Disclaimer: This is just a heads up on what to expect. It’s not in any way trying to discourage you from serving your country
It didn’t take much for me to find the negative aspects of what isn’t just the best part of the NYSC experience, but also unarguably the only really good thing about that entire year.
Anyway, here they are, the worst things you can expect — or if you’re like me, remember — from NYSC Camp:
1. The Paperwork
I promise, you never have, and probably will never again, fill as much redundant shit as you will on the first day of camp.
It didn’t even make sense.
Why the hell am I writing the exact same information on like 10 separate forms? WHY?
2. The Wardrobe
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I don’t care who your father is, or how many times you hit the gym in a week, it is completely impossible to look good in that white on white ensemble.
It’s also a serious hassle to wash.
I guess the only silver lining there was that we all looked stupid together.
3. The Plumbing
The bathroom and toilet situation is a legit disaster.
I dare you to actually sit on that toilet seat and walk away without some type of bacterial infection.
And the walls! Oh Shit! The walls! Have you ever seen murals made of poop? Well, you’ll know what I’m talking about when you make your first visit. It makes you wonder, do people wipe their butts on the walls or do they wipe their behinds with their hands and then smear them there? It’s just a really disturbing visual.
4. The Food
If you were one of the brave people that actually ate the food that was served by the camp itself, I salute you.
I was lucky enough to have my platoon do kitchen duty super early, and after seeing the shit that went on back there, I almost swore off food entirely.
It then took me a week to find a cook in Mami Market that didn’t serve diarrhoea on a plate.
5. The Schedule
Who the hell wakes adults up by 4am?
It’s not even that they are telling you to start getting ready, they actually expect you to be fully dressed and jogging out by that time. BY 4AM.
But the only thing more annoying is the 10pm curfew. When you’re not a toddler.
6. The Lectures
Sure there were a couple of guest speakers that were witty and insightful, but the rest of the heap were stinking turds that forced us to listen to cliché success tips that don’t actually work in the real world.
It didn’t help that they went on for hours and hours on end.
It was torture.
7. The End
As terrible as all these sound, camp turned out to be one of my favourite experiences.
I mean, I got to see Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, and Iyanya perform for FREE. I even got to see the ridiculously beautiful rapper Eva, do a sort of softcore striptease.
I even made a ton of friends I’m still in touch with, and I wasn’t even trying. So, the only thing worse than the six listed above, was having to leave when I finally started to get the hang of it.
What was your worst NYSC Camp experience? Please, tell us in the comments section below.
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