18 Quick Information & Guides For Every Prospective Corp Members (PCMs)

 An orientation Camp can be one of the best experience in your life, and it can also be otherwise. If you are a PCMs, keep reading, this will help you later at the Orientation Camp.

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1. Be Fully Prepared

A Popular saying goes like this; Proper Preparation prevents Poor Performances. You have to prepare yourself, your body, soul and spirit. Orientation camp is not a place of conveniences, you will be trained so hard that you will be able to stand every challenges you can ever come through during your service year. Do not be scared, it’s going to be fun, yes. Really fun. 

Do not go there with a Mindset that you are going to be comfortable like you are at home. Just get that.

2. Itemize All Your Needs Using A Scale Of Preference (very important ones first):

👉Very Important Ones

These are the very important and mandatory ones. You cannot forget any of these. Do not say you will print when you get to camp. Make sure they are in your box. Check it when you are leaving the park. You just cannot forget them at home.

a. Statement of Result 

b. School ID card 

c. Passport photographs (10 copies or more, Surplus is better than inadequacy) 

d. Call-Up Letter (DO NOT laminate it please) 

e. Green card (Do not laminate)

f. Medical Fitness Certificate (if you are yet to get yours, chat Us on WhatsApp via 08137969161

g. A Clear Bag file (To house the above items)

Make sure they are all printed with a coloured printer and do not laminate any of them.

👉Important Ones (For your Convenience)

You don’t like to be stressed? I do not like to stress you too. The following items are for your conveniences. They are not mandatory, they are just for you, and they are for your conveniences sake. If you really like to be stressed, just jump this list.

a. A waist Purse to house all your valuable materials.

b. Two or three white T-shirts and shorts (You will be given two sets but you may not like the quality, the size and the colour.)

c. Two or three pairs of socks and a white rubber tennis shoes. The Fulani style white waterproof shoe might help. (You would be given in Camp, but trust me, you might not want to rely on that because of quality, size and type.

d. Bathroom slippers and Dettol (Do I need to preach on this?)

f. One plastic buckets (You can buy it in the camp but it "may" be more expensive) and a permanent marker because some things can really disappear.

g. Sponge and its case, bath-soap and detergent (Do I need to add this?)

h. Bed spread, towel and wrapper and two pairs of casual wear (yup)

i. Mosquito Net (It’s advisable you get one. Although, there will be too many people in your hall, that Mosquitoes will die of overfeeding. You know your health and you know what you need.) 

j. Small-sized Torchlight/Rechargeable lamp (small one please) 

K. Your ATM card(s) as there will be POS where you can withdraw. (Charge rates by the owner of the POS)

o. Cooler cup and spoon (You can get at camp. You would even prefer #20 disposable plates)

p. Phone and charger (You need to create memories)

q. Beverages (Now some people are happy)

r. Ladies could add any other few conveniences. I believe you understand me *wink*😏

s. Money! Money!! Money!!! Hold good cash please depending on how you spend

3. Go Early:

Please go to where you are posted early. Even if you would go by flight, make sure you go on the  day Stipulated for you on your Call-Up Letter.

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, bombs, etc. 

5. Registration:

The first registration will certainly be for hostel/bed space, where you'll be given tags to identify with. Then the paper registrations proper follows. 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 and bicycle allowance.

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 except Sundays till 2Pm

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. After the morning admonitions, by 7am, breakfast follows! 

After eating, you will be called out again for the series of programme lined up for you. Then you have your lunch. 

Rest a little and you are out again for evening parade. 

Then later your dinner. 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. (Ladies always have their ways, may God help we the men)

11. Stealing:

Stealing is prevalently prevailing at the Camp. They can steal anything Stealable, 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’s 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.  Always add “Sir” to every words.

13. Allowee:

Your first allowance (₦33,000) will be given to you in the camp, and it will be in cash. You will also get Bicycle Allowance<transport fare). 

14. Photography:

Photographers are going to be everywhere ready to snap you, please be prudent in spending.

15. By Now You're Done With Camp And Going To Your Place Of Primary Assignment:

You will be posted from the camp to where you will work. The place you work in is called your Place of Primary Assignment (PPA). 

Hear this: most Corps members, I mean about 90% of the Corpers will be posted to schools (especially primary and secondary schools). Only VERY FEW will be posted to the universities, polytechnic, Colleges and companies. 

16. Transportation Out Of Camp:

When you get your Posting Letter, the first place to go to is your PPA. If you are identified with the Fellowship in camp, you may first report at the temporary lodge they will provide. 

Then you could report at your PPA later same day or the following day. Please, when you leave the camp, home- sweet-home will be on your mind, having been used up in the camp. But please, don’t go home straight. 

Please! Very few of your employers (i.e. PPAs) will send down vehicles to convey you from the camp to their workplaces.

Private and some Government higher education institutions do. 

The Fellowship too make arrangement for you at your cost. Commercial transporters will likely be available at the gate too. Be wise. 

17. Accommodation At PPA:

You don’t know anybody in Benue or Kogi! Where will you sleep on the first day? The Muslim/Christian Fellowship may give you a temporary accommodation pending the time you will have to get yours. You could be lucky if your employer gives you a room. Many of them don’t give Corpers accommodation anyway. So be prepared to rent one at your cost. Your first ‘allowee’ which you received in the camp is already going down!

18. Clearance:

This is why you don’t have to go home straight. Your registration (clearance) at the NYSC Office in the Local Govt you will be posted to is important. Failure to complete it before going home is the beginning of your problem. 

You may begin to have problems with subsequent, monthly allowances. Do all registrations first. Then you can take permission to go home. Long process! You will know why it’s so.

Well, I hope these few tips will go a long way to help you In order to ensure a seamless registration process, printing of call-up letters and so on, prospective corps members are urged to visit NYSC site frequently.

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