Nigerian Army Recruitment (2024)

Nigerian Army Recruitment is currently ongoing. Eligible Nigerians are encouraged to apply for a commission as Short Service Combatant (SSC) Commission officers in the Nigerian Army (NA).

Nigerian Army Recruitment

Both citizens and active military members may apply for the SSC. Only active-duty members of the armed forces who have been sponsored to attend civil institutions by one of the services will be taken into consideration.

Following training, the SSC Commission officers were commissioned as officers and assigned to the Nigerian Army’s Combat Arms (Infantry and Armour Corps) and Combat Support Arms (Artillery, Engineers, Signals, and Intelligence Corps).

Requirements for Nigerian Army Recruitment

Each applicant needs to meet the requirements listed below:

1. Possess the natural born right to citizenship in Nigeria as specified by the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 Constitution, as revised.

2. By January 2025, you must be a male or female between the ages of 23 and 27.

3. Meet Nigerian Army physical, mental, and medical fitness standards.

4. Be endorsed and have at least two credible references attesting to his or her good character.

These references must be from the applicant’s home state and be either a chairman or secretary of the local government or an officer of the armed forces with at least the rank of lieutenant colonel and equivalent, or an assistant commissioner of police.

5. Attached to the letter of attestation must be the referees’ passport photos.

6. A Letter of Attestation from their previous institutions is required of candidates.

7. For men, measure at least 1.68 meters, while for women, measure at least 1.65 meters.

8. Must not have received a conviction from a legal tribunal. Military personnel must be approved by the commander or commanding officer and have no disciplinary cases against them.

9. Hold a minimum of a first degree in the humanities, sciences, or arts from an approved university, with a minimum GPA of Second Class Lower Division or an HND with a minimum grade of Lower Credit. At the period of study, courses must also be accredited.

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10. Hold a legitimate birth certificate certified by the Hospital, Local Government Council, or National Population Commission, or a legitimate age declaration.

11. Hold a current state of origin certificate.

12. Applicants must have a valid certificate of exemption or a NYSC discharge certificate (if they are not already serving members of the armed forces).

13. Only post-secondary academic credentials earned between 2014 and the present will be taken into account.

14. The parent/guardian and next of kin’s legitimate contact information and phone numbers must be submitted by the applicant.

15. Applicants cannot have any tattoos or body inscriptions.

16. All original copies of the candidates’ academic records, from primary to post-secondary, must be presented.

17. Valid military identity cards and letters of recommendation from their commanding officers or commanders are required to be presented by service personnel.

18. Also, they need to provide legitimate letters of formal sponsorship from postsecondary educational institutions. They also had to have served in the Nigerian Armed Forces for a minimum of five years.

Description of Short Service Combatant

The 15-year SSC grant will be given. The initial bonding period (ten years) will be renewed for a maximum of five years after that.

After the fifteenth year of commission, no further extensions will be given, except for conversion to a regular combatant commission when appropriate.

• The rank of second lieutenant with seniority will be awarded to officer cadets who complete their military training, with effect from the start of cadet training.
• Officers in the SSC will have the option to convert to the Regular Combatant Commission, but this conversion is not guaranteed. It is dependent on the position’s availability as well as additional requirements that are or will occasionally be in effect.
• Before being granted commission into the Nigerian Army, all graduating officer cadets are required to sign an acceptance of the terms and conditions regulating the SSC Commission.
• While the effective date of enlistment would be used for applicants who are military personnel, the reckonable duration of service for civilians who become commissioned officers will be based on the date cadet training starts.

Application Documents

• Passport picture.
• Qualifications from school.
• Proof of affiliation with a professional association.
• State of origin certificate.
• Birth certificate or declaration of age.
• NIN/BVN.

How to Apply

• Select the appropriate SSC application by clicking the “Apply Here” option below.
• You will be asked to choose whether you are now serving in the Nigerian Armed Forces or have served in them at the prompt. Select the relevant option and move forward.
• If you do not currently have an account, click “Sign Up” (an email verification will be given to you), provide your login information, and log in.
• Complete the form and make sure you’ve uploaded all of the necessary documents, as stated above.
• Print Out: After completing their application, applicants need to print the photo slip that was generated online.
• The Registrar of any Court of Law shall sign the first page, and the Chairman or Secretary of the applicants’ local government or any military official of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or higher who is a native of the applicant’s state shall sign the second page.
• During the interview, the selected candidates would show the selection board their printed application materials (photo-slips, guarantors form, attestation form, etc.).

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Application Deadline

15th September,2024.