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America CIA Agent Career, Salaryand Training and vacancy Info 2018

 



If you are seeking global employment
opportunities, consider a career with the
Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA
offers a wide variety of important
positions to those who want to serve their
country around the world. You may think of
the Clandestine Service Officers who
gather intelligence but there are also
positions for those trained in science,
technology, analysis, foreign language and
engineering as well as administrative
positions.
CIA Agent Requirements
You will be required to pass a medical
exam which includes drug testing.
Recreational use of drugs in the past will
not disqualify you with the CIA but
current drug use will.
A polygraph will be required. The
technology associated with polygraph
testing has become more reliable which
makes it difficult to fool the analyst
administering the procedure.
You will be subject to a complete
background check. The methods, depth and
guidelines of background checks are not
publicized by the CIA but the
investigation is not limited to your
background. It may include checking family
members and asking questions of neighbors
among other things. Background checks can
take months to complete.
The first step in applying to work for the
CIA is submitting a resume that conforms
to a very detailed format that must be
followed exactly.
CIA Agent Education and
Training
A college degree with a GPA of 3.0 is
required while an advanced degree may be
considered a factor in awarding
promotions and overseas assignments. See:
what college courses do you need to have a
CIA career?
Fluency in a second language is extremely
desirable in applicants for CIA positions
and currently middle-eastern languages
carry a lot of weight in the hiring
process.
Training for a CIA Special Agent lasts 12
months at a facility near Washington, D.C.
Training for new CIA employees now
includes video games. This is a new
addition to the extensive training
program. The CIA understands the toll paid
in human life that could be the result of a
poorly trained intelligence agent. By
adding videos they can train and evaluate
trainee capabilities in a virtual world
where safety is not an issue.
CIA Agent Salary
Formerly known as Clandestine Service
Trainee, an Operations Officer will earn
between $55,215 and $84,044 with the
salary based on their level of
qualifications and education. Assignments
outside the country vary in salary level
depending on geographic location – bonuses
may be adjusted by location.
Other benefits include paid moving
expenses, health insurance and retirement
plans, continuing education programs,
holidays, sick leave, and family support
including provisions for family-friendly
leave.
CIA Career Opportunities
When you work for the CIA you will follow
one of five general career paths. These are
Science, Engineering and Technical,
National Clandestine Service, Language
Opportunities, Analytical Opportunities
and Support Services.
If you are considering a career as a CIA
Operative, you might look into programs
offered for undergraduate internships for
students, co-ops, and graduate studies
programs. All of these offer practical work
experience along with education to prepare
the student for a career in the CIA.
right now the job opportunities for this year 2018 include.
Collaborative. Problem-solvers. Critical
thinkers. These are the qualities needed
for CIA analytic positions. The ability
to study and evaluate sometimes
inconsistent and incomplete information
and provide unique insights that help
inform decisions is a key aspect of these
positions.
Clandestine
Integrity. Dedication. Flexibility. These
qualities are essential in our
clandestine positions. These
professionals thrive on challenges and put
their country first. In these roles, you
will strengthen national security and
foreign policy objectives using your
technical and specialized skills. These
careers require you to be self-reliant
and work effectively in teams as well as
individually.
Directorate of Operations Positions
Technical Clandestine Positions
STEM
Creative. Agile. Innovative. These are
the qualities we seek in STEM
professionals. Your specialized knowledge
is critical to help tackle challenging,
complex technical problems. In a STEM
position, you will use your skills and
expertise to support the mission and
ensure the CIA can adapt to the ever-
changing technical issues that arise
within the 21st century. Employees in
certain occupations, who have a degree
in a STEM field, may be eligible for
special pay.
Enterprise & Support
Skilled. Mission-driven. Impactful. Each
and every CIA employee embodies these
qualities, including our enterprise and
support professionals. From medical
services and human resources to the
security, legal affairs, finance and trade
occupations, these officers provide the
infrastructure and expertise necessary to
keep key CIA functions up and running
at Headquarters and in locations
worldwide.
Business Management, Accounting,
Finance
Medical
Security
Legal and Oversight
Logistics
Arts, Design, Publishing, Production
Geography, Cartography, GIS
Library and Information Science
Education and Training
Human Resources
Trades and Labor
Administrative Support
Facilities/Infrastructure
Foreign Language
Expertise. Drive. Insight. Foreign
language is central to everything the CIA
does, and  foreign language experts
ensure they  stay one step ahead. Because
intelligence priorities can shift—and
countries and languages can increase in
importance rapidly—the CIA must employ
people with language skills to handle both
current national security requirements
and potential new missions. We need
language experts who not only speak,
translate and interpret foreign
languages, but also understand cultural
nuances.
All positions require relocation to the
Washington, DC metropolitan area.
An equal opportunity employer and a
drug-free workforce.
English
Analysis Clandestine STEM
Enterprise
& Support
Foreign
Language
Analytic Methodologist •
Counterintelligence Threat
Analyst
•
Counterterrorism Analyst •
Cyber Exploitation Officer •
Cyber Threat Analyst •
Directorate of Operations
Targeting Officer
•
Economic Analyst •
Human Resources Analyst •
Intelligence Collection Analyst •
Leadership Analyst •
Military Analyst •
Multi-Discipline Security
Officer
•
Political Analyst •
Resource Analyst •
Science, Technology, and
Weapons Analyst
•
Targeting Analyst •
Technical Targeting Analyst •
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Collection Management Officer •
Directorate of Operations
Language Officer
•
Operations Officer •
Paramilitary Operations Officer/
Specialized Skills Officer
•
Staff Operations Officer •
Targeting Officer •
Technical Operations Officer •
Technical Targeting Analyst •
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Analytic Methodologist •
Apps Developer •
Architect/Facilities Project
Manager
•
Cartographer •
Collection Management Officer •
Cyber Exploitation Officer •
Cyber Operations Officer •
Cyber Threat Analyst •
Cyber Security Officer •
Data Engineer •
Data Scientist •
Digital Forensics Engineer •
Digital Targeter •
Directorate of Operations
Targeting Officer
•
Engineer/Facilities Project
Manager
•
Field IT Systems Administrator •
Field IT Technician •
Field Utility Systems Specialist •
Human Resources Analyst •
Inspector General IT Auditor •
Interactive Designer •
IT Customer Service Officer •
IT Engineer •
Operations Officer •
Physical and Technical Security
Officer
•
Science Technology and Weapons
Analyst
•
Software Engineer •
Staff Operations Officer •
Technical Developer •
Technical Developer – NRO •
Technical Operations Officer •
Technical Project Manager •
Technical Researcher •
Technical Targeting Analyst •
back to top
Accountant •
Contract Auditor •
Contracting Officer •
Finance Resource Officer •
Industrial Contract Property
Management Specialist
•
Inspector General Auditor •
Inspector General IT Auditor •
Inspector General Financial
Auditor - NRO
•
Resource Analyst •
Support Integration Officer •
Clinical Psychologist •
Environmental Safety Officer •
Occupational Health Nurse •
Physician •
Physician Assistant/Nurse
Practitioner
•
Psychiatrist •
Research Psychologist •
Cyber Security Officer •
Inspector General Criminal
Investigator
•
Multi-Discipline Security
Officer
•
Physical and Technical Security
Officer
•
Police Officer-Security
Protective Service
•
Polygraph Examiner •
Protective Agent •
Support Integration Officer •
Attorney (Honors and Lateral) •
Contract Attorney •
Contract Auditor •
Contract Litigation Attorney •
Employment Attorney •
• Environmental Attorney •
Ethics Attorney •
FOIA Attorney •
Inspector General Auditor •
Inspector General Criminal
Investigator
•
Inspector General Deputy
Counsel
•
Inspector General IT Auditor •
Litigation Attorney •
Inspector General Financial
Auditor - NRO
•
Paralegal •
Senior Legal Advisor - Office Of
Equal Employment Opportunity
•
Logistics Officer •
Support Integration Officer •
Communications Officer •
Editor/Publications Officer •
Electronic Publishing Specialist •
Graphic Designer •
Interactive Designer •
Prepress Production Specialist •
Print Production Specialist •
Videographer •
Video Specialist •
Cartographer •
Interactive Designer •
Open Source Collection Officer •
Open Source Exploitation Officer •
Information and Data Management
Officer
•
Open Source Collection Officer •
Open Source Exploitation Officer •
Education & Training Specialist •
Foreign Language Instructor •
Customer Service Representative •
Human Resources Analyst •
Human Resources Officer •
Support Integration Officer •
Automotive Mechanic •
Field Utility Systems Specialist •
Motor Vehicle Operator •
Truck Driver •
Warehouseman/Packer/Crater •
Customer Service Representative •
Administrative Professional •
Architect/Facilities Project
Manager
•
Construction/Facilities Project
Manager
•
Engineer/Facilities Project
Manager
•
Environmental Safety Officer •
Food Services Program Manager •
Industrial Contract Property
Management Specialist
•
Support Integration Officer •
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Directorate of Operations
Language Officer
•
Foreign Language Instructor •
Open Source Collection Officer •
Open Source Exploitation Officer •
Sign Language Interpreter
Because of the classified nature of the  work
at the Central Intelligence Agency, the
application process is a lengthy one.
Depending on your specific circumstances,
the process may take as little as two months
or more than a year....
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HOW TO BECOME A U.S.
CITIZEN AS A
FOREIGNER
Learn how to apply and become a citizen of
the United States, or get proof of your
U.S.citizenship.
U.S. CITIZENSHIP THROUGH
NATURALIZATION
Citizenship through naturalization is a
process in which a non-U.S. citizen
voluntarily becomes an American citizen.
U.S. citizens owe their allegiance to the
United States and are entitled to its
protection and to exercise their rights and
responsibilities as citizens.
To file for U.S. citizenship, you must:
Have had a Permanent Resident
(Green) Card for at least five years,
or for at least three years if
you’re filing as the spouse of a U.S.
citizen
If you apply for naturalization less
than six months before your
Permanent Resident Card expires,
or do not apply for naturalization
until your card has already expired,
you must renew your card.
You can apply for naturalization
before you receive your new Green
Card, but you’ll need to submit a
photocopy of the receipt of your
Form I-90, Application to Replace
Permanent Resident Card, when
you receive it.
Meet certain eligibility
requirements including being
At least 18 years old at the time of
filing
Able to read, write, and speak
basic English
A person of good moral character
Go through the ten step naturalization
process which includes
Determining your eligibility to
become an American citizen
Preparing and submitting form
N-400 , the application for
naturalization
Taking the U.S. Naturalization
Test and having a personal
interview.

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Dual Citizenship or Nationality
Dual citizenship (or dual
nationality) means a person may be a
citizen of the United States and of
another country at the same time. U.S. law
does not require a person to choose one
citizenship or another.If you are a citizen
of another country and have questions about
that country’s laws, policies, and
mandatory military service, contact that
country’s embassy or consulate.For
information on dual nationality from the
point of view of another country, please
contact that country’s embassy or
consulate.
If you have dual citizenship and plan to
travel to or from the United States, you
must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave
the United States.
A licensed lawyer or a professor in international relations skilled in citizenship
matters can assist you with questions about
your situation.
ESTABLISH CITIZENSHIP
WITHOUT A BIRTH
CERTIFICATE
If you were born in the U.S. and there is
no birth certificate on file, you will need
several different documents to prove your
citizenship:
A letter from the vital records office
in your birth state with your name and
what years they searched for your birth
certificate.
A Letter of No Record from the vital
records office. You will also
need secondary evidence of U.S.
citizenship to prove your birth in the
United States.
If you were born outside the United States
and your U.S. parent(s) did not register
your birth at the U.S. Embassy or consulate,
you may apply for a U.S. passport, but you
will need:
Your foreign birth record showing your
parents’ names
Evidence of your parent(s) U.S.
citizenship
Your parents’ marriage certificate
If you were born outside the U.S. and your
U.S. parent(s) registered your birth with a
U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Department of State
(DOS) will be able to help you get a copy
of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form
FS-240).
U.S. CITIZENSHIP FOR
PEOPLE BORN ABROAD OR
IN U.S. TERRITORIES
You are a U.S. citizen if:
You have a birth certificate issued by
a U.S. state or territory. If you were
born in a U.S. territory, but do not
have a birth certificate issued by that
territory, you may be able to verify
your citizenship status using other
documents.
You were born outside of the U.S. to
at least one U.S. citizen parent and
your parent(s) recorded your birth with
the U.S. Embassy or consulate in that
country:
If the birth was recorded before
your 18th birthday, the Embassy or
consulate issued your parent(s)
a Consular Report of Birth
Abroad (CRBA or Form FS-240);
this document is proof of your U.S.
citizenship. Learn how to
request copies, amendments, or
corrections to a Consular Report of
Birth Abroad (CRBA or Form
FS-240) from the U.S. Department
of State (DOS).
If the Embassy or consulate did not
issue a Consular Report of Birth
Abroad and you are 18 years of age
or older, learn how to get
a Certificate of Citizenship from
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) instead. This
document is proof of your U.S.
citizenship.
Understand what is involved in a CIA
career before seeking to join the
CIA. While the spying side of the CIA might
be the seemingly glamor filled side you’re
hankering after, the Directorate of
Operations (or “clandestine service”
where the spies are located), is but one
part of the CIA and a small part at that.
The majority of CIA employees work in
analytical positions, language positions and
science, engineering, and technology
positions. Matching your skills and
aptitude to what you’re best suited for
may not see you working in the clandestine
service positions at all, so be ready for
this possibility. In addition, be prepared
to become part of a family when joining
the CIA, with expectations to uphold deep
loyalty to others, and with possible
ramifications on your outside-work
socializing and relationships.
Whatever your position, a role in the
CIA means that you’re part of the
first line of defense in warning and
protecting your fellow citizens. You
will be working with people possessing
high integrity, perception, analytical
ability and intellectual curiosity.
You’ll be expected to work in teams
on many occasions, so you will have to
have strong team skills.
You’ll be able to pursue career goals
within the CIA and it’s hoped that
you’ll remain with the CIA for the
duration of your career.
The Agency has its own community. The
reason for this stems from the academic
environment, as well as the nature of
the work performed and mission of the
CIA. The CIA’s George Bush Center
has its own food court, fitness
facilities, formal gardens and walking
paths, company store, recreational and
activity clubs, and artwork on display.
In addition, there is a museum, a
library, and the usual offices.
The Agency considers its community a
family, employing people from nearly all
fields of study, united in their work
and their service to the country.
Before even embarking on the process
of becoming a CIA officer, do
some thorough background reading on
what the CIA is about, what CIA
officers do (not just spying.), as well
as finding out about how much of the
spying isn’t what you’d gleaned from
movies and TV shows.
Before starting the process, it might be a
good idea to background check yourself. If
you’re not clean, then don’t bother
applying. Most importantly, you will be able
to see if your background report contains
any false information, so you will be
prepared when they question you on it. You
must use a service that is able to access
the CIS database which is the exact same
database that the CIA uses, If your name
appears then they have your record available
and you can prepare yourself.
Stay squeaky clean. Every single position
requires a security clearance and you’ll
need to pass through very thorough
background checks to clear this. The
content and expectations of security checks
are not known publicly (that would defeat
their purpose) but it’s fairly obvious that
there are standard behaviors and activities
that you should present, and others you must
have avoided. For example:
Do not have a criminal record.
Naturally, this includes not having
participated in any activities against
the USA’s interests, whether or not
these were criminal in nature.
Don’t take drugs. The CIA states that
you cannot have used illegal
drugs within 12 months of your
application or background check process.
Illegal drug use at any time in
your past can hurt your chances,
however, so it’s best to avoid any
illegal drug altogether. In addition,
don’t abuse legal drugs,
like alcohol or prescription drugs, as
these can provide evidence of your
character and future likelihood of re-
abusing.
Be financially sound . This means that
you don’t gamble, over-invest, have a
poor credit repayment record, or have
bankruptcy in your background. No
intelligence service wants to take a
risk on a person who has poor financial
management skills and is potentially
open to bribery.
Have a good work track record and
ethic. Whatever jobs you’ve had
already, ensure that you’ve always
given your best, being honest and
ethical, and worked hard. Demonstrable
loyalty and accountability in any work
environment is an asset to your
application.
Be highly trustworthy, reliable, and
faithful. Background investigators will
ask questions of people in your circle
of acquaintances including family and
friends. If they feed back positive
information about you, this is good for
you, as their assessment of your
character builds.
Understand the importance of
maintaining confidences and
confidentiality. If you love to gossip,
being in the CIA probably isn’t a
good choice for you; you’ll need to be
able to demonstrate that you can abide
by regulations regarding the use,
handling, and protection of sensitive
information.
Have excellent strength of
character, integrity, honesty, sound
judgment, and loyalty to the United
States. The CIA recognizes that no one
is perfect. Security officials will
consider the blemishes in your
background according to their nature,
extent, seriousness, and recency. They
weigh the risk and benefit of each
individual with the utmost care. If
you’ve got everything else needed,
the Agency won’t necessarily turn you
away if they consider you have
important contributions to make to the
nation’s intelligence efforts.
Have squeaky clean parents and friends.
While this may not always be possible,
it’s enormously helpful because any
family member or friend with shady
leanings could be a source of weakness
for you if they fall into a spot of
bother (aka “potential for coercion”).
If there are issues surrounding this,
talk to a CIA careers agent about your
options, and always be truthful.
1. Be highly competent in your field. The
CIA takes the best and the brightest
students: CIA officers must have at
least a bachelor’s degree. Having an
advanced degree can be helpful for most
positions, and in many instances, is
required, although the CIA also offers
its own relevant undergraduate
programs. Moreover, the CIA gets so
many hundreds of applications per
position that you’ll need to ensure
your skills, abilities, and studies
stand out from the rest.
Have excellent grades through high
school and college. Have at least a
3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
While there is no specific major to
study, having studies with emphases
on international relations (most
internationally focused studies are
likely to be of interest to a
recruiter), law, political science,
history, security studies,
economics or finance (including
international finance),
mathematics, journalism, science
(behavioral, physical, or computer),
languages, sociology or psychology,
and anything requiring analytical
skills, can be to your advantage.
2. Learn other languages. The more, the
better, but master at least one other
language really well. At the current
time, languages in high demand
include Mandarin, Farsi(Persian),
Pashto, Dari, Russian, and Arabic,
reflecting current world political and
military “hot spots”. Fluency is
especially important if you’re seeking
a position in the clandestine service.
Your language proficiency must be above
and beyond mere college knowledge; you
must demonstrate that you can speak it
as well as a native. If you cannot,
either keep improving it, or inquire
about on-the-job training potential for
language improvement.
3. Be personable, flexible, and
sociable. The best way to get
information out of other people is to
be a good talker and listener, to be
someone who can connect with others
with ease, as well as being able to put
people at their ease. These skills are
harder to learn than academic ones for
some people, so if you don’t feel
comfortable around people, either brush
up on the skills through reading or
courses, or be less inclined to seek
any positions that require interacting
with “assets” (the clandestine
service’s term for spies – those people
who assist CIA agents, often at great
risk to their own lives or well-being),
or with anyone else who might serve as
a source of information.
Learn what makes people tick; learn
people skills including how to make
people like you and good
conversation skills. You’ll need to
know how to “schmooze” and build
rapport with people from all walks
of life, in order to be able to
spot, assess, develop, and recruit
assets. You’ll need to know how to
feign interest in other people’s
interests and hobbies in order to
build friendships or relationships
with them to obtain information.
If you have a problem with being
likable, being a CIA officer is
probably not a good option for you.
Equally, arrogance, egoism and
inflated self-importance will soon
see you dropped from training.
See life’s gray areas. If you see
life in absolutes (“he is wrong, I
am right”), then it’s likely
you’re not going to be a good
choice for the CIA. Inquiring
minds, openness to discussion and
possibilities, and the ability to
see the more nuanced and
complicated elements of every
situation are an essential trait
when you need to analyze things.
Sometimes you will be asked to
finesse things for the good of your
national security that don’t
necessarily produce the best results
for people in other nations. Is that
something you can handle?
4. Be physically fit. You will be put
through rigorous physical testing and it
will be expected that you can manage
the physical tests. As well as the
benefits of keeping fit, getting
involved in both team and individual
sports on a regular basis proves to your
future potential CIA employers that
you’re willing to stay in shape, work
in teams, and maintain your general
health and well-being. Good stamina is
also important if you work undercover,
as you may be expected to work very
long days without appearing tired or
without losing your ability to think
clearly; indeed, in a typical day you
could spend the daytime creating a
cover for yourself, and the night
catching up with people you need to
find information from.
5. Be mentally fit. You will be tested to
your limits in training to see how you
handle emotional pressure. In addition,
if you do enter the clandestine
service, you’ll need to be able to deal
with the mental pressures of being
subjected to dangers and life-
threatening situations. For example, if
you’re caught, you may be subjected to
torture, and even denial by your
government of your existence. In
addition, if your asset is caught by his
or her own government, you will face
the emotional issues related to how
that person (and maybe his or her
family) is then treated (sometimes
they will suffer the death penalty).
There will be many trying situations,
and your mental health needs to be in
top shape to be able to cope with the
possibilities.
6.
Be honest and candid. Expect to be
tested as much as it is possible to
ensure the veracity of what you’re
telling the CIA. If accepted for the
interview process, as well as
periodically during employment, you’ll
be subjected to a polygrap. While
polygraphy isn’t an exact science, CIA
polygraph equipment is among the most
thorough and the technicians working
with are highly trained security
professionals. These security
professionals will generally err on the
side of caution if they have any reason
to believe you’re lying. It is during
this testing that they’ll be able to
find out if you’ve lied about taking
any illegal drugs, being disloyal, poor
financial management, and so on. All
test results are guarded and kept in
the strictest of confidence. And
don’t expect the testing process to be
breezy or comfortable; for starters,
it’s hardly a pleasant feeling to have
others trying to “catch you out,” let
alone being hooked up to a machine that
could determine the fate of your future
career.


Expect continued checks throughout
your career with the CIA. You will
be expected to undergo regular re-
investigations (updates on your
lifestyle, connections, etc.), and
to continue taking polygraph tests.
Be ready to maintain high
standards of professional conduct at
all times, both at work and outside
of work, for the duration of your
CIA career.
7. Be prepared to relocate or travel. A
CIA job will often require that you
move from your initial residence. In
addition, many CIA positions will
require frequent travel, which can be
disturbing to home life if you’re not
already focused on how you’ll cope
with this (the CIA does offer childcare
centers at some locations).
Do not underestimate the stress on
your personal life. If you’re the
type of person who wants to come
home at 5 every day and be
regularly available to raise your
family, work as an agent is not
likely to provide that ease of
child-raising and family
togetherness for you. If you can’t
abide this thought, consider
looking for a different career.
Many other CIA careers, however,
do offer this type of stability.
8. nly US citizens may apply to join the
CIA. If you don’t have
citizenship, obtain it.

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Nigeria defence Academy announced that : all selected 70rc cadets reporting for training at the Nigerian Defence Academy are to come along with their personal laptop.

Just in : NDA have indeed forward another message to those shortlisted.

Further to the publication of selected and Reserve 70 Regular Course (RC) cadets list
in the Punch and Daily Trust News Papers,
please note that all cadets reporting for
training at the Nigerian Defence Academy
are to come along with their personal laptop.
Signed
Academy Registrar.

Message To all those shortlisted into the Nigeria defence academy final list 70 rc

The Academy. Getting into the Nigeria defence academy
and passing out of NDA are two different
things.

Decide on what your aim is.
Because you will pass out of NDA as a
totally different person. Thatperson may
have different goals in life. The trainig at
NDA may make you long for something
else, instead of quenching the thirst of
your set aim of NDA, it may increase your
hunger for something more. It may give
you an everlasting hunger to achieve
more and a curse of no satisfaction on
achieving any great a feat. Might happen
you find yourself saying ‘yeh dil maange
more’ at almost every achievement.(it
usually does happen)
Thirdly. The lifestyle. If u ask any ex-NDA
(people who have trained in NDA), NDA is
not just an Academy. It is more of a
lifestyle…. a psychology…. an attitude…a
way of living. Your aim of NDA should not
be to get into NDA but should be that of
following that lifestyle, carrying the
teachings and learning of that institution
intact throughout your life. This ‘NDA
way of living’ can also be adopted even if
you don't happen to make it to NDA,
though 3yrs of drilling some principles in
your viens through all your holes and
pores only helps.
Lastly. The journey. They say NDA
transforms you from a Boy to a Man. This
journey of transformation is actually a fast
forwarded lifetime in itself. You join as a
novice. You are treated as dirt, because
you are. You are taught and groomed.
Slowly and steady you rise up the ladder.
You learn to earn respect. You learn to
sacrifice. You learn to fight for honour
with honour. You start getting treated
better. In the later part of your stay there,
you are treated as the elders in the
family. Now you teach and groom others.
You learn to take care, you learn to
provide, most importantly you learn to
lead. You learn to win. When u pass out
of the Academy you
are an accomplished man with an
experience of a life time behind you. You
know how to respect others at the same
time be respected. You have a judgment of
what is worth to pick a fight for. You
know how to take a stand and you have
the confidence and self belief to stand
strong on your ideology and principles.
You have been through trying…. failing..
falling…getting up back on ur feet….
(buying form after forms)Trying again…and again…And again with
unbelievable intensity…you have learnt
how to win, how to achieve. You have
measured the depth of loyalty and
shallowness of pain. You have tested the
strength of the threads of honour. You at
this young age have learnt to sacrifice…
even with your life…If need be!
So my advice will be that you take off
making NDA your goal…once you achieve
that, you will have a better vision to
decide the aim of your life.

#The day you enter the campus, you will
cherish the view and the magnanimous
aura. But after when the training starts,
you will be thinking of "Oh God! Why are
places so far away from each other?"
Guess why?
Because you will be running constantly to
get to one place and then to the next
through out the duration of your stay.

a new beginning!
Goodluck!

India Independence Day: Specialborder meeting between IndianArmy and PLA

Indian, Chinese armies meet at
Nathu La to celebrate
Independence Day
The meeting was held on the Indian side as
part of a “joint” celebration to commemorate
the 72nd Independence Day of India. The
PLA delegation, comprising several officers
and soldiers, attended the celebration
following an invitation.
The Indian Army and Chinese People’s
Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday held a
special meeting of border personnel at Nathu
La in the Sikkim sector to boost mutual trust and promote peace, the defence ministry said.
The meeting was held on the indian side as part of a “joint” celebration to commemorate
the 72nd Independence Day of India. The
PLA delegation, comprising several officers
and soldiers, attended the celebration
following an invitation.
“The celebration took place in an atmosphere
of warmth and friendship, with an aim of
enhancing mutual trust and promoting
border peace and tranquility,” said a ministry
statement.
The two forces had held a similar meeting of
border personnel to celebrate the 91st
anniversary of the foundation of PLA on
August 1. “Such interactions between the two
armies have resulted in enhancement of
goodwill and mutual understanding between
the two nations,” the statement said.
Beside interactions between the Armies,
programmes portraying the cultural diversity
of the two countries were presented by both
sides on the occasion, said the statement.
Situated at 4,310 metres above sea level,
Nathu La — a mountain pass in the
Himalayas in East Sikkim district — connects
the Indian state of Sikkim with Tibet.
Indian troops deployed in remote and high
altitude areas of North Sikkim also celebrated
Independence Day by hoisting the national
flag at different forward posts with great zeal
and enthusiasm.
The two back-to-back meetings between the
two armies in the span of a fortnight follow
an informal summit in Wuhan in China
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India and China fought a war in 1962 and claim each other’s territory.
The two armies
were also locked in a dragging military stand-off last year on the border in Doklam.
Beside interactions between the two
Armies, cultural programme portraying the
rich cultural diversity of the two countries,
were presented by both sides to celebrate
the occasion. Pleasantries were also
exchanged in North Sikkim at Kongra La.
Joint participation of PLA is also seen as a
reciprocal gesture wherein Indian Army
had earlier participated in PLA Founding
Day on 01 August 2018. Such interactions
between the two armies have resulted in
enhancement of goodwill and mutual
understanding between the two nations.
Indian Army troops deployed in remote and
high altitude areas of North Sikkim also
celebrated Independence Day by hoisting
the National Flag at different forward posts
with great zeal and enthusiasm.
Happy independence day India.
#jaihindi
source:dnaindia.com and indiantimes.

Borno protest: Soldiers explain why thyacted angrily

Some soldiers, who protested at the
Maiduguri Airport on Sunday, have spoken on
the incident.
The demonstrators were part of the special
force deployed to provide air defence and
enhance security at the airport.
The troops barricaded some sections of the
airport and fired shots in the air, causing
pandemonium, as hundreds of pilgrims
waiting to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia for
the Hajj scampered for safety.
One of them explained to NAN on Monday
why they displayed their anger publicly.




His words: “The army special forces
deployed to the airport were not trained to
engage in ground battle rather trained to
provide air defence.
“Our task is to provide air defence. Alas,
special forces trained to fight ground battle
are stationed in Maiduguri and we are
deployed to go and die in Marte”.
Another soldier lamented that the troops have
overstayed in the North-East fighting Boko
Haram, despite the rotation order by the
military authorities.
He said: “Some troops of Operation Lafiya
Dole were deployed and worked for over
three years in the theatre and not rotated as
against the directives by the Chief of Army
Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai.
“The command is directed to redeploy
soldiers back to their bases after spending
stipulated time in the theatre of operation.
“We have spent over three years in the
North-East and we should be transferred out
of the North-East and not within”.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has described
the protest as ‘unscrupulous”.
In a statement, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu,
Deputy Director Public Relations, Operation
Lafiya Dole Theatre Command, noted that
“Calm however been restored, as the
Theatre Commander, Major General Abba
Dikko has promptly taken charge of the
situation

THE WAY BAD EGGS ARE SPOILING THE MILITARY PUBLIC IMAGE

Thanks to movies that have always portray soldiers  as  Heroes that are hell bent on beating the crap out of an invader or laying their lives selflessly without thinking twice. Movies portray Military life well and real military men have many true stories to back heroism portrayed in movies up. Activities of the military, government in power, movies and ethics are a big factor for the military public image.
A good public image matters a lot for all, as individuals, or organization, if we don’t have a good reputation, things can go smooth as wanted. Activities of the military personnel on their duties assigned to them matters a lot. In some part of war-torn countries, some citizens of these war-torn western powers are seen as a savior to the world due to humanitarian activities, the military peace-keeping operations done while some citizen in this same war-torn zone in particular view the western powers as a beast and unjustified agent of destruction due to error in war operations which may include; drone operators mistakes, personnel bad misconduct friendly fires, enemies manipulation which have caused heavy casualties.
Here today I want to examine bad conduct of armed forces personnel and the word bad eggs surfaced here. A bad egg is the word used to describe the chief of army staff that diverted arms fund into his personal account. Bad egg is the word use to describe an infantry soldier that rape a woman all in the name of clearing a house of terrorist. Bad egg is the word use to describe a soldier that killed his fellow comrade in the name of jealousy; Bad egg is the word use to describe an intelligence agent selling classified information to the enemies. Bad egg is the name of a recruiting officer taking bribe to bring people in the armed forces. Bad egg is the word I use for any member of the armed forces involved in something that is against the rules of military ethics and humanity values. These bad eggs are the one spoiling the public image of nations armed forces, when these bad eggs rise becomes too much, ugly facts begin to rise. The Press begins to criticize the armed forces as a whole and publish many things about the particular armed forces in question regardless of former prestigious achievements of the armed forces. This is very heart-breaking to me because other guys that have worked so hard to perform their duties steadfastly get stained by the products of the bad eggs consequence on the military public image.
Here are cases of bad eggs ruining a good cause.    
1. Terrorist Attack: Nidal Malik Hasan  is an American revoked Major convicted of fatally shooting 13 people and injuring more than 30 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009.  Hasan was a United States Army Medical Corps psychiatrist who admitted to the shootings at his court-martial in August 2013. A jury panel of 13 officers convicted him of 13 counts of premeditated murder, 32 counts of attempted murder, and unanimously recommended he be dismissed from the service and sentenced to death. Hasan is incarcerated at the United States Disciplinary Barracksat Fort Leavenworth in Kansas awaiting execution while his case is reviewed by appellate courts. The attack was linked to Islamic terrorist, especially Anwar Al-Awlaki one of the lords of Al-qaeda. The sad part of this story is that this bad egg took the lives of his fellow unsuspecting soldiers that never thought of a mass shooting in a barracks in the United State of America.


2. My Lai Massacre:, My lai Vietnam On March 16, 1968, the Charlie Company, 11th Brigade of US army entered the village of My Lai, in an area of Vietnam where many members of the
American brigade had been maimed or killed by Viet Cong forces, PBS reported. The troops over reacted! And ended up killing over 300 civilians under orders from their Lieutenant, William Calley, who told his men to enter the village firing, though there had been no report of opposing fire, PBS reported. According to eyewitness reports, several old men were bayoneted, praying women and children were shot in the back of the head, and at least one girl was raped and then killed. The story did not reach the American public until journalist Seymour Hersh published a story detailing his conversations with a Vietnam veteran, Ron Ridenhour, in November 1969. The massacre raised significant questions about the conduct of American soldiers and their leaders in the field. The death and achievements of American soldiers in this operation was over-looked simply because some soldiers over-reacted! The world will not want to look at what the good thing that the american soldiers did because of Bad eggs!
3. Sambo Dasuki: is a retired Nigerian Army Colonel and former National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President of Nigeria. On December 1, 2015, Dasuki was arrested by Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) for allegedly stealing $2 billion and accused of awarding phantom contracts to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, and ammunition meant for the Nigeria's military campaign against Boko Haram Islamist militants. As of December 2017, despite being granted bails by four different High Court judges in Nigeria and ECOWAS Court, Dasuki has remained in detention. His actions  might have led to unnecessary death of brave soldiers fighting Boko-haram because the money meant for them to buy weapons and upgrade their old armoury have been allegedly diverted by this man. Bad egg!
3. Murder Cases: Amazingly many people that once served in the military have turned out to be mass shooters, serial killers and king pin of gangs. Their military training was a basis for them to even carry out their nefarious act. Many of these murderers have cited the psychological impact of their military training or wartime service as factors in their crimes. Some have committed their crimes while still in the services, or while clad in combat gear or while using military weapons. Some have talked about being attracted to the military by the opportunity to live out their fantasies of killing people.
4. Armed robbery: Many soldiers on active duties take their spare time or nights to collaborate with armed robbers in obnoxious activities. They also act as the one godfathers for cyber criminals. Bad eggs involved in armed robbery live a very expensive life to the envy of the public which some people might get misconceptions about the military actual salary.
5. Corruption and favoritism In recruitment: Though not legally confirmed, Corruption have a role to play in some countries armed forces. When it comes to due promotion. Some are promoted based on the fact that they have paid money secretly to the promotion board or racial discrimination. Rumors as i regard it have been going on around that in some African countries, you have to pay money secretly to a high ranking officer to act as a god-father in order to be recruited into the military or given a military appointment. The bad eggs involved in this case are spelling a bad news to the general public and to the world at large.
7. Deadly mistakes: This doesn’t need an explanation! We have heard news of air strikes being carried out mistakenly on school building, hospitals and friendly installations. The casualties of this situation are unimaginable. Its never a good thing to hear a news that one of your family member a soldier was unintentionally bombed by friendly airstrikes. The effect of this thing is that the mistakes made are what terrorist organization uses a military operation mistake as a justification for their own deeds. How can you imagine a young boy whose parents were mistakenly killed by peacekeeping forces, such boy can easily get recruited into a terrorist sect with just few words. This strategy is what Islamic extremist use in recruitment; they may look for girls that have been raped by soldiers or a child that have been orphaned by war, they try to convince people that soldiers are the main cause of their problems.
Air strikes and military operations should be carefully carried out if not the consequence breed more hate and strife instead of peace.
Conclusion:  A Yoruba proverb goes this way; oruko rere san ju owo lo (A good name is better than riches) and if I can recall the bible also say that. If you are in the military and it happen that you fall in the category of bad eggs, please make amendments now. There are good guys in the armed forces working earnestly to achieve their duties; it’s not good if a bad egg spill things. It messes things up.


Thanks for reading. I remain Afolabi Micheal.

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Porn in the military: How explicit content may be harming military culture.

Right off the bat, we want to make it clear that the purpose of this article is not to infer that those who watch porn will become violent criminals. There is simply no way to know if watching pornography will give someone the motivation to rape, murder, or anything else for that matter. The purpose of this article to talk about what we do know, and to talk about what science and research are telling us about how porn can worsen already toxic situations.

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Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair was a decorated combat veteran of the United States Army. A former deputy commander of the U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Sinclair was a rising star. He was powerful, successful, and respected. However, all this came to a screeching halt when a subordinate officer accused him of forcible sexual misconduct and sexual assault. Then, investigators discovered over 8,500 pornographic photos and 600 sexually explicit videos on Sinclair’s personal electronic devices. He was found guilty of the accusations and suffered a humiliating demotion and forced retirement as a result.

Unfortunately, Sinclair’s crimes are not an outlier; in fact, they demonstrate a growing problem in our military’s culture. In 2013, the United States Armed Forces found itself in the midst of somewhat of a crisis. This wasn’t a crisis of politics or warfare, rather, they found that many of their soldiers, like Sinclair, were being crippled by rampant pornography habits and sexual assaults. In response, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights conducted a report investigating this increasingly significant problem.

Included in the report were the results from a 2013 investigation at more than 100 Air Force installations. The Air Force found 631 instances of pornography (magazines, calendars, pictures, videos that intentionally displayed nudity or depicted acts of sexual activity) and 27,598 instances of inappropriate or offensive items (suggestive items, magazines, posters, pictures, calendars, vulgarity, graffiti). And that was just one singular service-wide health and welfare inspection event that was completed in an effort to emphasize an environment of respect, trust, and professionalism in the workplace.

Also, through anonymous surveys and statistical estimations, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights study concluded that there were over 26,000 sexual assaults among service members in 2012 alone. They found that only 46% of these sexual assaults are reported to the proper authorities, and that, of the victims that report, over 90% were involuntarily discharged from the armed forces.

Most shocking of all, they found that 1 in 4 women in the armed forces had been sexually assaulted, while 4 in 5 had been sexually harassed. To put that in context, this means that a woman in the armed forces is more likely to be sexually assaulted than she is to die in combat.

What’s adding fuel to the fire?

You may be wondering, what could be fueling this culture of victim-shaming and sexual assault? It’s possible that one potential factor adding fuel to the already-burning fire is extreme, violent pornography.

It is not uncommon for military members to come home from a deployment, addicted to pornography. Military spouses often complain about these devastating addictions post-deployment. In fact, in an interview with the Military Times, Navy Lt. Michael Howard, a licensed therapist who works extensively with members of the military, believes that at least 20% of the military struggles with some kind of compulsive use or addiction to online pornography.

For porn consumers, even those that manage to avoid violent material, it’s difficult not to be influenced. Not all porn features physical violence, but even non-violent porn has been shown to have effects on consumers. The vast majority of porn—violent or not—portrays men as powerful and in charge; while women are submissive and obedient.  Watching scene after scene of dehumanizing submission makes it start to seem normal.  It sets the stage for lopsided power dynamics in couple relationships and the gradual acceptance of verbal and physical aggression against women. [3]

Research has confirmed that those who consume porn (even if it’s nonviolent) are more likely to support statements that promote abuse and sexual aggression toward women and girls. [4]

Porn and violence go hand-in-hand

An analysis of 33 different studies found that exposure to non-violent porn measurably increased aggressive behavior, and that consuming violent porn increased even further. These effects include having violent sexual fantasies which can lead to actually committing violent assaults.

On top of that, a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal of Communication is showing concrete evidence that consuming pornography increases the likelihood of physical and verbal sexual aggression. From the combined results of 22 studies in 7 countries, it concluded that consuming pornography strongly increased the likelihood of both verbal and physical sexual assault.

If you’re wondering how sitting in a chair consuming porn can actually change what a person thinks and does, the answer goes back to how porn affects the brain.

Our brains have what scientists call “mirror neurons”—brain cells that fire not only when we do things ourselves, but also when we watch other people do things. This is why movies can make us cry or feel angry or scared. Essentially, mirror neurons let us share the emotion of other people’s experiences as we watch. So when a person is looking at porn, he or she naturally starts to respond to the emotions of the actors seen on the screen. As the consumer becomes aroused, his or her brain gets to work wiring together those feelings of arousal to what is seen happening on the screen, almost as if he or she was actually having the experience. 

So if a person feels aroused watching a man or woman get kicked around and called names, that individual’s brain learns to associate that kind of violence with sexual arousal. 

The effects are personal

Many among our worldwide supporters are members of the Armed Forces, and they’ve experienced this porn problem firsthand. They’ve reached out to us to share their stories, hoping to create change. This first account is from the wife of a U.S. Marine:

“When my husband was in the Marines, pornography was like a sickness. It was everywhere! Everyone watched it, shared it, and even made homemade videos. I remember one time a couple was having sex where they weren’t supposed to, and, instead of reporting them, the person decided to film the act and share it with everyone. The poor girl was humiliated! She ended up getting in trouble, not the person who filmed and shared it.

There were many times my husband would be in a class and one of his higher-ups would look up videos to watch while they were waiting for someone. Right there on the projector for everyone to watch together. My husband would put his head down, close his eyes, do what he had to do to not engage because obviously, he couldn’t leave the room. His buddies would walk up to him and say. “Check out this video/picture” and then shove their phone in his face. He would push it away and tell them to stop. He got made fun of for it! He was bullied and teased and mocked for not engaging in pornography.

He learned the hard way to not let someone borrow his laptop because, the one time he did, they looked up pornography and almost ruined our laptop with viruses. Fellow Marines were constantly sharing naked pictures of girls. Some would even share naked pictures of their wives! No one stopped it. I guarantee it’s the same in every branch of the military. It’s disgusting how it’s accepted and EXPECTED in the military! They pound into their heads not to drink, not to smoke, be careful with their money, eat healthy, exercise etc. Why aren’t the dangers of pornography also talked about it? It’s not and it should be!”

Here’s another personal account, this time from a member of the U.S. Army. He describes the experiences he had while deployed in Afghanistan and the porn struggle that he eventually developed after repeated exposure to pornography:

“Being in a remote location, thousands of miles away from home with only guys next to you for about 6-8 months takes a lot out of a person. We would share thumb drives, laptops, and magazines filled with pornographic material.

My best friend’s porn was labeled with something that sounded harmless so his wife wouldn’t suspect anything. If you didn’t watch any of this you were considered awkward, and when you are engaged in combat, feeling isolated is not the best feeling. Many times during the day, you get so bored that all there is to do is go to a port-a-potty in 120-degree weather and watch porn on your iPod.

Stories are passed around between guys about their sexual encounters; I would only laugh, but the stories were stuck on my mind which led to imagination, which led to watching porn.
It almost became a routine, a ritual, to go away for a while, watch porn while everyone knew what you were doing, and nothing at all is wrong with it. Trading porn was as common and normal as playing cards. Then came other stories that made me further objectify women. Some guys would have sex with the females back at the main base, other stories surfaced of ‘gang bangs’ going on as well with a particular person. So I would, of course, imagine it, look for the person when we finally got back to the main base, capture the moment retire to somewhere I knew I would be alone and indulge in porn once more.

This was a common theme for all my deployments, one would think that this kind of conduct is impossible in a combat zone, but it is not so; at least not at big high-security base.”

Why this matters

As stated at the beginning of this article, no one is able to say that behind every violent sex crime in the military there is a pornography problem. Clearly, sexual misconduct and violence existed long before explicit magazines and porn sites came into the picture, even in the armed forces.

The purpose of this article is to address the concerning misinformation that says pornography is harmless or there isn’t the necessary “conclusive scientific data” that pornography can fuel sexual misconduct even further.

These arguments contend that pornography actually decreases instances of rape because it is an acceptable sexual outlet. To them, in this specific case, we ask why the Department of Defense would ban pornographic material from bases if it were so “harmless” to soldiers? Is there no connection whatsoever between Sinclair’s thousands of pornographic photos or videos and his sexual assaults? The truth is, there is enough evidence of a causal link between porn and sexual misconduct to make a claim that pornography is harmful and can fuel the issue of sexual assault further, instead of deterring it.

There’s a saying passed around military barracks, that “what happens on deployment, stays on deployment,” as if the consequences of one’s behavior don’t follow you home. Clearly, this is simply not true—the harmful effects of sexual assault and a pornography habit are unavoidable, and not only is it unhealthy for those in the military, it’s harmful to our society.

We’re here to raise awareness on the fact that porn is anything but harmless entertainment, and urge civilians as well as enlisted military to consider the effects before clicking on porn. Fight for and choose real love, instead.

What YOU Can Do

It is clear that porn in the military has become a huge issue, and is likely contributing to harmful behavior. SHARE this article to add your voice to this conversation and spread the word on the harms of pornography.

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