If you are a corps member or an awaiting corps members that waiting to serve his or her fatherland, it’s essential to know most of the major National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) acronyms and their full meaning so that you don’t sound like a Johnny just come (JJC) whenever this words are said to you by your fellow corps members, NYSC camp staff and other individual outside of the NYSC. So continue reading to find out the full meaning of PCM in NYSC.
What Does Pcm Means In NYSC?
PCM in NYSC simply means Prospective Corps Member or PCM’s which stands for Prospective Corps Members NYSC. The former is used to address a specific or an individual prospective corps member, while the latter is used to address two or more prospective corps members.
When you are addressed as a prospective corps member, it simply means that you have met all graduation requirements by your institution and you have been mobilized for the one year National service. You can also be addressed as a prospective corps member even when you are in the NYSC orientation camp before the usual NYSC swearing in that is done three (3) days after you’re in the camp.
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When a Corps Member Will Not Be Call PCM
You won’t be addressed as a prospective corps member PCM after you have met all NYSC criteria for camp registration and have been fully sworn in three (3) days after you are in camp. After which you will be addressed as a Corp Member, because you have now been a full member of the NYSC.
Full Meaning Of PCM in Nysc
The full meaning of PCM is Prospective Corps Member. It simply means a graduate from a higher institution who has met all graduation requirements from their various schools and is likely or expected to become a youth corper.
So now anywhere you see the word PCM or PCM’s, and it’s related to the national youth service corps (NYSC), it simply means a prospective corps member that is awaiting NYSC. And if you have been mobilized by NYSC and you are already in orientation camp, and you are still called PCM, it means that you are yet to be sworn in as a full corps member. Immediately you have taken the NYSC oath, you will be a full corps member.
FAQs About PCM in NYSC
Here are frequently asked questions and answers about the meaning of PCM in NYSC.
How Do I Become a PCM?
To become a Prospective Corps Member PCM, you must be a graduate from a recognized Nigerian institution or a foreign graduate who met all graduation requirements from their various institutions and is ready for mobilization or has been mobilized by NYSC for the one year national service.
What Qualifies a PCM to Become a Corp Member?
To qualify from prospective corps members (PCM) to be full corps members, you need to have filled the only NYSC online registration form and you have been sworn in as a Corp member in your NYSC orientation camp, three days after being in camp.
Does PCM Put on a NYSC Uniform?
The question of if a PCM can put on the NYSC khaki or uniform is based on stages. A PCM cannot put on the NYSC uniform after the NYSC online registration until the day they are being sworn in as a full corps member in the NYSC orientation camp.
Is PCM The Same as a Corp Member?
A PCM is quite different from a Corp Member, a PCM is a person who is yet to be sworn in as a Corp member. While a corp member is a person that has been sworn in by NYSC in orientation camp which makes him a full corp member.
Will I Be Called a PCM After NYSC Camp?
No, You won’t be called a prospective corps member (PCM) after NYSC orientation camp. In fact, you will be addressed as a Corps member on your third day in NYSC camp after you’ve been sworn in by taking the NYSC oath in camp.
Conclusion
Being a prospective corps member (PCM), comes with a joy after you must have met all graduation requirements from your institution. Having to see your name on the NYSC Senate list gives you an assurance that you have become a PCM. Knowing the acronym of PCM is one thing you should be familiar with before getting to the NYSC orientation camp.
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