into the Nigerian Army as private soldiers on the successful completion of their training and graduation from the secondary school. The initial group of students was known as the "First Platoon" who were sons and wards of serving military personnel. However its military history can be traced to 1951 when the idea of establishing "Boys Company" along the same pattern of the Boys Wing of British Army was conceived for each of the West African Colonies Namely: the Gambia, Gold coast(Ghana), Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The Nigerian military school prides itself due to its numerous successes in regional and national quizzes, drama and sporting competition. It is also said to have one of the highest educational and academic standards in the country, more than most conventional civil high schools in Nigeria. Notable alumni NMS has produced numerous Senior Military officers and Senior Staff in both Government and Private sectors. till date it has produced a military vice president, four chiefs of defence staff and a president of the united nations general assembly. Some of its alumni include Tunde Idiagbon Joseph Garba John Shagaya Jeremiah Useni John Inienger Salihu Ibrahim Buba Marwa Yakubu Mu'azu Alexander Ogomudia Abubakar Sani Bello Abdulkareem Adisa Senator David Mark George Alily Raji Rasaki Akolisa Ufodike Abdussamad Dasuki Zamani Lekwot Abayomi Olonisakin Houses To encourage sporting activities and competition as attendance increased, four houses were created: Exham, Inglis, FairBanks and Swynnerton. These names were later changed to Giffard, Tranchard, Whistler and Lugard. As the School changed to School certificate status shortly after independence, the house names were also changed to Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu and Kaduna. The new names were chosen to reflect the regional capitals of the country. In 1976, two additional houses were added and the names were again changed. The new house names reflected military company designations: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot. One additional has been added: Gulf, the 7th company. In late 2003, the School changed to the old names of Kaduna, Lagos, Ibadan and Enugu, with Abuja, Calabar and Zaria given to the additional new companies of Echo, Foxtrot and Gulf. Commandants Since its inception, the Military Institution has at various times been commanded by numerous Officers. They are as follows: References External links https://www.exboys.co.uk /Official Website of Ex Boys of Nigerian Military School, Zaria in the UK] https://www.nms1954.sch.ng /Official website of the Nigerian Military School https://www.nmsexboys.com /Home of Ex-Boys of the