of kaduna. For someone like me whose name appears on the list and yet don't go. I gv my Ekiti guys lesser competition. I found it so difficult to leave my new job, 2wks is too much for me to be absent from my job, sales job for you, and am yet to due for a work leave. It was a very very difficult decision though. Gist us guys

Just wondering,why did you "work" yourself on that list when you knew you have a job that wouldn't allow you to attend the screening,I am sure your name didn't just appear on the list by luck,you just blocked someone else's chance...

ok. we ar on top of the situation.

Malubi:
ok. we ar on top of the situation.

wat situation?

naijadeltaboy where u dey

Adortem:

Just wondering,why did you "work" yourself on that list when you knew you have a job that wouldn't allow you to attend the screening,I am sure your name didn't just appear on the list by luck,you just blocked someone else's chance...

He may not have worked his name on that list. Many people, like myself, found their names on the list without any human connection.

we are back actually. we need your prayers, we never know how many candidate per state would be finally selected just pray along with us

Wiztonero:

He may not have worked his name on that list. Many people, like myself, found their names on the list without any connections. But almost all (if not all) such persons were kicked out of the camp after the medicals. The medicals swept away about three quarters of the candidates left after credentials screening and aptitude test, leaving an average of 6 to 8 candidates per state.

Does class of degree matter? Like, do 2.1 candidates have an advantage over 2.2 candidates? Or did 2.2 candidates make the list? Also, can candidates who are less than 24yrs (e.g 22) be selected?
Thanks.

spartoo:


wat situation?


naijadeltaboy where u dey

I DEY O , God consoled me by getting a job the next monday after that heart breaking friday , Army scatter my heart with rocket launcher. as for that nigga wey no go after seeing his name hmmmmm na strong bulala fit am

Katyusha:
Does class of degree matter? Like, do 2.1 candidates have an advantage over 2.2 candidates? Or did 2.2 candidates make the list? Also, can candidates who are less than 24yrs (e.g 22) be selected?
Thanks.

If you are not up to 24, you may not even be shortlisted. 24 to 29 is the age range, and the younger you are, the greater your chances. I don't know for sure if class of degree matters.

Nigerdeltaboi:
I DEY O , God consoled me by getting a job the next monday after that heart breaking friday , Army scatter my heart with rocket launcher. as for that nigga wey no go after seeing his name hmmmmm na strong bulala fit am

Bro, sorry oh, but what happened on that Friday? How was your heart scattered with a rocket launcher?

Wiztonero:

Bro, sorry oh, but what happened on that Friday? How was your heart scattered with a rocket launcher?

the interview list came out on a friday na , my name wasnt there

Ha! after spending about 25k to 30k for sm ppl. Chai!!!! God dey o

Nigerdeltaboi:
I DEY O , God consoled me by getting a job the next monday after that heart breaking friday , Army scatter my heart with rocket launcher. as for that nigga wey no go after seeing his name hmmmmm na strong bulala fit am

Congrats man. no mind th guy. opportunity wey evrybodi dey beg for. na after two days I get mouth tell my people self

spartoo:


Congrats man. no mind th guy. opportunity wey evrybodi dey beg for. na after two days I get mouth tell my people self

abi God dey

Wiztonero:

If you are not up to 24, you may not even be shortlisted. 24 to 29 is the age range, and the younger you are, the greater your chances. I don't know for sure if class of degree matters. I have a 2:1 and am 24, this is why I was very optimistic when I got shortlisted. I guess I was the youngest candidate. But the greatest criterion for selection (which you won't see on their website) is having a very powerful sponsor. If not, your chances are very slim because the Army is all about godfatherism. That is the bitter truth.

Really?? Pls what rank can this "sponsors" be? Because the only Army officer I know just became a Major less than a year ago. And I don't even know him personally.

Katyusha:
Really?? Pls what rank can this "sponsors" be? Because the only Army officer I know just became a Major less than a year ago. And I don't even know him personally.

Hmm that's one of the embryo officer class still very low on the foodchain, we are talking Generals cadre and most especially God!

That is why the nigeria army will forever be porous as long as this "godfatherism" of a thing thrives. Funny enough those candidates with godfathers are not as qualified and physically fit as you guys. Well, for those of you dropped don't worry, your time will come. I could remember some few years back when i was dropped at d final stage for no "just" reason at all. I had d physicalities of a soldier, goodheight, wellpumped pecs,biceps and all intelligence quotient was topnotched. But because i was "alone", dose bunch of idiots ignored me. Thank God i am better for it today.

To be frank with u, I knew no one and even had to beg people before being directed to someone from my state and with confirm begging and prayers he signed for me. Maintained a low and humble profile in camp; laughed at d jokes of captain abdulahi and mugabe, while avoiding captain abdul, a.k.a German dose; like a plague. Was amongst the last 9 standing for my state that made it to the board interview. I saw guys that claim to no even generals being thrown out.
All I'm doing now is praying and hoping God perfects all he has started; cos I really gave my all in all we did there. God help us all.

.

Pls wen d final list go come out plsss some one shld share it here .

Hope those shortlisted had a successful screening exercise. All the best fellas.

Gallant men in the making, I learnt that this years recruitment was fare Bro.

coolaustyne:
To be frank with u, I knew no one and even had to beg people before being directed to someone from my state and with confirm begging and prayers he signed for me. Maintained a low and humble profile in camp; laughed at d jokes of captain abdulahi and mugabe, while avoiding captain abdul, a.k.a German dose; like a plague. Was amongst the last 9 standing for my state that made it to the board interview. I saw guys that claim to no even generals being thrown out.
All I'm doing now is praying and hoping God perfects all he has started; cos I really gave my all in all we did there. God help us all.

I do love to speak with you,can I get your contact please ? This is really important. +2347035498952 is mine.

popsy2:



I do love to speak with you,can I get your contact please ? This is really important. +2347035498952 is mine.

This is my number; 08023925466. Take care and God bless u.

abdul4moti:
Gallant men in the making, I learnt that this years recruitment was fare Bro.

Never made it to this stage but would say there's more credibility compared to what I've heard. I pray I make d final cut; really looking up to it.

My EXPERIENCE AT THE ARMY SSC COURSE 44 SCREENING IN NDA OLD SITE, KADUNA

I reported at Kaduna for the screening by exactly 3:30pm on the 5th of August. Only 17 people showed up for the screening from my state (Abia State): 15 on the first day, and another 2 a few days later.

A semi-apron-like blue tag containing a 2 lettered abbreviation of your state and number was issued to every candidate, to be won all through the screening period (mine was AB08). Officially, we were to be known and regarded by this tag number. You would hear stuffs like “AB08, how far na? GB14, old boy I dey o” At some point, we all forgot our names. Lol. Also, it is this number you would send to your sponsors for that purpose

An adhoc screening board made up of a Major General (the president of the board), 3 Colonels, 3 Lieutenant Colonels (the board secretary was one of them), 3 Captains (the board Admin Officer was one of them) and 3 Lieutenants.

The first screening stage was vetting of candidates’ credentials to ascertain their authenticity and whether we would still be below the required maximum age of 29 by October. A Lt. Col. (the C.O. of 1div Hospital at NDA new site) screened for my state and he was very thorough. I noticed that the Army even prefers you to be younger than the minimum required age.

The next screening stage was writing an aptitude test. Candidates were divided into 3 groups. 1st group wrote at the hall just adjacent the parade ground. 2nd group wrote at the Cadet mess while the 3rd group (which included my state) wrote at the staff school, (one Professor Yahaya or so hall)

The test comprised of 4 sections:

- An essay (WHY YOU WANT TO JOIN THE NIGERIAN ARMY) of 500 – 1000words
- 10 English questions
- Around 7 Maths questions (can’t remember exactly now)
- Around 15 – 20 current affairs questions (cant remember exactly too)

The test was over in 2hours time. I gathered that the test was aimed at gauging our communicative ability. Some candidates were evicted based on the result of this test. No one was evicted from my state though

The next screening stage was the “almighty” medical and physical examination. As a result of the mammoth crowd and many tests we were supposed to undergo, we were shared into various groups. My state and some other states first went to the Medical Reception Station (MRS) for Xray. The next day, some of us went to 1div hospital, new NDA site, for blood tests, physical, dental and optical examination, checking of Blood pressure and BMI.

Considering the significance of this stage to a candidate’s final selection, I will try explain each test further

Physical examination: Here, we were stripped naked, asked to stand straight with our hands placed at varying positions (this is to check if we have a bad posture such as kyphosis [hunched back] or lordosis) and our feet making a V-shape (to check for flat feet). The number of our testes was checked. We were then asked to grab our buttocks, bend down with our anus very visible and cough (this is to check if we have had pile before)

Blood and urine tests: Over 5mls of our blood was drawn and our urine taken in a sterile bottle. We were tested for diseases such Hepatitis B, HIV, Syphilis etc. I think our blood group and genotype were also checked

Blood Pressure reading: Being in a cool environment (such as an air-conditioned room), prior to checking your blood pressure, helps calm you down, consequently normalizing it. One Corporal Mike hinted us that the optimal reading is 120/90 or 110/80, while anything more than 140/90 is regarded as being high.

Body Mass Index (BMI): [/b]Our height and weight were measured, after taking off our shoes. The readings were used to determine our BMI. The full diameter of our chest during deep inhaling was also measured

[b]Eye examination: We were asked to read letters from an eye chart placed about 10meters and 0.5meter away from us with one of our eyes closed at each time. Next, we were asked to decipher letters printed in colour patterns. Both tests were used to detect if we have long or short-sightedness and Astigmatism

Dental Examination: The alignment, number and grip of our teeth were also checked

The medical and physical examinations took almost 5days to conclude. Any state that finishes its medicals proceeded to do the psychology tests.

During the Psychology tests, 2 Lieutenants shared a booklet containing questions that tried to figure out our history of stimulants/drugs usage. The questions were structured in a way that when you lie in the first question, you would have to keep lying to the end. LOL.

Alcohol usage kind of raised a controversy among candidates because almost every young man has, at one point or the other, taken a sip of the contents of the green bottle. But I observed that as long as your alcohol usage wasnt a source of worry to your loved ones or you haven’t suffered a challenge arising from it (of course, the questions asked us that), then it wasn’t enough to disqualify you.

However, other classes of stimulants used via smoking, inhaling, sniffing or injecting, I observed too, disqualified some candidates. I think they tested their urine for the presence of such stimulants, cant say exactly. We were further interviewed based on our answers
The results of the medical and psychology tests were announced together and candidates were consequently evicted.

I WAS EVICTED AT THIS STAGE TOO. I will talk about it soon

HOW RESULTS OF EACH SCREENING STAGE WAS ANNOUNCED

To a very great extent, the screening process was transparent.

Upon completion of each screening stage, the board members met and compiled the list of candidates who are “suspects of eviction”. All members of the board then arrive the parade ground to meet orderly but very anxious candidates.

Starting from Abia state, the board secretary calls out names of candidates who are made to immediately shout “Yes Sir!” with a leap and, along with their credentials, jogs to a part of the parade ground and sits on the ground.

Candidates who were flagged for eviction resulting from credentials screening were subjected to a review where their credentials were looked at again before final eviction.

The aptitude test stage did not need a review, of course. You don fail you don fail. No argument.

After the first set of medical and physical examinations, candidates were taken back to 1div hospital for review. Here, if you fell short of the accepted standard in any of the tests, apart from the blood and urine tests, you would be called in to be reviewed by the medical team.

Evictions resulting from the medical and psychological tests was, perhaps, the most touching and monumental. Lol. When the soldiers and officers were telling us that “medicals must drop over half of all of you. That one na dole”, we thought they were only envious of our would-be officer status.

The evening the results ought to have been announced, we waited for the board members till 10pm in the night. The secretary later came and told us that the results would be announced the next day. He instructed us to come to the parade ground with our bags the next morning.

The next morning, around 7am or later, all members of the board arrived the parade ground along with a public address system. There was a different kind of aura in the air. The atmosphere was so tensed.

Mounting the PAS, the board secretary started, “Candidates! Today, my problems will be reduced. Most of you will go back to your villages. The Nigerian Army does not compromise on health issues. If you hear your number, carry your kaya and run out. Is that clear!” Then he started

MY EVICTION
I was far from surprised when I heard my name. I saw it coming.

I was born with a flat feet, umbilical hernia (i.e. a painless prominent navel) and poor right eye vision. For as long as I can remember, distanced objects appear very blurry when viewed using only my right eye (with my left eye closed). I never thought it was something to worry about because I have perfect sight with my both eyes working.

All these were flagged during the medical tests and I was reviewed based on them again.

It was with a broken heart that I picked up my kaya and jogged to the drill shed to await further instructions.


Indeed, over half of the candidates were evicted based on medical and psychology grounds. In fact, Ogun state saw over 20 of its candidates sent packing, leaving behind just 4!

After calling out the names, the board members came to address us. A lucky few who were evicted for being overweight were called out and asked to go back and join up. Then the rest of us were individually called out and told the reasons for our eviction afterwhich our beloved tags were taken away from us.

As I left NDA gate, hot tears flowed down my cheeks. I was evicted for features my God created me with and not what I acquired. It was really painful.

But in everything, I give Him the glory because He knows the end from the beginning.

I will be dropping the fun part of life in NDA, the psyching from the officers and soldiers that made some candidates run away, the jobs we served and the pertinent lectures about the Army we got from Captain Abdullahi.

Stay tuned

GOD BLESS THE NIGERIAN ARMY! GOD BLESS CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

odimbannamdi:
My EXPERIENCE AT THE ARMY SSC COURSE 44 SCREENING IN NDA OLD SITE, KADUNA

I reported at Kaduna for the screening by exactly 3:30pm on the 5th of August. Only 17 people showed up for the screening from my state (Abia State): 15 on the first day, and another 2 a few days later.

A semi-apron-like blue tag containing a 2 lettered abbreviation of your state and number was issued to every candidate, to be won all through the screening period (mine was AB08). Officially, we were to be known and regarded by this tag number. You would hear stuffs like “AB08, how far na? GB14, old boy I dey o” At some point, we all forgot our names. Lol. Also, it is this number you would send to your sponsors for that purpose

An adhoc screening board made up of a Major General (the president of the board), 3 Colonels, 3 Lieutenant Colonels (the board secretary was one of them), 3 Captains (the board Admin Officer was one of them) and 3 Lieutenants.

The first screening stage was vetting of candidates’ credentials to ascertain their authenticity and whether we would still be below the required maximum age of 29 by October. A Lt. Col. (the C.O. of 1div Hospital at NDA new site) screened for my state and he was very thorough. I noticed that the Army even prefers you to be younger than the minimum required age.

The next screening stage was writing an aptitude test. Candidates were divided into 3 groups. 1st group wrote at the hall just adjacent the parade ground. 2nd group wrote at the Cadet mess while the 3rd group (which included my state) wrote at the staff school, (one Professor Yahaya or so hall)

The test comprised of 4 sections:

- An essay (WHY YOU WANT TO JOIN THE NIGERIAN ARMY) of 500 – 1000words
- 10 English questions
- Around 7 Maths questions (can’t remember exactly now)
- Around 15 – 20 current affairs questions (cant remember exactly too)

The test was over in 2hours time. I gathered that the test was aimed at gauging our communicative ability. Some candidates were evicted based on the result of this test. No one was evicted from my state though

The next screening stage was the “almighty” medical and physical examination. As a result of the mammoth crowd and many tests we were supposed to undergo, we were shared into various groups. My state and some other states first went to the Medical Reception Station (MRS) for Xray. The next day, some of us went to 1div hospital, new NDA site, for blood tests, physical, dental and optical examination, checking of Blood pressure and BMI.

Considering the significance of this stage to a candidate’s final selection, I will try explain each test further

Physical examination: Here, we were stripped naked, asked to stand straight with our hands placed at varying positions (this is to check if we have a bad posture such as kyphosis [hunched back] or lordosis) and our feet making a V-shape (to check for flat feet). The number of our testes was checked. We were then asked to grab our buttocks, bend down with our anus very visible and cough (this is to check if we have had pile before)

Blood and urine tests: Over 5mls of our blood was drawn and our urine taken in a sterile bottle. We were tested for diseases such Hepatitis B, HIV, Syphilis etc. I think our blood group and genotype were also checked

Blood Pressure reading: Being in a cool environment (such as an air-conditioned room), prior to checking your blood pressure, helps calm you down, consequently normalizing it. One Corporal Mike hinted us that the optimal reading is 120/90 or 110/80, while anything more than 140/90 is regarded as being high.

Body Mass Index (BMI): [/b]Our height and weight were measured, after taking off our shoes. The readings were used to determine our BMI. The full diameter of our chest during deep inhaling was also measured

[b]Eye examination: We were asked to read letters from an eye chart placed about 10meters and 0.5meter away from us with one of our eyes closed at each time. Next, we were asked to decipher letters printed in colour patterns. Both tests were used to detect if we have long or short-sightedness and Astigmatism

Dental Examination: The alignment, number and grip of our teeth were also checked

The medical and physical examinations took almost 5days to conclude. Any state that finishes its medicals proceeded to do the psychology tests.

During the Psychology tests, 2 Lieutenants shared a booklet containing questions that tried to figure out our history of stimulants/drugs usage. The questions were structured in a way that when you lie in the first question, you would have to keep lying to the end. LOL.

Alcohol usage kind of raised a controversy among candidates because almost every young man has, at one point or the other, taken a sip of the contents of the green bottle. But I observed that as long as your alcohol usage wasnt a source of worry to your loved ones or you haven’t suffered a challenge arising from it (of course, the questions asked us that), then it wasn’t enough to disqualify you.

However, other classes of stimulants used via smoking, inhaling, sniffing or injecting, I observed too, disqualified some candidates. I think they tested their urine for the presence of such stimulants, cant say exactly. We were further interviewed based on our answers
The results of the medical and psychology tests were announced together and candidates were consequently evicted.

I WAS EVICTED AT THIS STAGE TOO. I will talk about it soon

HOW RESULTS OF EACH SCREENING STAGE WAS ANNOUNCED

To a very great extent, the screening process was transparent.

Upon completion of each screening stage, the board members met and compiled the list of candidates who are “suspects of eviction”. All members of the board then arrive the parade ground to meet orderly but very anxious candidates.

Starting from Abia state, the board secretary calls out names of candidates who are made to immediately shout “Yes Sir!” with a leap and, along with their credentials, jogs to a part of the parade ground and sits on the ground.

Candidates who were flagged for eviction resulting from credentials screening were subjected to a review where their credentials were looked at again before final eviction.

The aptitude test stage did not need a review, of course. You don fail you don fail. No argument.

After the first set of medical and physical examinations, candidates were taken back to 1div hospital for review. Here, if you fell short of the accepted standard in any of the tests, apart from the blood and urine tests, you would be called in to be reviewed by the medical team.

Evictions resulting from the medical and psychological tests was, perhaps, the most touching and monumental. Lol. When the soldiers and officers were telling us that “medicals must drop over half of all of you. That one na dole”, we thought they were only envious of our would-be officer status.

The evening the results ought to have been announced, we waited for the board members till 10pm in the night. The secretary later came and told us that the results would be announced the next day. He instructed us to come to the parade ground with our bags the next morning.

The next morning, around 7am or later, all members of the board arrived the parade ground along with a public address system. There was a different kind of aura in the air. The atmosphere was so tensed.

Mounting the PAS, the board secretary started, “Candidates! Today, my problems will be reduced. Most of you will go back to your villages. The Nigerian Army does not compromise on health issues. If you hear your number, carry your kaya and run out. Is that clear!” Then he started

MY EVICTION
I was far from surprised when I heard my name. I saw it coming.

I was born with a flat feet, umbilical hernia (i.e. a painless prominent navel) and poor right eye vision. For as long as I can remember, distanced objects appear very blurry when viewed using only my right eye (with my left eye closed). I never thought it was something to worry about because I have perfect sight with my both eyes working.

All these were flagged during the medical tests and I was reviewed based on them again.

It was with a broken heart that I picked up my kaya and jogged to the drill shed to await further instructions.


Indeed, over half of the candidates were evicted based on medical and psychology grounds. In fact, Ogun state saw over 20 of its candidates sent packing, leaving behind just 4!

After calling out the names, the board members came to address us. A lucky few who were evicted for being overweight were called out and asked to go back and join up. Then the rest of us were individually called out and told the reasons for our eviction afterwhich our beloved tags were taken away from us.

As I left NDA gate, hot tears flowed down my cheeks. I was evicted for features my God created me with and not what I acquired. It was really painful.

But in everything, I give Him the glory because He knows the end from the beginning.

I will be dropping the fun part of life in NDA, the psyching from the officers and soldiers that made some candidates run away, the jobs we served and the pertinent lectures about the Army we got from Captain Abdullahi.

Stay tuned

GOD BLESS THE NIGERIAN ARMY! GOD BLESS CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

EPIC.

@odimbannamdi
Pls, does Class of Degree matter?