15 FACTS ABOUT HOW NYSC CAMP OPERATES

 15 FACTS ABOUT HOW NYSC CAMP OPERATES

1. 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. 

2. Registration stops 12 midnight preceding swearing in day.

3. Never forget to wear your cap.

4. You would be given your meal ticket. Never misplace it you won't collect food again if you do. Some actually will not touch their own till camp end.

5. I never knew what otondos meant. It means MUMU

6. Adjustment of clothes: You definitely have to adjust your khaki given, no one escapes this for those materials are fake. 

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. And of course some do.

 7. You would 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.

8. Read your call up letter thoroughly both back

9. Just have 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.

10. You will be 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.

11. If you 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.

 12. There are places available where you can charge your batteries at the camp market.

13. Always fetch water down for the next morning. You can be shocked that water supply might finish before it gets to your turn. 

As for drinking water you either buy pure water or bottled water. No free water in the camp.

14. Ladies try 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, braids is also advisable, don’t do lace wig or even fringe. You ain't going for pageant.

We also process medical fitness certificate and redeployment medical report for government hospitals within the 36 states in Nigeria. 

15. Pocket Money: The question is “How much money do you really need for the NYSC Orientation Course, you will be paid transportation 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!