10 RARE MILITARY FACTS YOU MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED BEFORE

1.when Malcolm x was summoned by the local draft board for military service in World War II, he feigned mental disturbance by rambling and declaring:

"I want to be sent down

South. Organize them nigger soldiers ...

steal us some guns, and kill us [some]

crackers ".  He was declared

"mentally disqualified for military

service".

2. Since the Napoleonic era and through out the 19th century, sappers (combat engineers) of the French Army could wear full beards. Elite troops, such as

grenadiers , had to wear large moustaches . Infantry chasseurs were asked to wear moustaches and goatees ; and hussars, in addition to their moustache, usually wore two braids in front of each ear, to protect their neck from sword slashes. These traditions were gradually abandoned since the beginning of the 20th century, except for the French Foreign Legion sappers (see below).

The "decree № 75-675 regarding regulations for general discipline in the Armies of 28 July 1975, modified regulates facial hair in the French armed forces. Military personnel are allowed to grow a beard or moustache only during

periods when they are out of uniform. The beard must be "correctly trimmed", and provisions are stated for a possible ban of beards by the military authorities to ensure compatibility with certain equipment. However, within the Foreign Legion, sappers are traditionally encouraged to grow a large beard. Sappers chosen to participate in the Bastille Day parade are in fact specifically asked to stop shaving so they will have a full beard when they march down the Champs-Élysées .The moustache was an obligation for gendarmes until 1933. By tradition, some gendarmes may still grow a moustache. Submariners may be bearded, clean-shaven, or "patrol-bearded", growing a beard for the time of a patrol in reminiscence of the time of the diesel submarines whose cramped space allowed for rustic and minimal personal care. French soldiers of the First World War were known by the nickname poilu , meaning "hairy one" in reference to their facial hair.

3.  The Nigeria Air force joint venture with Donier Limited culminated in the development and production of made in Nigeria aircraft called “Air Beatle”

4. For a lady to join Muhammar Gaddafi Amazon bodyguards as a female, You must be a virgin!

5. The assassination of one man Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria led to world  war 1

6. Suicide was the best option for generals of old if a battle was lost.

7. A U.S Navy seal prefer to have himself killed in combat than being captured by ISIS members when outnumbered in an engagement with them

8. Popular Prophet T.B Joshua of S.C.O.A.N wanted to join the Nigeria Defence academy in his youthful but dream fell flat when the train he board en-route to military academy crashed so he missed the interview. Today he is not a soldier protecting life, he is a pastor saving and empowering lives.

9. Mikail Kalashnikov regretted inventing the Ak-47 at the later stage of his life and he wrote a letter to the catholic church seeking for forgiveness, some months later he died.

10. Popular Lone survivor icon- Marcus luttrel started training himself at the age of 14 with the help of U.S Army war veteran BIlly in preparation to join the US Navy seals.