The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has completed the selection of 2,000 recruits, the first of four planned batches for 2026.
GAF has asked selected candidates to report to their regional selection centres on Wednesday, 18 March, at 9:00 a.m. to collect their appointment letters and prospectuses.
According to GAF, the first batch includes 18 individuals who sustained injuries during the El-Wak Stadium stampede last year.
The statement further disclosed that five others sponsored by families of victims of the incident, in recognition of the tragedy, have also been included.
In a statement issued by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, it read, “The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to inform the public that it has completed the selection of Two Thousand (2000) recruits, being the first in the series of 4 batches. The selected personnel who have been invited are to report at their various selection centres across the 16 regions of the country for their appointment letters and prospectuses on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, at 0900 hours.
All potential applicants who had curable medical issues at the medical stage are encouraged to seek medical attention, as they would be invited again for a review at a later date at no cost.
Meanwhile, selected potential recruits for the first batch include 18 personnel who were injured during the El-Wak Stadium stampede last year. Five others were sponsored by the families of the deceased during the El-Wak stampede.
Ghana Armed Forces expresses its gratitude to all the 16 Regional Administrations for their immense support that enabled this year’s exercise to be organised at the regional level in line with the government’s directive of sending recruitment to the doorstep of potential applicants.
The Ghana Armed Forces assures all remaining applicants to remain calm as it continues the selection for the remaining batches. The Military is pleased to indicate that it has a pool of young applicants who score high marks during the aptitude test and will therefore make selections from the pool for subsequent recruitment exercises beyond this year.
Finally, the directive on facilitating recruitment for persons from Sikaman in the Ashanti Region who assisted the military during last year’s helicopter crash rescue operation is under consideration for the second batch of training”.
In related news, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), some months ago, strongly dismissed false reports that were circulated in the media, which alleged that about 60 per cent of applicants who went through medical screening tested positive for HIV.
According to Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, the Acting Director General of Public Relations, the reports are fake news and urged the public to ignore the reports.
In a press release issued by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, she revealed that the medical screening process for applicants is still ongoing, and no results have been released.
Parts of the Ghana Armed Forces statement read, “As such, any figures or conclusions being attributed to the process are false and misleading.”
“The medical process is ongoing, and no results have been declared as yet,” the statement added.
GAF statement further warned media practitioners, specifically content creators, bloggers and vloggers, to exercise restraint and professionalism in their work.
They further indicated that steps are being taken to identify and trace the originators of the report.
The statement added, “The GAF urged media actors to verify information from credible and official sources before publishing, stressing the importance of accuracy and responsible journalism, especially on sensitive national matters.
“The Armed Forces reiterated their commitment to transparency and assured the public that official information would be communicated through the appropriate channels when the medical screening process is duly completed”.
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FIRST BATCH OF GHANA ARMED FORCES RECRUITS TO COMMENCE TRAINING pic.twitter.com/cGP682nSl9
— Ghana Armed Forces (@GhArmedForces) March 17, 2026