Corpers' lodge

After arguing and fighting with people for many years now, I can proudly say, and without regret that I love to sleep. The rigorous and unorganized schedule of camp didn't change that. It didn't matter to me if I had to skip parade - skipping parade sounds rather permissive, the right word being "duck" parade. I strategically hung my mosquito net and covered myself in my blanket in a way that my roommates had a hard time telling if I was on my bed, except of course for my bunkie who always complained of how much I shook the bunk, which I blamed on the age of the bunk, when in fact it was an indices of how much I was enjoying my sleep - talk more of soldiers who came into rooms to chase us out. On the last day in camp, my bunkie, thinking he was doing me a favour woke me up by 3am! "3am?! Common! You should've given me an hour more"  was my thought, but my consolation was "It is the last day".  The day all the fears that lingered in my...

Congratulations to those who have completed their online registration. I wish the others luck and Godspeed.  Alot of mails have been sent to us at corperslodge808@gmail.com, mostly to ascertain the information about registration and what you may or may not need in camp especially from the females. I'm glad we have been able to help alot of people with registration issues.  To tackle the questions about what you may or may not need in camp, we consulted two former corpers, and from the ladies perspective they synthesized the piece you are about to read.  I hope you find it helpful.  *** Ladies, i know you are excited about your posting for the compulsory national service. Congratulations!!! However for you to stand out and look smart and classy in camp, there are some do's and dont's  you'll have to follow. PACKING FOR CAMP Don't go with your mother's biggest luggage (you are going to camp not your husband's house), pack lightly...