A total of 200 graduates, who participated in
the Nigerian Army’s 2017 Direct Short Service Commission, DSSC,were fully
enlisted Saturday, into the service of the Nigerian Army.
A cross section of NDA
Cadets’ Mass Band during the Passing Out Parade of Regular Course 59 and Short
Service Course 40. Photo credit: NDA Their enlistment came following their
successful completion of their professional training at the Nigerian Army
School of Infantry, Jaji, in Kaduna, Kaduna State.
Out of the number, 82 of
them were medical doctors out of which eight were consultants in various fields
of Medicine. Also, 26 others, according to a statement from the Director, Army
Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman, were lawyers just as 21 others
were Public Relations specialists.
The statement stated that
18 others also were enlisted with specialty to Army Aviation and Engineering
just as 19 others were protestant Chaplaincy. In the same vein, 21 others were
identified as having deep knowledge of the Catholic faith, while three also had
specialty in Islamic Affairs .
“The full statement from Usman read:”Passing
Out Parade/Commissioning and Oath taking Ceremony of 200 Officer Cadets of
Direct Short Service Commission 23/2016 at the Nigerian Army School of
Infantry, Jaji, and Kaduna which is presided by the Reviewing Officer and
Special Guest of Honour, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, Honourable Minister of
Defence. ” The cadets comprised of 82 Medical Doctors out of which 8 are
Consultants in various fields of Medicine, 26 Lawyers, 21 Public Relations
specialists, 18 with specialty to Army Aviation and Engineering, 19 Protestant
Chaplaincy, 21 Catholic, 23 Islamic Affairs specialists.
“It is unprecedented in the history of the
Nigerian Army and great boast to the strength of the Officer Corps of the
Nigerian Army by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai.”
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