NYSC orientation camp: 7 simple steps to help you survive

NYSC: These 7 simple tips will save your life in orientation camp

fuad lawal

May 19, 2017 6:49 PM

If you're just receiving your NYSC call-up letter, or will be receiving any time soon, this one's for you.

Nation Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

You do NYSC once, and it starts in camp. Get this three weeks right, and the remaining year might go just fine.

Just like everywhere that has lots of people huddled up with soldiers, the NYSC camp is not particularly rosy. But it's not also as difficult as people might make it seem. Follow these tips and you'll be all right, to be honest.

Have money

Look, everything is easier in the NYSC camp when you have money. You can vex and decide not to eat camp food if you have money. And please don't just have money in the bank. Get cash. Take enough cash as you go into the NYSC camp. Saves you a lot of stress and trouble.

Cash is bae. And don't forget, everything is expensive in camp.

Have a power bank

There will be times when you'll be out of the NYSC hostel for long hours at a time, and these phone batteries only last for a few hours. When the SAED lectures get really boring, you'll have to choose between sleep and phone.

Make lots of friends

Don't just make friends, make the right friends, because life is too short to be dulling in the NYSC camp. Make friends that have money so they can buy you food at Mammy, make friends that soldiers like, so when they're escaping punishment, you can escape with them.

Mammy Market is the love of your life

Mammy market is probably your only link to the outside world. Because it's there you get to live the baby boy/girl that is your true destiny. You probably know this already but Mammy is bae. Once you have mammy, everything will be fine.

No matter what you do, don't offend the soldiers

Now, I know you know your rights and all of that. But look, the chances that nothing will happen if they punish you for offending are very high. The worst part is that you're the one who gets to suffer wearing white. This brings us to the next one. Obey them even if you don't like the activities. Just obey.

No forming abeg

Nobody cares who your father or mother is abeg. Nobody cares if you went to Uni-Konko or Harvard. Nobody cares if your ancestors are from Cameroon. You're wearing the bloody khaki and the white shorts, just like everybody else.

Don't have sex

See, I know the konji is catching you, but you need to close your legs. You won't die. If you try it and get caught, you may end up getting booted out of camp.

Try to get the best out of your camp experience. Enjoy it. If done right, you'll only get to do it once.

fuad lawal