The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will in the next three and half years recruit 12,000 personnel to bolster the man-power strength of the Forces."I am excited to announce that, as has been communicated by the Commander-in-Chief, a comprehensive enlistment and recruitment exercise is to be undertaken with the view to increasing the man-power strength of the Ghana Armed Forces."Altogether, we are enlisting and recruiting 12,000 personnel within the next three and half years," the Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah said.He made this known at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Monday.According to Dr Boamah, aimed at making the Military ready to support the industrialisation agenda of the government, professionals would be targeted, going forward, in the recruitment drive."Looking at the needs of the Ghana Armed Forces and in particular the desire to build institutional capacity to support the ongoing drive towards industrialisation and food security, future enlistment and recruitment exercises will also be targeting specific qualifications- such as Agric Extension Officers, artisans, engineers, biochemists among others," he indicated.He cautioned potential applicants to avoid dealing with third parties in the application process because the GAF would not contract or delegate any individuals, organisations or institutions to undertake any recruitment and enlistment exercise on its behalf.The Ministry of Defence, he said, would support the Ghana Armed Forces to enhance the capabilities of the recruitment and enlistment portal ahead of the August-September 2025 man-power enhancement drive."The public is therefore advised to avoid fraudsters and scammers who pose as agents of the Armed Forces to recruit personnel.
You engage them at your own risk.
Report them to lawful authority."Joining the Ghana Armed Forces under President Mahama will be based solely on merit, not money.
We seek to train soldiers who will not be in haste to provide guard duties for unauthorised persons.
