20 THINGS EVERY YOUTH CORPER SHOULD KNOW BEFORE LEAVING FOR ORIENTATION CAMP This is a very nice write up we stumbled upon and decided to share with you There are washer men and women available at your disposal for mostly the Aje-butter children and those who do not want to stress themselves. I can proudly say I used them. Registration stops 12 midnight preceding swearing –in day. Never forget to wear your cap Youwould be given your meal ticket. Never misplace it. I actually never used mine till end of camp. Inever knew what otondos meant ==MUMU Adjustmentof clothes: You definitely have to adjust your khaki given, no one escapes this. Make sure you do this on time and also make sure you follow those tailors up if not you would be given flimsy excuses. Ensure you negotiate price for adjustment very well. They think you have money to waste. Youwould meet different types of human beings the crazy, spoilt, razz, dirty, complicated, stupid,…… holy, party, drunk, beautiful, ugly, different tribes etc. Be open-minded and smile at someone. New friends! The truth of the matter is, you shouldn’t go through camp alone. Read your call up letter thoroughly both back and front Justhave enough t-shirts and shorts to wear throughout the week because some camps, the activities are time consuming leaving little or no time for you during the week till weekend. You willbe fed three times a day in camp, but the food is barely edible. The kitchen is run by incredibly hard working women who are assisted by fellow otondos from different platoons assigned to the kitchen for each meal. Ifyou are someone who loves to eat good food, or you don’t want to have the mammy feel, no problem just come loaded to camp with provisions. Like cereals and beverages, garri, biscuits etc. You should also hold extra cash to eat at the Mammy market, you will get good food there and won’t spend much to eat well, and the price however depends on the state to which you have been posted. There areplaces available where you can charge your batteries at the camp market. Always fetchwater down for the next morning. You can be shocked that water supply might finish before it gets to your turn and that’s the end for you .As for drinking water you either bought pure water or bottled water; there was no free drinking water whatsoever. Ladiestry not to go with heavy or synthetic hair to avoid excess heat and time to care for it. You could advisable make short hair to avoid heat and save time, I did a short hair which lasted me three weeks, braids is also advisable, don’t do lace wig or even fringe. PocketMoney: The question is “How much money do you really need for the NYSC Orientation Course, you will be paid a N1, 500 allowance once you arrive the NYSC camp and also another one (first ALLAWI) after 3 to 4 days on camp. if you intend to drink and hang out at the Mami market, then you can take more money depending on how much you can finish, be wise though! Justbe prepared to wait in line for EVERYTHING Thebathrooms and toilets are nothing to write home about. It is always dirty and terrible in factif not careful disease could be contacted. Well some ladies don’t know about guys, had buckets for the sole purpose of relieving themselves with what I can call ‘pit bucket’ Donot dare the soldiers, some can be ruthless and you know they have authority to deal with you in name of discipline. Always switch your phones off or putthem on silent while on parade ground. Just don’t bring it out, it could be seized and destroyed not minding if it’s a blackberry z10. Theaccommodation was something else. Rooms were jam-packed with little or no space to pass and walk freely. I had up to 60 roommates if not more. It was always stuffy, dirty and ventilation was poor. Thereare fellowships for Christians and Muslims. The 3 recognized associations are NCCF (NIGERIAN CHRISTAIN CORPERS FELLOWHIP), NACC (ANGLICAN) and MCAN (MUSLIM CORPERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA). But there were others like Redeemed, Winners, catholic, Christ embassy and deeper life. So you could make your choice. Also they have morning devotions and weekly service. Overall,the NYSC camp was fun and I met a lot of people and I can sayit was worth it was well worth it. It is an experience every Nigerian should have. It was the best 3 weeks of my life.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:10:02 +0000