Commonly Used Terms In NYSC
As a prospective corp member you need to be familiar with the commonly used NYSC terms.here are some of them
1) State co-ordinator: this is the overall head of NYSC in a state.he/she is in charge of all NYSC affair in the state
2) Zonal Inspector (ZI): he/she is in charge of the corp members posted to his/her zone.A zone consists of some LGs
3) Local government inspector (LI):he/she is in charge of the corp members posted to his/her local government
4) Place of Primary Assignment (PPA): this is where a corp member is been posted to for the service year after the orientation camp.you can either be rejected or accepted.if you are rejected the LI hs d power to repost you to anywhere withih the local government.the PPA will give you clearance every month to testify that you worked.
5) Community Development Service (CDS): This is a weekly activity engaged in by corp members to develop the community where they are serving.there are several forms of CDs group which includes; Education,environmental,EFCC,sport,FRSC etc
6) personal CDS: this is a project in which a corp member engage in to develop the community where he/she is serving.it'll be supervised by the LI and if you do it well you may end up gettin a state award and even National award.
7) seven over seven (7/7): this implies dressing in full NYSC attire; the cap,crested vest,khaki shirt,belt,khaki trouser,socks and jungle boot.the ceremonial oufit includes all except the khaki shirt.
Payment voucher (PV):This is signed every month by all corp members for the payment of the month's allawee.the pre-requisite for signing this is the clearance from the PPA and CDS attendance.
9) family house: this is a setting/lodge that has been organised by the religious bodies like MCAN,NCCF and NACC
10)Passing out parrade (POP):this is done for corp members after the service year.its ussually done at the state capital but has now been decentralized to zones suppossedly for security reasons.
You are free to add yours.wishing all prospective corp members a happy service year.

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