The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has observed that recruitment into the Nigerian Army should not be perceived as an employment opportunity, as is the case in other conventional endeavours of life.
The Army Chief stated this on Saturday, January 7, 2023, shortly before flagging off a 10Km endurance run for candidates undergoing screening to qualify for the 84 Regular Recruits Intake into the Nigerian Army (NA) at the Nigerian Army Battle Fitness Centre (NABFC) in Falgore forest, Kano state.
Elucidating his position, the COAS pointed out, that, unlike other professions, recruitment into the NA is a national call to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Nigeria and therefore requires citizens who are not only physically and medically fit, but also mentally and emotionally stable.
Gen. Yahaya, in a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, noted, that it is not a job opportunity, but a call to national service, as it requires selflessness and if need be, the supreme sacrifice, stressing, it is not an all comers’ affair.
According to the statement, the Army Chief advised the candidates to take the screening seriously, as only the best will emerge in the final enlistment.
Gen. Yahaya also admonished the personnel conducting the screening exercise to protect their integrity by avoiding any form of compromise.
Speaking during a brief on the ongoing Screening Exercise to the COAS, the Chief of Administration (Army), Maj Gen Wilson Ali, stated that the progressive provision of infrastructure, such as electricity, portable water, upgrade of the medical centre, dormitories and lavatories in the centre, enabled a conducive environment to effectively conduct the exercise. He assured the COAS of a hitch-free screening exercise.
The COAS later embarked on a tour of the facility and paid a visit to candidates who were receiving attention at the medical centre.
The COAS was accompanied during the tour by Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters, GOC 1 Division, Commandant Depot NA and Commander 3 Brigade.
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