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Ghana Army Recruitment: Armed Forces Opens 2024 Enrollment Process, Scratch Cards Going For GH¢350
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Ghana Army Recruitment: Armed Forces Opens 2024 Enrollment Process, Scratch Cards Going For GH¢350

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The Ghana Armed Forces has begun its 2024 recruitment drive after a public announcement in the Daily Graphic
  • It has warned prospective applicants not to engage with any middlemen or make any payments to them
  • Scratch cards for the online application are being sold for GH¢350 at some selected post offices

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The Ghana Armed Forces has begun its 2024 recruitment drive for the Regular Career Officer Course and Short Service Commission Officers.

The Ghana Armed Forces has warned prospective applicants not to engage with middlemen or make payments.

2024 Ghana Army Recruitment Begins
An online application portal has been opened for the Ghana Army Recruitment. Source: Ghana Armed Forces
Source: Facebook

A statement outlined a website for applicants to apply to. The Ghana Armed Forces also published an advert in the Daily Graphic on Friday, September 13, 2024, giving the application details.

Scratch cards for the online application are being sold for GH¢350 at designated Ghana Post offices nationwide. The online application portal also opened on September 13.

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Adom News reported that the army has urged the public to report persons claiming to be middlemen.

Among the criteria for applicants, they must be Ghanaian citizens by birth, not be married, not be less than 18 years and not more than 26 years by March 31, 2025.

They must also be of a minimum height of 1.68m (5’6”) for males and 1.60m (5’4”) for females. For Military Police only; the minimum height for male applicants should be 1.75m (5’9”) and 1.70m (5’ 7”) for females.

About 90,000 apply for slots in security services

This recruitment process comes after a similar exercise for internal security services.

The Minister of Interior says about 90,000 persons applied to join Ghana's security services via the recruitment portal.

The approved budget only allows for the recruitment of 12,000 new personnel across the internal security services.

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The categories available during the process include General Duty Recruits and Graduate General Duties.

Recruitment of Ghana nurses to Barbados

YEN.com.gh reported that the Ministry of Health has been recruiting nurses for posting to the Caribbean country of Barbados

The recruitment process run from August 15 to August 22. Some Ghanaian nurses moved to the Caribbean after the Bahamas announced new recruitments in 2023.

Aside from this, the Ministry of Health was in the process of recruiting new nurses and midwives.

According to a statement from the ministry, processes for recruitment began on August 5.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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