MILITARY EFFICIENCY

THE ISSUE OF FINANCE

Abstract

Military efficiency may best be described as a unit ability to carry out successful operations at least costs. It is also the measure of response readiness and competence in discharging the constitutional responsibilities of the military. In practical terms, this depends largely on personnel training, acquisition of sophisticated hard and soft wares, intelligence and motivation. However, these factors depend in turn on finance. It is therefore very cogent that discussion on military efficiency must factor in to what extent the national budget could go, and what possible avenues should be exploited by the military as an organization to raise funds. It is advocated that military engineering corps especially, and the medicorps should be partially commercialized, while cortage maintenance industries like dress making industry, should be set up, and also partially commercialized to ensure serious economic downturn arising from possible oil glut will not render the Nigerian military handicapped.