Ghana Army Recruitment: Armed Forces Schedules Documentation and Body Selection for November 12
- The Ghana Armed Forces has announced the next stage of its ongoing recruitment process
- The application process ended on November 7 after an extension due to technical challenges
- The government is targeting 12,000 new Armed Forces personnel over the next three years
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is moving to the next stage of its recruitment process.
It will hold its documentation and body selection from November 12 to 13 at various centres.
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The Ghana Armed Forces announced the update in a statement online.
The application process ended on November 7, 2025, after a one-week extension from October 31 because of some disruptions.
Technical challenges forced the high command to revise the initial timeline.
What are the Ghana Army eligibility requirements?
For general eligibility, anyone who wants to enlist in the Ghanaian army must:
- Be a Ghanaian citizen by birth
- Be of good character
- Be not less than 18 years of age and not more than 25 years for non-tradesmen, and not more than 27 years for tradesmen by December 30, 2025
- Be medically fit by Armed Forces standards
- Be unmarried
- Be unbonded
- Be of a minimum height of 1.68m (5'6") for males and 1.57m (5'2") for females, and, for Military Police only, be of a minimum height of 1.75m (5'9") for males and 1.70m (5'7") for females
- Have six (6) Credits (not less than Grade 6) in the BECE, including English and Mathematics
- Have passes (Up to Grade D7 for Army Candidates in English and Mathematics, and other 4 passes and grade C6 for Navy and Air Force in all subjects) at WASSCE or the requisite credit/passes in respective trade qualifications from GES at Intermediate or Advanced Level.
Army recruitment targets for Ghanaian government
The government is targeting the recruitment of 12,000 new personnel into the Ghana Armed Forces over the next three years.
Deputy Defence Minister, Brogya Genfi, first noted that the cost of recruitment forms will be reduced by more than 40% compared to the previous exercise.
He assured that the process would be transparent and strictly merit-based and also warned against falling for fraudulent recruitment schemes.
“Any individual or syndicate involved in fraudulent recruitment schemes will be dealt with without mercy."
The application process involves purchasing a scratch card, completing an online application, and going through various screening stages, including medical, academic, and physical fitness tests.
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In June, the now late Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, indicated that the recruitment would be rolled out in phases, with about 3,000 personnel expected to be recruited each year.
In 2024, 90,000 persons applied via the recruitment portal.
Ghana Armed Forces' most recent recruitment
YEN.com.gh previously reported that the Ghana Armed Forces had its 2024 recruitment drive for the Regular Career Officer Course and Short Service Commission Officers in September last year.
It published an advert in the media at the time, providing application guidelines for the recruitment process and warning hopeful personnel against engaging with middlemen or making unsanctioned payments.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
