Direct Short Service Ranks And Salary 2024 (Army, Navy, AirForce)

Talking about Direct Short Service Ranks. Direct Short Service Commission which is also known as DSSC is a type of recruitment which is normally organized by the Nigerian Military, that is the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force. This type of recruitment is only meant for graduates.

So before you can join the Nigerian Military through the Direct Short Service, you must be a Graduate. Now In this article, we will be looking at the ranks and the salary structure of the Nigerian Military DSSC. The Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy. Please note that all the Rank in the Nigerian Military DSSC is also applicable to the Nigerian Military Regular Officers. The Nigerian Military Regular Officers are those ones that spent 5 years in the Nigerian Defence Academy doing both academic and military training.

They also have the same ranks as the Direct Short Service. only that there are some ranks that the regular officers can reach but the DSSC and SSC cannot be able to reach. Just like the rank of Lieutenant General.

Direct Short Service Ranks And Salary 2024

The Nigerian Army Direct Short Service Ranks And Salary 2024

The Nigerian Army DSSC Ranks And Salary structure is different from other Forces as they have two different types of recruitment meant for graduates. The DSSC and the SSC. But in this post we will only be looking at the Nigerian Army DSSC Ranks And Salary. We have already written an article about the Nigerian Army SSC Ranks And Salary structure.

Nigerian Army Direct Short Service Ranks And Salary Structure 2024

Below is the Salary Structure of the Nigerian Army Direct Short Service.

1. Lieutenant- N180,000
2. Captain- N220,000
3. Major- N300,000
4. Lieutenant colonel- N350,000
5. Colonel- N550,000
6. Brigadier General- N750,000

Now let’s go to the Nigerian Navy DSSC Ranks And Salary 2024.

Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Ranks And Salary structure 2024

First, let’s look at the Nigerian Navy DSSC ranks.

Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Ranks

• Commodore
• Captain.
• Commander.
• Lieutenant Commander.
• Lieutenant.
• Sub-Lieutenant.

The above ranks is the rank which is obtainable in the Nigerian Navy as a Short Service officer. Now let’s look at the Nigerian Navy DSSC Salary

Nigerian Navy Direct Short Service Salary

• Sub Lieutenant – #220,745 monthly Salary
• Lieutenant. – #297,686 Monthly Salary
• Lieutenant Commander – #351,577 Monthly Salary
• Commander. – #412,856 Monthly Salary
• Captain. – #451,895 Monthly Salary
• Commodore – #755,349 Monthly Salary

Now let’s look at the Nigerian Air Force DSSC Ranks And Salary 2024.

Nigerian Air Force Direct Short Service ranks and Salary Structure.

• Air Commodore – N677, 895 monthly Salary
• Group Captain – N352, 631 monthly Salary
• Wing Commander – N342, 586 monthly Salary
• Squadron Leader – N248, 004 monthly Salary
• Flight Lieutenant – N232, 484 monthly Salary
• Flying Officer – N218,400 Monthly Salary.