A NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 70RC AFSB CANDIDATE BATCH A EXPERIENCE

Hello readers especially NDA aspirants waiting to report to the academy on the 14th of July. Take a look at this First batch experience of this year 70rc armed forces board selection.

As written by Valentine Madubuike of 70RC 
Chest number Enugu 03

All started like this, i reported to The Nigerian Defence Academy on 23rd of June,2018 for armed forces selection board, we were to be 50 from my state but only 49 came. On the entrance our bags were searched thoroughly by MP personnel for phones and other electronics and other harmful stuffs. If you're found with a phone they'll document it with your name and state so you'll be able to collect it later. After the searching we moved to the next stage where our chest number was given to us, i was EN-03. We paid 2500 for online verification of results, thereafter we had to grind our yansh (ass) under hot sun.

The gateway to generalship. That's just the standard. Then we proceeded to Bulama biu drill shed where they make us do it even if it is against our own wish, hehehe! we went there for credentials screening which included checking of o'level result, birth certificate, nda post card, acknowledgement form nd other things the NDA told us to bring, those without one of the required items were not disqualified immediately, The nda gave them opportunity to call their parents if they could send it over to them before the announcement of credentials result. Those who falsified age were disqualified, and the only birth certificate that was generally accepted was the ones from National population commission or a general government hospital. If you don't have any, declaration of age from the court will be your only option.

Credentials result was announced on Tuesday 26th of June and immediately the almighty medical started in Nda permanent site Afaka . This was where i killed myself, having heard about nda and the harsh treatment i thought my blood pressure would rise cus of the threats. I started taking garlic to reduce my blood pressure not knowing my BP was normal, my state started with blood nd urine test which was done in the laboratory, they checked for protein level, diabetes, sugar level, cholesterol, hepatitis b and c, hiv and other blood issue, then we proceeded to Height, weight and Bp(where my fuck up started from), i met all the requirements in all the stages but my bp was too low due to excess garlic, i noticed it when the medic was writing the result it was reading 90/55. They even thought i took drugs because it was too low. Next was Dental examination where they check for teeth arrangement, hole in a tooth or teeth disease, those who have their front teeth extracted were disqualified because they'll not be able to open grenade if they eventually find their selves in the war front from my own understanding though, so the only way is for one to fix a permanent tooth which might cost 200K or a bridge of 50k. After the dental examination comes the eye test, where they check for long sightedness and short shortsightedness nd color blindness, those with with serious issue with d eye were disqualified. We couldn't finish all the medical in one day so we went back to nda old site nd reported the next day. That day i was not myself, i couldn't sleep well i cried all through cus nda would disqualify me for having low bp, i looked for salt nd j started taking it, salt contains sodium chloride which increases someone's BP. I didn't know i was taking excess of it not until we went for physical examination where my bp was checked again, this time it was reading 160/80,that's hypertension which has killed so many people. Thank God i didn't die. During the physical Examination, NDA will check for bow leg, flat feet, pile, number of testes, tattoos, major surgery scars nd other things. The last on medical was ECG electrocardiogram gram, i didn't and i don't know what that means till now though mine was Normal.

Those with issues were called for medical review so that no one would say NDA disqualified them because they didn't know anybody. They called me for review too but the salt was still active. I gave up from start beacuse i know i fucked up but the morale is still very high. CLOWNSHIP ISSA MUST

Nda afsb is not as harsh as hyped
Experience is the best teacher, i know I'll clear everything next time.
God bless Nigeria
God bless Pmb
God bless maj gen Oyebade (commandant Nda)
God bless brig gen jalo (aca registrar)
Rear admiral ss Garba(board chairman)
Air commodore shaibu(medical team leader)
Lt col at braimah✌️✌️ motivation machine
Lt col ayeni😎😎 oh my mama
Oga ocholi(navy) 🙏 Greatness
Captain kenechukwu 💯💯💯💯 the pillar of all candidates.
Captain audu🤔🤔🤔 the one always telling us a lieutenant is equivalent to our state governors 😂😂 he'll be like "do you even have a second lieutenant in your state" 😂
That beautiful female captain😜😜 NAME withheld
Warrant officer Rosemary gaav(commando) our academy mummy 🙌🙌 Wayoo commando x2 God go bless commando x2
As e dey hot* another warrant officer
Our intelligent officer  you're a baggaaaaaassss
Nd the best int whom every candidate thought was a corper  Mehn. Military life is the best
Lance corporal sani. Our own MP blood. Mungode sir
Lance corporal amadi😒😒 this one can flog for Africa 
Afsb was fun throughout. God bless us all. Not everyone can make it but anyone can make it. NDA AWAITS ME BY GOD'S GRACE.
God knows the best. I couldn't cry when they disqualified me, i only thought of the time that passed nd when 71rc would commence
NDA IS 90MERIT, i made it without anybody helping me but God
Ayam en-03
I cried when writing this ,it pains a lot. Fun part dropping soon.

Source : Facebook.


The candidate passed waec, cleared jamb and make it to the afsb list but God knows best yet he is still motivated for 71 rc. thats the kind of spirit the military wants. A never give up live style. So if you are among the batch 2 learn from this experience and also prepare for the worst and the best, no matter what happen never give up.
This week Batch A candidates will be facing the true Armed forces selection board.
Wish you goodluck.
If you want to share your experience with us feel free to use the comment box or email us at justafomic@yahoo.com.

The afsb screening is still on. Success to our "wanna be defenders"

Military Scam Alert !!! Do not ignore.

Attention all!!!
The internet is being abused so much now and impersonation is on the rise. If you ignore this article you might fall victim to these fraudsters. Cyber crime is not a joke, many have lost billions obviously to impersonating fraudsters that claim to be military personnel request for money through mild- coercion, deceptive, romantic, sympathy move.
In Ghana cyber fraudsters are known as ‘Sakawa’ boys while in Nigeria they are known as ‘yahoo’ boys but regardless of what they are called just know that any poor dude beaten by poverty but have a laptop connected to the internet can outsmart you simply through impersonating and you won’t even know it. The impersonation means is a rampant tool in Africa where unemployment is a problem, well educated youth with no job resort to cyber fraud to make both ends meet.
A rapidly growing technique scammers are
using is to impersonate American military
personnel. Scammers prefer to use the
images, names and profiles of soldiers as
this usually inspires confidence, trust and
admiration in their female victims.
Also because military public relations
often posts information on soldiers
without mentioning their families or
personal lives, images are stolen from
these websites by organized internet
crime gangs often operating out of
Nigeria or Ghana. They tell their victims
that they are lonely, supporting an
orphanage with their own money, needing
financial assistance because they can't
access their own money in a combat zone,
etc. The money is always sent to a third
party to be collected for the scammer.
Sometimes the third party is real,
sometimes fictitious. Funds sent by
Western Union and MoneyGram do not
have to be claimed by anyone showing
identification if the sender sends money
using a secret pass phrase and response,
and can be picked up anywhere in the
world. Some scammers may also use Bitcoin
as an alternative payment method.
Social media is the main abode of this activity. Facebook, Whatsapp,  and dating sites are the best means they use.
Here is a popular means they impersonate military personnel.
here is a true life story involving a military impersonation scam
When Maria Grette first discovered that the
58-year-old Danish man with whom she had
fallen in love was actually a 24-year-old
Nigerian "419" internet scammer, the 62-
year-old Swede was distraught.
Ms Grette's relationship with Johnny (not
his real name) began after an evening of fun
and games with her girlfriends, during which
they playfully created a profile for her on an
online dating website. A few years before,
she had gone through a traumatic divorce, and
her friends teased her about finally starting
a new relationship.
But when the fun of creating her profile was
over, Ms Grette, who works as an arts
teacher, painter and arts therapist, didn't
give much further thought to the website.
"I received messages telling me that people
had contacted me, but I never looked at
them," she said.
Then, one day, she did.
"I still don't know why," she said. "It was
like a sudden impulse happening before I
could stop it."
That particular message was from a man who
described himself as a Dane raised in South
Carolina, USA; a civil engineer working on
a contract in England; a widower with a son
in a Manchester university.
"I was caught up by the atmosphere and by
something in his words," she said.
The pre-amble
Johnny: "I wish I could see through your eyes
and see what you like to see"
Maria: "I like to see the truth, and often
the truth is more beautiful and greater than
people dare to realize"
Johnny: "You talk in parable´s. I can´t wait
to see you"
Maria: "I cant understand how you can think
so dedicated of me, when you have never met
me. That scares me."
"We spent some time writing, then he called
from a UK number."
Ms Grette, who had lived in different
countries across Europe, was surprised that
she could not place the man's accent. She
mentioned this to him but didn't give it
too much thought.
He told her that he was planning for his
retirement; had Sweden in mind for a place
to settle; owned a house in Denmark
inherited from his parents; wanted to leave
that to his son, Nick, who was very attached
to it, while he looked for a new home for
himself in Sweden.
"I wanted to meet him because I liked him,"
she said. "He had a way and a sweetness I
had never known in a man before. And he
was innocent in a way that puzzled me."
Ms Grette put all these qualities down to
"an old fashioned upbringing and an isolated
life - living in hotels and spending his free
time on golf courses owing to much
travelling".
After three months of communicating, the
man agreed to come over and visit her in
Sweden. But before that, he and his son
needed to make a quick trip to Nigeria for
a job interview, he said.
Johnny called to let her know that he was at
Heathrow Airport. And to say that he had
landed in Nigeria. He also got her to speak
with Nick. The next phone call was to tell
her that he was in a Lagos hospital.
They had been mugged, his son shot in the
head, and they were without money and
papers.
Unfortunately, his bank did not have a
branch in Africa, he added, so it would take
time to transfer money from his UK account.
Meanwhile, the hospital management was
requesting €1000 to proceed with treatment.
The request
"Honey, I am in the hospital right now using
the doctor´s laptop to send you this message
so you can know my situation. Honey, if
Nick dies I will also die with him, I have
been crying, I wish I could call you, I wish
I never came here, I will never forgive
myself for bringing Nick along with me. I
will call you with the doctor´s phone and
send you an email later if I have the chanse.
"Honey, I am happy to hear from you and I am
still at the hospital. The doctor said we
where lucky we where not kidnapped. The
bank does not have a location in Africa, so
it will take time to get money and the
management are requesting 1000 euros to
proceed with treatment. Nick is all I have
got and I will not forgive myself if anything
happens to him. I am confused, and I do not
know where to turn at the moment......"
"I will never forget how I rushed to the
Western Union office, trembling while I
did the transfer," Ms Grette said.
"All I could think of was to get the two
persons in Nigeria out of danger."
The plot developed after that initial
transfer. Medical complications called for
more money. The doctors demanded more
advance fees.
Several thousands of euro later, in what she
describes as "coming to her senses", Maria
realised that something was amiss.
She stopped responding to his messages.
Three weeks after her silence, he called her
and confessed. He told her that he was not
who she thought he was.
"I said I already knew that. I asked him to
tell me his true identity and he did."
He was a 24-year-old Nigerian "419"
scammer. He had finished university two
years earlier but had no job.
These kind of advance fee frauds are known
as 419 scams in Nigeria after the section of
the Criminal Code which covers fraud.
He further described himself as a "devil"
who had wronged "a lovely woman".
here is another means.
Let's talk about the "trunk/box scam." You're
talking to a Soldier, and he wants to send
you a package. It could be a large gift. It
could be his worldly possessions. It could be
gold and jewelry and money that he somehow
discovered in battle. Mostly, though, it's a
big fat LIE. If a soldier asks to ship a box
to you, the next thing you will get is a
message from a (fake) customs or shipping
agent, saying that there are fees/taxes/
customs that must be paid IMMEDIATELY for
the box to be delivered. There's no box.
There's no customs. There's no Soldier. It's
all a scam.
another means is duping people who have interest in enrollment into the country military academy.
these scammers impersonate high ranking soldiers that work in the academy. they post ads which says if you pay them money they wildcat as Godfather for you and secure your admission into the academy with ease. such case is the Nigeria defence academy case which is becoming more rampant ,do not believe such there is nothing like special candidates.
use your head
be warned
its all scam !!!!!
so share so others can be informed.

COUNTRIES WITH MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE

While you might be crying to join your country military but you weren't selected due to not meeting the requirements look at these countries that their citizens had no choice!

About 26 countries have made military service compulsory. These countries include Cyprus, Burma, Brazil, Egypt, North Korea, Russia, Thailand, North Korea, Ukraine, Greece, Turkey, Norway, and Israel among others. Some countries like Israel have made it mandatory for both women to enroll for military service. However, most countries require only men to serve in the military for a specified duration of time. The age of enrollment differs from one country to another.

In North Korea, military service is compulsory for both men and women. However different terms apply for both groups. Men have to complete 10 years in the military service. On the other hand, since 2015, North Korean women must serve in the military from the time they graduate from high school until they attain the age of 23. As a result of this training, North Korea’s military is made up of a large army of 6,445,000 military personnel. Out of these, 945,000 are on active duty while 5,500,000 are reserve forces.
Israel has been the pacesetter in mandatory military service for decades. Participation in the military service has been compulsory for both men and women. For some time, there was a limitation to the combat duties that women could engage in. However, in 1994, after a law suit against the Israeli Defense Army by Alice Miller for not being allowed to fly a plane, women can now engage in all combat positions. Mandatory military service is exempt for nursing and expectant mothers. Furthermore, there are some people who are excluded from the service due to their religious affiliations. Mandatory military service for all of her citizens could be an explanation for Israel being among the countries that spend most on military per capita. Most recently, though, there have been discussions around re-evaluating the practice of mandatory military service in Israel. Only time will tell whether the government will revise it or not.
The state of Norway has an interesting history of military service. It is mandatory for all men to be enrolled for military service from the age of 19-44. For women, this was not the practice. This is despite the fact that gender equality is a significant issue in Norway. In Parliament, the threshold of women representation is 40% and the same is the case with board members of public companies. So in 2016, Norway’s parliament passed a bill that would include women in the military service training in a bid to promote gender equality! This bill was effective from summer 2016 and all women aged 19-44 were required to enroll.

Why Make Military Service Mandatory?

Mandatory military service for most countries is for enhanced security. Countries which face enormous security threats require a large army. As such they prefer training many men and women and make them part of the reserve forces for activation whenever there is a need for more people in the military service. Consequently, many countries such as North Korea and Israel have spent a large chunk of their national budgets in meeting training costs and investing in superior weaponry.

Countries With Mandatory Military Service

they include:
Armenia
Austria
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Bermuda
Brazil
Burma
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
Greece
Iran
Israel
North Korea
South Korea
Mexico
Norway
Russia
Singapore
Switzerland
Republic of China
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates

TOP LIST OF MILITARY ACADEMIES IN AFRICA

This are the military academies in Africa...

 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)

The only Military academy  in Nigeria,located in kaduna, Nigeria The NDA was established in January 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC), which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on independence. The military institution trains the officer corps of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force. The initial class was only 62 cadets, and trainers were mostly officers in the Indian Army. The NDA grew to an all Nigerian training staff only in 1978.  In 1981 itself began training bilateral training of foreign militaries. In 1985 the academy commenced offering undergraduate programmes to Military Officers In Training and now also currently offers post graduate studies both for Msc and Ph.D for both military and civilian students alike. The central mission remains the five year cadet officer training "Regular Combatant Course", although from 2002, a four year military programme is also offered. As of 2008, its total cadet class is around 1500.It also trained cadets from other African countries.

Ghana Military Academy
The Ghana Military Academy is the military academy of the Ghana Armed Forces. It offers basic military training to officer cadets from the Ghana Army, Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force. The academy is based in Teshie in the Greater Accra Region.

South Africa
The South African Military Academy is based on similar principles to that of the Military Academy system of the United States (United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy United States Air Force Academy). The Academy is a military unit of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) housing the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch.

It provides officers of all the Arms of Service an opportunity to earn a BMil or more advanced degrees.

Egypt
The Egyptian Military Academy (Arabic: الكلية الحربية‎) is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt and Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army. However, they may serve in other branches and commands of the Egyptian military establishment.

The Military Academy contains branches, which provide additional training and skills. It also features a prolonged study system so as to graduate more elite officers to serve in the 1st Army and Special forces, such as the Branch of Military Arts and Thunderbolt School.

Cameroon Military Academy

Kenya Military Academy Uganda The Uganda Military Academy, is a military academy in Uganda, East Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Uganda People's Defence Force. Other African countries also send their cadets to the academy for training.

Tanzania Military Academy
The Tanzania Military Academy (TMA) is a military training academy located in Monduli in northern Tanzania.[1] It is regarded as a prestigious training institution[2] and has trained officers from a number of countries across the region.The academy was constructed with assistance from the Government of China and was formally inaugurated by President Julius Nyerere in 1976. At inception, it was known as the National Leadership Academy (Swahili: Chuo cha Taifa cha Uongozi) before being renamed to its present name in 1992 after the country's transition to multiparty system. Over the years, it has trained officers from Kenya, Lesotho, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia and Uganda.

RWANDA
RMA GAKO

Rwanda Military Academy Gako Campus is located at 50 Km SE of Kigali City and 20Km from the Burundian Border. The school is constructed in a military domain of about 30 sq km. The infrastructure that accommodates the Academy was established in early 1960’s as a detachment for soldiers of the then “Garde National”. In 1974 it was transformed into a training center for recruit.

After the 1994 liberation war, the centre was used as a re-organisation area for the former Rwandese Government Forces (Ex-FAR) who were later integrated in the RPA now the Rwanda Defence Force.

In 1999, it became Gako School of Infantry and admitted the first Cadet intake. The School developed into the present Rwanda Military Academy in the year 2000 with the assistance of the Kenya Military Advisory Training Team (KMATT). The Academy offered Command and Staff Courses at different Officer and NCO’s levels until 2001 when RMA Nyakinama Campus was established.

To day Rwanda Military Academy Gako Trains Commanders at level of Company, Platoon and Cadet Officers. It also conducts PSO pre-deployment training for units preparing for Peacekeeping missions

Libya
Benghazi Military University Academy is a military academy in Benghazi in Libya.

Tunisia
The Military Academy is an establishment of high military teaching, in charge of providing to the student officers of the land army, the central organs of the Ministry of National Defense and other Ministries a military, moral and scientific training in the following disciplines