₦airaland Forum

allpal: which paper published the list for ssc?

The lists are together, infact ssc list before dssc in today's punch newspaper. ssc list is found on page 69 to 71

poseidonn: thanks alot my brother! God bless.still nid ur prayers to make d final list In sha Allah!

That's for sure and you'll surely make the final list by the special grace of Allah.

poseidonn: Infinite gratitude to ALLAH for yet another chance!!!

Congrats brother.

azidomedogo: lolzzz.pounds notin do u.d watch word is try again but refuse to be a customer to NA

Okay sir, I'll try next year and waiting for this year airforce dssc recruitment. Lolzzzz

azidomedogo: punch@pounds did u make it?

Azido my town man, you no believe am, I can't even see for now. I get Apollo. Lolzzzzz

bababububa: Pls which newspaper is it true

Today's punch.

ajakskaffy: pls Poundsmaker can u check my name for me? are u on whatsapp?

I don't have the paper with me again. I just checked it from someone that bought the paper.

Razakipaye: so wen is screening

23th of August.

The list is out, from page 69 to 73

See as intending officer show face ooooo. #looking out for vendors#

ajakskaffy: finance corps

That's good.

Ademolu2002: amin 10 million

Correct my brother! #prayer already answered#

ajakskaffy: poundsmaker, yes. for dssc.

Eehn, which corps do you apply to? #wink#

ajakskaffy: only God knows when the list would be out

You also apply? If yes, dssc or ssc? #wink#

Generaloluseye: unlike last yr

mkoabiola: 2012 was interesting dan last year due to noba of participants,wen we av d likes of emrino,palm tree,calabarman,etc
Last year was less interesting ,when d likes of emmanuel4 fire who nva sleep,reply nearly all comments.
Ds year wasn't interesting as d previous year due to low turn with d fear of boko boys,new reg policy by d NA and age factor.#my opinion#
Victory is frm God alone.

Generaloluseye: unlike last yr

Though, you are right but I guess it's because we don't really have funny and crazy dudes in the house

Uziehot: Dis week shall be of blessing 4 d successful applicant.

Amin oooo

Too dull.............

Paulakosu: Guys, the DSSC is meant 4 those dat render non combat services to the armed forces, isn't dat ryt?

Not fully right, because as at now due to the current insurgency in the country, both DSSC and RC are deployed to the war zone. Beside, DSSC is the only platform used by the Nigerian Airforce to absorb graduates from universities other than NDA while Nigerian Army uses both DSSC & SSC platform. Shikena

gambudu: if them like make dem cross knife how e take concern me

No be only knife sef, if they like make them cross guns.

Ademolu2002: walai!

Make we just dey look them.

Do we have doctors and lawyers in the house please? And also, is there anyone that stays at yaba/oyingbo, Lagos mainland of Lagos state

Nigerian Air Force Establishes
Accounts and Budget Branch
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) under the
leadership of Air Marshal Adesola Amosu
recently established a new Branch known
as Accounts and Budget (A&B) Branch at
the Headquarters, NAF in Abuja. The
former Directorate of Finance and
Accounts was upgraded to the status of
Accounts and Budget Branch in order to
streamline its structure, categorization
and administration with the Finance
specialty of the Nigerian Army and Navy
in line with the Continental Staff System
(CSS) adopted based on the Harmonised
Terms and Conditions of Service of the
Nigerian Armed Forces (HTACOS).
Following the establishment of the new
Branch headed by Chief of Accounts and
Budget (CAB), a new Directorate of
Finance, Directorate of Accounts and
Directorate of Inspections were created in
addition to the existing Directorate of
Budget to subsist and function under the
A&B Branch. By virtue of this upgrading,
the NAF would be able to progress in the
adoption of the CSS and enhance
understanding among the 2 sister
Services, Defence Headquarters,
Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
In line with the command and control
policy of the Armed Forces, the CAB, like
other Branch Chiefs is responsible to the
Chief of Air Staff on all matters relating to
finance and accounts in the NAF while,
the Directors under the Branch are
responsible to the CAB based on their
schedule of duties. Accordingly, the A&B
Branch is saddled with the task of
initiating NAF financial and accounting
policies and career planning and
progression for all NAF personnel of the
finance specialty.
Hitherto the establishment of the A&B
Branch, NAF Headquarters has 7 Service
Branches namely: Policy and Plans,
Training and Operations, Aircraft
Engineering, Administration, Logistics,
Standard and Evaluation and office of the
Air Secretary.

Boyowa: Any one who wannaa crusify me pls go ahead abeg I just wanted the house to be lively again becos I can smell the list coming out on friday...........Dssc is compiled already its SSC that is taking time because of too many candidates applications

Your source on that info you just spit.

gambudu: no vex

Lolzzzzz, vex ke? You be my brother nah, I no fit lailai

Haba, e don do nah. At least, he made everybody come together. it has been dull in here since and we need someone to boost our morale. You guys should just count it as a wake up call.

gambudu: joblessness no good ooooo.I see no reason why anyone should seat at home doing nothing and be waiting for one list that u are not 100% sure of making.chaiiii this msg is for somebody on this thread,ur godfather can fail u anytime.Riseup and Wiseup pple dey gain employment everyday.........smh

See your mouth.

Boyowa: abeg thanks to you all for making me a celebrity loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Na bunch of slap wey go meet you for face you dey joke with. Hmm, I dey tell you my own. #just kidding#

Prayer and fasting mode reactivated. Gbam

dmajesticjoe: Ok! Tnx, thought u hav d one dat contains financial benefits

Nah, i don't have the one that contain the financial benefits. You're welcome.

NEW TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ARMED FORCES.
DETAILS of the newly-signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS) for personnel of the
Nigerian military, which is expected to
bring sweeping changes towards the
transformation and modernisation of
the Armed Forces, have emerged.
HTACOS, which was approved by the
Armed Forces Council, took effect
following its signing by outgoing Chief
of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal
Oluseyi Petinrin on July 10, 2012. It
provides every officer of the military -
Army, Navy and Air Force - with the
specifics of the rules and regulations
governing all issues, including
recruitment, accommodation,
promotion, retirements, resignations,
death in active service, gratuities and
benefits for depend ants, burial
benefits, child education (dead or
active service), medical treatment,
pension and allowances.
It also provides for what every officer
should expect whether the personnel
joined the military as Regular
Combatant Commission (joined as
cadet through the Nigerian Defence
Academy) or through Direct Regular
Commission, Direct Short Service
Commission, Short Service Combatant
Commission or the Executive/Special
Duty/ Branch Commission.
The aim is to have common terms and
conditions of service in the three
services - Army, Navy and Air Force,
moving away from the former order
where these terms and condition of
service differed among the Services.
Highlight of the HTACOS is that when
fully implemented, retirement age in
the military would be different from
other personnel of the Federal
Government. For now, the military is
bound to retire its officers on their
completion of 35 years of service or
their attaining the age ceiling for their
ranks, whichever comes first. This has
resulted in the average retirement age
for the nation's military to be around
52 years.
The HTACOS has effectively scrapped
the years of service of 35 years of
service and fully embraced the age on
rank bracket to enable the Armed
Forces to continue to tap from the
experiences of its officers as is done in
the Armed Forces of such nations as
India, Britain and United States, well
beyond the present retirement rules.
This means that as long as officers and
men of the Nigerian military pass the
necessary promotion board
examinations, they would not be
retired just because they have served
35 years. But that will now depend on
their Run Out Date (ROD).
But effectively, the HTACOS starts with
the 36th Course and their equivalents
and above. The 36th Course members
were the first set to start full degree
programmes at the Nigerian Defence
Academy (NDA). Before then, Courses
1 to 35 studied and graduated with the
National Certificate in Education (NCE)
from the NDA. This means that while
Course 36 and above will benefit from
all the provisions of the HTACOS, their
seniors, Courses 1 to 35, will not have
the full benefits. Course 17 is the
oldest still in service. Incoming Chief
of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ola
Sa'ad Ibrahim is Course 17, Lt.-Gen.
Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika is Course
18, the new Service Chiefs - Rear
Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba (Navy) is
Course 22 while incoming Chief of the
Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex
Sabundu Badeh (Air Force) is Course
21.
Under the old TACOS, the ROD for a
Regular Commissioned Lieutenant or
its equivalent in the Navy (Sub-
Lieutenant) or Air Force (Flying
Officer) was 35 years, Captain/
Lieutenant/Flight Lieutenant - 40,
Major/Lieutenant Commander/
Squadron Leader - 46, Lieutenant
Colonel/Commander/Wing Commander
- 49, Colonel/Captain/Group Captain -
52, Brigadier-General/Commodore/Air
Commodore - 54, Major General/Rear
Admiral/Air Vice Marshal - 56,
Lieutenant-General/Vice Admiral/Air
Marshal - 58 and General/Admiral/Air
Chief Marshal - 60.
But under the new HTACOS, RODs
were extended. Now, the ROD for
Regular Commissioned Officers under
the HTACOS for Lieutenant or its
equivalent in the Navy and Air Force is
39 years, Captain or its equivalent- 46,
Major or its equivalent - 50, Lieutenant
Colonel or its equivalent - 53, Colonel
or its equivalent - 54, Brigadier-
General or its equivalent - 56, Major-
General or its equivalent - 57,
Lieutenant-General or its equivalent -
59 and General or its equivalent
remains 60.
Section 02.10 (b) of the HTACOS states:
"Except as provided for in sub-sections
(c) and (d), an officer holding a
substantive rank will be retired on
reaching the age indicated for that
rank."
In addition to having the retirement
age to be beyond 35 years in service,
Brigadier-Generals and their
equivalents will on implementation of
the HTACOS be entitled to have in
retirement the services of an orderly,
driver and a steward, unless such
officer specifically opts out of such
arrangement. The number of such
personal staff is expectedly higher for
Major Generals and their equivalents.
Initially, some personnel of the
Nigerian military expressed misgivings
about the HTACOS. Some were
disappointed that it would only be
fully implemented from Course 36 and
above, meaning that Courses 17 to 35
would only benefit from partial
implementation. This, they believed
does not serve the "good" interest of
the Armed Forces and the nation,
alleging that some of the best hands in
the military would still retire
prematurely under the approved
HTACOS.
But Director, Defence Information, Col.
Mohammed Yerima, dismissed such
fears saying that "the newly signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS 2012) is a well
thought-out and carefully drafted
roadmap for excellent career pursuit
in the Armed Forces. The major thrust
of the new HTACOS is the enablement
of full and rewarding career for
officers in their chosen profession; it is
intended for the good of the officers
and for the greater interest of the
Armed Forces and the nation.
Specifically, all officers of the Armed
Forces now have the following
additional years longer in the service
compared to what is contained in
HTACOS proposal of 2009: Lieutenant
to Captain and their equivalent, four
years; Major to Lieutenant Colonel and
their equivalent, three years; Colonel
and its equivalent, two years;
Brigadier-General to Lieutenant
General and their equivalent, one
year. HTACOS 2012 also ensured that
the frequent retirement in the Armed
Forces is no longer tenable as was in
the past, among other altruistic
intentions. More instructive is the fact
that the document was carefully
drafted, duly subjected to due
processes, scrutinized and approved
by the Armed Forces Council before
the Chief of Defence Staff was
statutorily authorised to sign and
implement it as approved."
The quest for a new HTACOS has been
on in the military since the advent of
the return to civil rule in May 1999. In
December 2008, former Chief of
Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul
Dike set up a panel to review the
HTACOS, explaining that the review is
aimed at bringing the terms and
conditions of service in the three
services in line with the changes
envisaged in the transformation and
modernisation agenda for the Nigerian
military.
Incidentally, the First Defence Retreat
held in Jaji, Kaduna State last year had
also recommended that "DHQ should
review the HTACOS particularly as it
concerns the length of service of
personnel." The expectation of the
Retreat is that the HTACOS panel
would result in the retirement for the
military to be different from other
personnel of the Federal Government.
For now, the military is bound to retire
its officers on their completion of 35
years of service or their attaining the
age ceiling for their ranks, whichever
comes first. This has resulted in the
average retirement age for the nation'
military being around 52 years.

dmajesticjoe: Pls can u help me forward a copy of d latest HTACOS. addjossy@yahoo.com

I don't have the comprehensive copy but the summary I got online. which is below, at the next comment.

mimzy007: The old HTACOS said one must convert before the age of 37 but that was when the age limit for SSC training was 22-27, now that its 24-29 its probably 39 unless they have decided to adopt a new approach in the 2012 version.

You're absolutely right, it's 39 (which is also the ceiling age for lieutenant) based on the NEW HTACOS