JLCpl Yaissa Kitchen JLCpl Simeon Ebosie Long before the national debate on rotational presidency in Nigeria’s body politick started, we in AFMS had started practicing rotational leadership without problems. In the early years, the overall leader of Junior Air Men was based on rotation between the squadron junior NCOs. There were five squadron junior NCOs representing the five squadrons and each week a new head boy (overall) took over leadership of the JAM for a period lasting one week before handing over the overall badge (shoulder flashes ) to the next in line. This was done usually in alphabetical order from blue squadron down to yellow squadron. • J/Lcpl Selfa Pyenap was reputed to be the first of such overalls to have dodged his own parade. • JAM Ogunyeye had the singular honor of being the first to wear the J/Sgt, J/FS and JWO rank badge and also being the first permanent overall. • The first JAM to be given a local rank was J/FS Sanda D .He was given the rank of JWO so he could stand in for and command the parade of the 2 nd POP (1985 July) in the absence the JRSM who had gone for NDA interview at Kaduna. • JCpl Koinyan First Provost Marshal (1984) . DISCIPLINE The third objective of setting up the military school was to provide a forum for proper and mental development, the ingratiation of disciplined behavior, the acquisition of leadership ability and the inculcation of good citizenship. Any JAM found to be lacking in discipline/good behaviour was summarily reprimanded. Discipline was taken seriously that offending JAM were tried using the Air Force Act. This was meant to shape us and it was either you shape up or you ship out. •
The first JAM to be expelled was JACM H Yussuf (Red Sqn) at the end of the 1980/81 session. • The first JAM to be suspended was JLCpl E Simeon. For maltreating a junior student was later expelled from the school by Sept 1981 • JAM with highest number of AWOLs – J Mohammed (3). Later broken by A Umaru (5), 11th June 1883 • For making a false document JACM Delia got two weeks in hard labour (IHL) • Four JAM were expelled for cheating in an examination During the first five years a few Junior Air Men voluntarily left the school mainly for personal reasons they include :- JACM Obaighagbon, U Udok, M Dikko, A Dikko, H Pam, D Suleiman, Tugar