STEPS FOR EARLIER PREPARATION:
1. Prepare Your Mind:
First and foremost, you need to prepare your mind that you are leaving home for a regimented life in the camp. Life in the camp is deliberately made stressful so as to prepare you for any challenge that may confront you outside the camp. You will not find it too comfortable; it’s a camp and not your Father’s house! Just be ready for anything.
2. Itemize All Your Needs Using A Scale of Preference (very important ones first):
1. Very Important Ones
a. Statement of Result
b. School ID card
c. Passport photographs (10 copies, white background, Surplus is better than inadequacy)
d. Call-Up Letter (Do Not laminate it please)
e. Medical Certificate of Fitness indicating your health status
e. A Clear Bag file (To house the above items)
NB: Get 5 photocopies each of items A,B,D and E above and also go with their Original copies also.
2. Important Ones (For your Convenience)
a. Stationeries; pen, Stapler, pin, gum, permanent marker (these will save you the stress of ‘borrow-me’ please)
b. Two or three white T-shirts and shorts (You will be given two sets but you may not like the quality and size)
c. Two or three pairs of socks and white rubber tennis shoes (for rainy days)
d. Plastic bucket (You can buy it in the camp but it will be more expensive)
e. Toiletries Essentials-(Toothbrush & Toothpaste, Bath soap & Sponge, Detergent, Toilet Paper, Towel, slippers, detol).
f. Bed sheet, pillow case, wrapper, one or two pairs of casual wear for Sundays and burn fire night, Cardigan (not compulsory)
g. Mosquito Net (not compulsory)
h. Handkerchiefs (very important especially for those that sweat)
i. Waist bag (very very important for housing your phones,
ID Cards, Handkerchief, biros, etc)
j. Small-sized Torchlight/Rechargeable lamp (small one please) and Sunglasses (If you are posted to the North)
k. Your ATM card(s)
l. food flask, cup, spoon, water bottle for water during parade.
m. Basic drug like Panadol, Paracetamol, malaria drug,flagyl, pain relief drug and/other basis drugs.
n. Padlocks and key
o. Ladies could add any other few conveniences. I believe you understand me.
p. Money! Money! Money! Hold good cash please 15k to 20k depending on how you spend.
3. Go Early:
Please, no matter how close the camp might be to your street, enable to go early. If you are posted to a far state, go the day before the camp opens. They will allow you in.
Going late will make you go through registration stress. Be warned!
4. Screening:
The screening starts at the gate, where your loads are open and thoroughly search. They don’t want you to bring in prohibited items like iron, knives, fork, explosive, etc.
5. Registration:
The first registration will certainly be for hostel/bed space, where you will be given tags to identify with. Then the paper registrations proper follow. Try as much as possible to make everything available. Look out for information pasted on walls. Follow instructions strictly.
6. Your Kits:
During the registration, you will get all your kits (shirts, shorts and shoes). Use the marker to write your Code Number (CN) on them ‘sharp-sharp” You will also be given a tag that will show your CN. That will be your ID card temporarily. You take it everywhere in camp. You will be given a meal ticket. Misplace it and forget about NYSC food.
7. Duration:
You will be in the camp for 20 full days. The 21st day is the day you will be leaving the camp.
8. No Room For Casual Wears:
Immediately you have your kits, only your T-shirt and shorts with the tennis shoe are allowed on you. No room for casual wears. Parade/marching training starts immediately. The soldiers will not give you breathing space at all. You will have the first one that same Day One. Watch Out! People could be fainting on the Parade Ground. You won’t faint, calm down. So eat well. It’s the stress that causes their fainting.
9. Morning Regimented Programme:
A small trumpet wakes you at 4am. Everybody gathers at the Parade Ground (PG) at 4:30am. You have your praise, worship and prayer the Christian and Muslim ways. Afte:
r the morning admonitions, by 7am, breakfast follows! After eating, you will be called out again for the series of programmes lined up for you. Then you have your lunch, Rest a little and you are out again for evening parade, then your dinner later. This will repeat itself everyday perhaps except on Sunday.
10. Hate The Food And Feed Yourselves At Your Costs:
You may not like the food. You can always go to the Mammy Market (MM) i.e the Camp Market to fill your ‘tank’ with delicacies at your cost.
11. Stealing:
Stealing is prevalently prevailing at the Camp. They can steal anything. Be wise!
12. Soldiers:
Please I beckon on you all to respect and obey them. Although they are not permitted to beat you, however, they can punish you. No walking, it is all jogging when they call you. Don’t prostrate or kneel down greeting a soldier. Do it the soldier way. They could be friendly anyway.
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