The Deputy Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS),  Fuseini Donkor, has clarified that personnel under the scheme will undergo a military orientation programme, not full military training, as part of a newly introduced module aimed at building discipline and preparedness among Ghanaian youth.

Speaking on JoyNews' AM Show, Mr Donkor addressed the growing public misconceptions surrounding the programme. "People have been referring to it as 'military training', but according to the Ghana Armed Forces, the accurate term is 'military orientation'.

This distinction is important," he emphasised. "It is not about learning to fire weapons or surviving in the jungle." He noted that the public perception of military training is often outdated and misleading. "All most people know about military training is the harsh stories - being sent into the forest with no food and little water.

That's the image we've all grown up with.