Generaloluseye: we ll ise the same venue they re presently using for the shortlisting. So both can't happen together. That was what they were told on camp and finally only God can be trusted

Alright. All will be well with us. Amin!

The old HTACOS said one must convert before the age of 37 but that was when the age limit for SSC training was 22-27, now that its 24-29 its probably 39 unless they have decided to adopt a new approach in the 2012 version.

mimzy007: The old HTACOS said one must convert before the age of 37 but that was when the age limit for SSC training was 22-27, now that its 24-29 its probably 39 unless they have decided to adopt a new approach in the 2012 version.

You're absolutely right, it's 39 (which is also the ceiling age for lieutenant) based on the NEW HTACOS

samobaba4u:
lol. I pray we make it ds yr cos age no dey for person side again ooooooo.

Na so o o

mimzy007: The old HTACOS said one must convert before the age of 37 but that was when the age limit for SSC training was 22-27, now that its 24-29 its probably 39 unless they have decided to adopt a new approach in the 2012 version.

mimzy007: The old HTACOS said one must convert before the age of 37 but that was when the age limit for SSC training was 22-27, now that its 24-29 its probably 39 unless they have decided to adopt a new approach in the 2012 version.

Tnx@Mimzy, hw r u n hw r u pushing against dis year? Pound I appreciate. One luv

poundsmaker: You're absolutely right, it's 39 (which is also the ceiling age for lieutenant) based on the NEW HTACOS

Pls can u help me forward a copy of d latest HTACOS. addjossy@yahoo.com

dmajesticjoe:
Tnx@Mimzy, hw r u n hw r u pushing against dis year? Pound I appreciate. One luv

you're wlc dear, all is good. Awaiting this year's miracle by God's grace.

dmajesticjoe:
Pls can u help me forward a copy of d latest HTACOS. addjossy@yahoo.com

I don't have the comprehensive copy but the summary I got online. which is below, at the next comment.

NEW TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ARMED FORCES.
DETAILS of the newly-signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS) for personnel of the
Nigerian military, which is expected to
bring sweeping changes towards the
transformation and modernisation of
the Armed Forces, have emerged.
HTACOS, which was approved by the
Armed Forces Council, took effect
following its signing by outgoing Chief
of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal
Oluseyi Petinrin on July 10, 2012. It
provides every officer of the military -
Army, Navy and Air Force - with the
specifics of the rules and regulations
governing all issues, including
recruitment, accommodation,
promotion, retirements, resignations,
death in active service, gratuities and
benefits for depend ants, burial
benefits, child education (dead or
active service), medical treatment,
pension and allowances.
It also provides for what every officer
should expect whether the personnel
joined the military as Regular
Combatant Commission (joined as
cadet through the Nigerian Defence
Academy) or through Direct Regular
Commission, Direct Short Service
Commission, Short Service Combatant
Commission or the Executive/Special
Duty/ Branch Commission.
The aim is to have common terms and
conditions of service in the three
services - Army, Navy and Air Force,
moving away from the former order
where these terms and condition of
service differed among the Services.
Highlight of the HTACOS is that when
fully implemented, retirement age in
the military would be different from
other personnel of the Federal
Government. For now, the military is
bound to retire its officers on their
completion of 35 years of service or
their attaining the age ceiling for their
ranks, whichever comes first. This has
resulted in the average retirement age
for the nation's military to be around
52 years.
The HTACOS has effectively scrapped
the years of service of 35 years of
service and fully embraced the age on
rank bracket to enable the Armed
Forces to continue to tap from the
experiences of its officers as is done in
the Armed Forces of such nations as
India, Britain and United States, well
beyond the present retirement rules.
This means that as long as officers and
men of the Nigerian military pass the
necessary promotion board
examinations, they would not be
retired just because they have served
35 years. But that will now depend on
their Run Out Date (ROD).
But effectively, the HTACOS starts with
the 36th Course and their equivalents
and above. The 36th Course members
were the first set to start full degree
programmes at the Nigerian Defence
Academy (NDA). Before then, Courses
1 to 35 studied and graduated with the
National Certificate in Education (NCE)
from the NDA. This means that while
Course 36 and above will benefit from
all the provisions of the HTACOS, their
seniors, Courses 1 to 35, will not have
the full benefits. Course 17 is the
oldest still in service. Incoming Chief
of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ola
Sa'ad Ibrahim is Course 17, Lt.-Gen.
Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika is Course
18, the new Service Chiefs - Rear
Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba (Navy) is
Course 22 while incoming Chief of the
Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex
Sabundu Badeh (Air Force) is Course
21.
Under the old TACOS, the ROD for a
Regular Commissioned Lieutenant or
its equivalent in the Navy (Sub-
Lieutenant) or Air Force (Flying
Officer) was 35 years, Captain/
Lieutenant/Flight Lieutenant - 40,
Major/Lieutenant Commander/
Squadron Leader - 46, Lieutenant
Colonel/Commander/Wing Commander
- 49, Colonel/Captain/Group Captain -
52, Brigadier-General/Commodore/Air
Commodore - 54, Major General/Rear
Admiral/Air Vice Marshal - 56,
Lieutenant-General/Vice Admiral/Air
Marshal - 58 and General/Admiral/Air
Chief Marshal - 60.
But under the new HTACOS, RODs
were extended. Now, the ROD for
Regular Commissioned Officers under
the HTACOS for Lieutenant or its
equivalent in the Navy and Air Force is
39 years, Captain or its equivalent- 46,
Major or its equivalent - 50, Lieutenant
Colonel or its equivalent - 53, Colonel
or its equivalent - 54, Brigadier-
General or its equivalent - 56, Major-
General or its equivalent - 57,
Lieutenant-General or its equivalent -
59 and General or its equivalent
remains 60.
Section 02.10 (b) of the HTACOS states:
"Except as provided for in sub-sections
(c) and (d), an officer holding a
substantive rank will be retired on
reaching the age indicated for that
rank."
In addition to having the retirement
age to be beyond 35 years in service,
Brigadier-Generals and their
equivalents will on implementation of
the HTACOS be entitled to have in
retirement the services of an orderly,
driver and a steward, unless such
officer specifically opts out of such
arrangement. The number of such
personal staff is expectedly higher for
Major Generals and their equivalents.
Initially, some personnel of the
Nigerian military expressed misgivings
about the HTACOS. Some were
disappointed that it would only be
fully implemented from Course 36 and
above, meaning that Courses 17 to 35
would only benefit from partial
implementation. This, they believed
does not serve the "good" interest of
the Armed Forces and the nation,
alleging that some of the best hands in
the military would still retire
prematurely under the approved
HTACOS.
But Director, Defence Information, Col.
Mohammed Yerima, dismissed such
fears saying that "the newly signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS 2012) is a well
thought-out and carefully drafted
roadmap for excellent career pursuit
in the Armed Forces. The major thrust
of the new HTACOS is the enablement
of full and rewarding career for
officers in their chosen profession; it is
intended for the good of the officers
and for the greater interest of the
Armed Forces and the nation.
Specifically, all officers of the Armed
Forces now have the following
additional years longer in the service
compared to what is contained in
HTACOS proposal of 2009: Lieutenant
to Captain and their equivalent, four
years; Major to Lieutenant Colonel and
their equivalent, three years; Colonel
and its equivalent, two years;
Brigadier-General to Lieutenant
General and their equivalent, one
year. HTACOS 2012 also ensured that
the frequent retirement in the Armed
Forces is no longer tenable as was in
the past, among other altruistic
intentions. More instructive is the fact
that the document was carefully
drafted, duly subjected to due
processes, scrutinized and approved
by the Armed Forces Council before
the Chief of Defence Staff was
statutorily authorised to sign and
implement it as approved."
The quest for a new HTACOS has been
on in the military since the advent of
the return to civil rule in May 1999. In
December 2008, former Chief of
Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul
Dike set up a panel to review the
HTACOS, explaining that the review is
aimed at bringing the terms and
conditions of service in the three
services in line with the changes
envisaged in the transformation and
modernisation agenda for the Nigerian
military.
Incidentally, the First Defence Retreat
held in Jaji, Kaduna State last year had
also recommended that "DHQ should
review the HTACOS particularly as it
concerns the length of service of
personnel." The expectation of the
Retreat is that the HTACOS panel
would result in the retirement for the
military to be different from other
personnel of the Federal Government.
For now, the military is bound to retire
its officers on their completion of 35
years of service or their attaining the
age ceiling for their ranks, whichever
comes first. This has resulted in the
average retirement age for the nation'
military being around 52 years.

I learnt dis time around,dssc wil shortlist 15 per state. Take it or leave it.

Uziehot: I learnt dis time around,dssc wil shortlist 15 per state. Take it or leave it.

Last year was 30/state & we tot d number dt wl b enlisted will increase to @least 10, but at d end only 5 were enlisted per state. So no one will disput ur info expect d new applicants as this is no news to d old ones.
It is only when ppl are finally enlisted, that is when you will know their (NA) mind. So don‘t b too xcited because of this info.

samobaba4u:
Last year was 30/state & we tot d number dt wl b enlisted will increase to @least 10, but at d end only 5 were enlisted per state. So no one will disput ur info expect d new applicants as this is no news to d old ones.
It is only when ppl are finally enlisted, that is when you will know their (NA) mind. So don‘t b too xcited because of this info.

;Dsee as u burst his bubble..

poundsmaker: NEW TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ARMED FORCES.
DETAILS of the newly-signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS) for personnel of the
Nigerian military, which is expected to
bring sweeping changes towards the
transformation and modernisation of
the Armed Forces, have emerged.
HTACOS, which was approved by the
Armed Forces Council, took effect
following its signing by outgoing Chief
of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal
Oluseyi Petinrin on July 10, 2012. It
provides every officer of the military -
Army, Navy and Air Force - with the
specifics of the rules and regulations
governing all issues, including
recruitment, accommodation,
promotion, retirements, resignations,
death in active service, gratuities and
benefits for depend ants, burial
benefits, child education (dead or
active service), medical treatment,
pension and allowances.
It also provides for what every officer
should expect whether the personnel
joined the military as Regular
Combatant Commission (joined as
cadet through the Nigerian Defence
Academy) or through Direct Regular
Commission, Direct Short Service
Commission, Short Service Combatant
Commission or the Executive/Special
Duty/ Branch Commission.
The aim is to have common terms and
conditions of service in the three
services - Army, Navy and Air Force,
moving away from the former order
where these terms and condition of
service differed among the Services.
Highlight of the HTACOS is that when
fully implemented, retirement age in
the military would be different from
other personnel of the Federal
Government. For now, the military is
bound to retire its officers on their
completion of 35 years of service or
their attaining the age ceiling for their
ranks, whichever comes first. This has
resulted in the average retirement age
for the nation's military to be around
52 years.
The HTACOS has effectively scrapped
the years of service of 35 years of
service and fully embraced the age on
rank bracket to enable the Armed
Forces to continue to tap from the
experiences of its officers as is done in
the Armed Forces of such nations as
India, Britain and United States, well
beyond the present retirement rules.
This means that as long as officers and
men of the Nigerian military pass the
necessary promotion board
examinations, they would not be
retired just because they have served
35 years. But that will now depend on
their Run Out Date (ROD).
But effectively, the HTACOS starts with
the 36th Course and their equivalents
and above. The 36th Course members
were the first set to start full degree
programmes at the Nigerian Defence
Academy (NDA). Before then, Courses
1 to 35 studied and graduated with the
National Certificate in Education (NCE)
from the NDA. This means that while
Course 36 and above will benefit from
all the provisions of the HTACOS, their
seniors, Courses 1 to 35, will not have
the full benefits. Course 17 is the
oldest still in service. Incoming Chief
of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ola
Sa'ad Ibrahim is Course 17, Lt.-Gen.
Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika is Course
18, the new Service Chiefs - Rear
Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba (Navy) is
Course 22 while incoming Chief of the
Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex
Sabundu Badeh (Air Force) is Course
21.
Under the old TACOS, the ROD for a
Regular Commissioned Lieutenant or
its equivalent in the Navy (Sub-
Lieutenant) or Air Force (Flying
Officer) was 35 years, Captain/
Lieutenant/Flight Lieutenant - 40,
Major/Lieutenant Commander/
Squadron Leader - 46, Lieutenant
Colonel/Commander/Wing Commander
- 49, Colonel/Captain/Group Captain -
52, Brigadier-General/Commodore/Air
Commodore - 54, Major General/Rear
Admiral/Air Vice Marshal - 56,
Lieutenant-General/Vice Admiral/Air
Marshal - 58 and General/Admiral/Air
Chief Marshal - 60.
But under the new HTACOS, RODs
were extended. Now, the ROD for
Regular Commissioned Officers under
the HTACOS for Lieutenant or its
equivalent in the Navy and Air Force is
39 years, Captain or its equivalent- 46,
Major or its equivalent - 50, Lieutenant
Colonel or its equivalent - 53, Colonel
or its equivalent - 54, Brigadier-
General or its equivalent - 56, Major-
General or its equivalent - 57,
Lieutenant-General or its equivalent -
59 and General or its equivalent
remains 60.
Section 02.10 (b) of the HTACOS states:
"Except as provided for in sub-sections
(c) and (d), an officer holding a
substantive rank will be retired on
reaching the age indicated for that
rank."
In addition to having the retirement
age to be beyond 35 years in service,
Brigadier-Generals and their
equivalents will on implementation of
the HTACOS be entitled to have in
retirement the services of an orderly,
driver and a steward, unless such
officer specifically opts out of such
arrangement. The number of such
personal staff is expectedly higher for
Major Generals and their equivalents.
Initially, some personnel of the
Nigerian military expressed misgivings
about the HTACOS. Some were
disappointed that it would only be
fully implemented from Course 36 and
above, meaning that Courses 17 to 35
would only benefit from partial
implementation. This, they believed
does not serve the "good" interest of
the Armed Forces and the nation,
alleging that some of the best hands in
the military would still retire
prematurely under the approved
HTACOS.
But Director, Defence Information, Col.
Mohammed Yerima, dismissed such
fears saying that "the newly signed
Harmonised Terms and Conditions of
Service (HTACOS 2012) is a well
thought-out and carefully drafted
roadmap for excellent career pursuit
in the Armed Forces. The major thrust
of the new HTACOS is the enablement
of full and rewarding career for
officers in their chosen profession; it is
intended for the good of the officers
and for the greater interest of the
Armed Forces and the nation.
Specifically, all officers of the Armed
Forces now have the following
additional years longer in the service
compared to what is contained in
HTACOS proposal of 2009: Lieutenant
to Captain and their equivalent, four
years; Major to Lieutenant Colonel and
their equivalent, three years; Colonel
and its equivalent, two years;
Brigadier-General to Lieutenant
General and their equivalent, one
year. HTACOS 2012 also ensured that
the frequent retirement in the Armed
Forces is no longer tenable as was in
the past, among other altruistic
intentions. More instructive is the fact
that the document was carefully
drafted, duly subjected to due
processes, scrutinized and approved
by the Armed Forces Council before
the Chief of Defence Staff was
statutorily authorised to sign and
implement it as approved."
The quest for a new HTACOS has been
on in the military since the advent of
the return to civil rule in May 1999. In
December 2008, former Chief of
Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul
Dike set up a panel to review the
HTACOS, explaining that the review is
aimed at bringing the terms and
conditions of service in the three
services in line with the changes
envisaged in the transformation and
modernisation agenda for the Nigerian
military.
Incidentally, the First Defence Retreat
held in Jaji, Kaduna State last year had
also recommended that "DHQ should
review the HTACOS particularly as it
concerns the length of service of
personnel." The expectation of the
Retreat is that the HTACOS panel
would result in the retirement for the
military to be different from other
personnel of the Federal Government.
For now, the military is bound to retire
its officers on their completion of 35
years of service or their attaining the
age ceiling for their ranks, whichever
comes first. This has resulted in the
average retirement age for the nation'
military being around 52 years.

Ok! Tnx, thought u hav d one dat contains financial benefits

dmajesticjoe:
Ok! Tnx, thought u hav d one dat contains financial benefits

. What is actually wrong with u? Why did u quote the whole text?

With the new information that I got this afternoon... This time around it is going to be 40 per state for the SSC. Take it or U leave it.Don't ask for the source pls!!!

dmajesticjoe:
Ok! Tnx, thought u hav d one dat contains financial benefits

Nah, i don't have the one that contain the financial benefits. You're welcome.

Adepoju2081: With the new information that I got this afternoon... This time around it is going to be 40 per state for the SSC. Take it or U leave it.Don't ask for the source pls!!!

how many ll they shortlist at the end of the day is the ?

10/state..In sha Allah I will b among first five

Prayer and fasting mode reactivated. Gbam

Uziehot: I learnt dis time around,dssc wil shortlist 15 per state. Take it or leave it.

and when??

***passing by*****

Ademolu2002: and when??

In this month of August, but I don't know the exact date

Adepoju2081:

In this month of August, but I don't know the exact date

very wrong. That was how someone said it ll be this week. It can only be after august

Generaloluseye: how many ll they shortlist at the end of the day is the ?

I was not told that one ooo. I was told this year they need more SSC applicant ,because of the present security problem in the country

Generaloluseye: very wrong. That was how someone said it ll be this week. It can only be after august

Let us wait and see.... then we will know who is wrong!

.Please ooo!! I guess a lot of folks (most especially those that have been calling me lately) are curious as well as anxious as to the date shortlist will come out; it is not that I cannot give a date like most folks on NL; it is just that I don't want to say something now then my oga at the top will now go and say another thing ................most of U had no choice but to go for SSC but find it very difficult to do an average 3Km route March not to talk of a 10km jog without gassing out. Use this time & prepare, some of D folks here R veteran applicants & R already good to go in that area; when list will come out, is irrelevant at This point. What is important is whether your name is on it, if it is, U will be sent an SMS. Ur name will come out, then when they ask U to run 3km U start submitting wawa parade, ok ooooooooooo........................ka chineke eme ezokwu!!!

See error!!!!! If this had happened in Nigeria or to a Nigerian, the Nigerian press, APC, MASSOB and fellow Nigerians alike will not allow us to hear word.

http://m.aljazeera.com/se/201485181855581790

Why the mute?

Nothing to say. People have run out of speculations, now we simply wait.

mimzy007: Nothing to say. People have run out of speculations, now we simply wait.

Them don speculate tire!!! Speculators have now turn to spectators............I wish Oga minimah was on Nairaland.............infact why not invite him to have an account against next year recruitment circle. Let him use, NL DSSC/SSC thread to do late night show.........

Hahahaha! Abeg I no fit laugh. NA oooo

And the list is finally out yeeeeeeeeeeees