{"id":18785,"date":"2021-10-19T18:48:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T16:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/?p=18785"},"modified":"2022-01-28T12:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T10:00:47","slug":"my-nss-experience-that-gave-me-a-new-perspective-about-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobberman.com.gh\/discover\/my-nss-experience-that-gave-me-a-new-perspective-about-life","title":{"rendered":"MY NSS Experience that Gave Me a New Perspective About Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had my tertiary education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) between 2011 and 2015. I read Agriculture and in my final year I majored in Animal Science.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward, national service postings were released and I was posted to Ghana Armed Forces (Burma Camp). Honestly, I was not expecting that. I thought I would be posted to a place that was in line with the course I studied in school. My friends even wondered what exactly I was going to do there. But I was not really worried about it because I’ve always loved adventure. I didn’t mind exploring other fields of life.<\/p>\n

My first day at Burma camp was an awesome experience. I observed how everything was clean and in order. I met some of my course mates at the orientation at the Burma hall. I became more comfortable seeing them, unfortunately, we were all posted to different units.<\/p>\n

I was assigned to the Support Service Brigade Headquarters with three other national service persons, but the unit had various departments and so we were further shared among these departments.<\/p>\n

I had the privilege to serve at the store department. My head of department received me with open arms and gave me wise counsel. Over there, I was taught how to prepare ration indents for young soldiers. I also learnt how to book and issue items.<\/p>\n

It took me only a week to learn all the store duties and my boss was impressed about how fast I was able to grasp everything I had been taught. I was tasked to do more and entrusted with more responsibilities. My short stay at Burma Camp was exciting because I had the chance to learn a few military rules and their daily operational activities.<\/p>\n

The only challenge I had was the fact that I was forced sometimes to attend compulsory social functions during weekends. Aside from that every single day I spent at Burma camp was very impactful. I  literally learned how to plan and organize my life, be disciplined and prepared at all times.<\/p>\n

One other key impact is that the Support Service Brigade taught me never to give up in life<\/strong>. Their slogan which says “Press On Regardless, Regardless Keep Pressing\u2019\u2019<\/strong> has now become my personal mantra for life.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, I will advice everyone reading this piece, especially prospective service personnel to never see any stage\/season of life as a mistake. The journey of life is a process. We need to go through certain things in order to build and acquire some skills which are necessary for our lives.<\/p>\n

No matter the vicissitudes of life, keep pressing on.<\/p>\n

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Dear fresh graduate, if you are inspired by this story and still looking to land a job, Jobberman can connect you to your next job at a click of a button.<\/p>\n

Your next career step begins with us, level up with Jobberman today!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Author: Mercy Dufie Boateng<\/a>, Business Development Consultant, Jobberman Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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