The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has granted a crucial one-week extension for its ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise, citing “technical challenges encountered on the recruitment portal” that disrupted the initial application phase.
Prospective applicants seeking a career in the Army, Navy, or Air Force now have until November 7, 2025, to complete and submit their applications.
The army, in a statement, said it wants all citizens given a fair opportunity to enlist.
The recruitment drive, which was launched on October 1, 2025, was originally scheduled to close on October 31. The unexpected online difficulties, however, forced the high command to revise the timeline.
The official statement confirming the extension was signed by Colonel Evelyn Ntiamoah Asamoah, Acting Director General of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces.
“The Ghana Armed Forces has extended the deadline for the ongoing recruitment exercise by one week due to some technical challenges encountered on the recruitment portal during the initial period,” the release stated.
The military hierarchy promptly issued an apology for the disruption, appealing to applicants and the general public for their patience and cooperation as the process moves forward under the new deadline.
For general eligibility, each applicant 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 30 December 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. 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) at 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.
The full eligibility requirements can be viewed here.
Army recruitment targets for Ghanaian government
The government is targeting the recruitment of 12,000 new personnel into the Ghana Armed Forces enlisted into the service 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. Genfi 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, about 90,000 persons applied to join Ghana’s security services 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 2024.
It published an advert in the media on September 13, 2024, providing application guidelines for the recruitment process and warning against engaging with middlemen and unsanctioned payments.
Source: YEN.com.gh
Source: Yen.com.gh
