Difference Between Tradesmen And Non Tradesmen In The Nigerian Army

Difference between Tradesmen and Non Tradesmen In the Nigerian Army is one of the questions those who are joining the Nigeria Army regular recruits intake normally ask. In this post, we will explain everything you need to know about the Nigeria Army Tradesmen and the Nigeria Army Non Tradesmen.

What Is The Nigerian Army Tradesmen?

The Nigerian Army Tradesmen is the type of enlistment in the Nigerian Army which is specifically designed for those who have trade test. That is why it is called Tradesmen because only those who have trade certificate can apply for the recruitment.

What Is Nigerian Army Non Tradesmen?

The Nigeria Army Non Tradesmen is for those who wish to to join the Nigeria Army without trade certificate. They only have their SSCE certificate.

Now talking about the difference between Tradesmen and Non Tradesmen in the Nigeria Army is self explanatory but we will still talk more about it.

Difference Between Tradesmen And Non Tradesmen In The Nigerian Army

The difference between Tradesmen and Non Tradesmen In The Nigerian Army is that Tradesmen have trade and certificate of proof while the Non Tradesmen have no trade and certificate of proof.

The explanation above have explained everything you need to know but there are few other difference between them which we will still talk about.

Another difference between Tradesmen and Non Tradesmen in the Nigeria Army is that those who joined the Nigeria Army through Tradesmen are likely to be deployed according to their trades. Example, those who joined the army with Mechanic trade test are likely to be deployed to Engineer corps in the Nigerian Army. But for those who joined the Army through the Nigeria Army Non Tradesmen, they are always deployed to the fighting corps like the Infantry, Armour and Artillery.

Those who joined the Army through Tradesmen are just like those who joined the army through the DSSC while those who joined the army through Non Tradesmen are like those who joined the army through SSC.

I know some may be asking the meaning of DSSC and SSC. DSSC and SSC is for those who want to join the Nigerian Army as a graduate. They are meant for those who have HND or BSC and Equivalent. You can read our previous article on the difference between DSSC and SSC in the Nigerian Army.

To join the Nigeria Army Tradesmen or Non Tradesmen, You can read our previous post on the Nigeria Army Regular recruits intake recruitment.

Please note that apart from your trade certificate as a Tradesmen, you are to also provide your educational qualifications which is supposed to be SSCE, ND or NCE.