FUNCTIONS OF MAN O' WAR

FUNCTIONS OF MAN O’ WAR NIGERIA
•Rescue and disaster management
Participation in the enhancement of food security.
•Embarking in youth sensitization activities
•Enhancing value re-orientation and sensitization of citizens through the promotion of social welfare, culture and economic well being.
•Regular liaison with governmental bodies, authorities, professional associations and body cooperate to monitor government projects and programmes.
•Compliment efforts of law enforcement agencies of government in traffic management, security of life and property, environment protection, general safety & crowd control.
•Training of youth corpers at orientation camps, Students in schools and out of School youths.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
INVESTITURE/PARADE
•This should take place not more than once a year in any particular command.
•It shall be an occasion where new member(s) are inducted and graduating members sent off (whichever is applicable).
•In case of new member(s) it shall be an occasion for affirming the membership promise.
•It shall also be an occasion whereby Patron(s). Matron(s) and Adviser(s) shall pledge the oath of service on assumption of office.
CAMPING AND TRAINING:
•Camping and Training shall be carried out only on the notification of the Centre with the approval of the National/State commands.
•All rules and regulations concerning camping and training (as contained in the Command Handbook) shall be strictly adhered to.
•Camping and Training exercise shall be within the State/zonal command except it is a Centre’s sponsored programme.
•Command shall determine the time, place and frequency of their training within the Command.
•Physical Activities, Rope obstacle course, swimming, rock climbing, circuit training, tug of war, jogging, assault course, physical exercise, cross country, road work, marshal arts, sports and games, expeditions, endurance trek, orienteering and swimming where possible.
•Mental Activities, Symposia, discussions, debates, lectures, quiz, impromptu speeches and know your neighbour etc.
•Technical Activities, First aid, life saving, mapping compass work, fire fighting and rope knotting.
•Vocational Activities, Agriculture, piggery, fishery, horticulture. All forms of animal husbandry and Gardening, typing and dying painting, drawing, soap and cream making, Sewing and knitting, cookery, carpentry, broom making, camp crafting etc.
•Social Engagements
a.Commands shall assist in Traffic Control, crowd control, environmental sanitation, visiting hospitals, motherless babies’ homes and orphanages, remand homes, old people homes, prison yards and organized adult education classes.
b.They may attend marriage, funeral service, house warming, naming ceremony and other social functions on invitation.
c.Once out of their own jurisdiction, commands are to make their presence known to the host command for necessary cooperation as a matter of simple courtesy.
•Cultural Activities, Singing and dancing, drama, poetry, story telling etc. Members may attend State and other functions.
•If the need arises, engage in other activities as may be decided by the executive committee conversant with the aim and objective of Man O’ War Nigeria