The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced the commencement of the 2025 enlistment and recruitment across all 16 regional capitals of the country.
An eligible applicant must:
- Be a Ghanaian citizen by birth.
- Be of good character.
- Not be less than 18 years old and not more than 27 years.
- Be medically fit by Ghana Armed Forces standards.
- Not be bonded.
- Not be married (except professionals).
- Minimum height: 1.68m (5’6”) for males, 1.60m (5’4”) for females.
- Must pass physical fitness test.
- Must possess a valid birth certificate.
- Must have completed WASSCE with at least 6 credits, including English and Mathematics.
The recruitment process has been officially published in state-owned newspapers, including the Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times.
According to the GAF, the decentralised recruitment is aimed at offering equal opportunity to all eligible applicants, regardless of location.
GAF, in an earlier press release issued on Monday, September 29, stated, “The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to inform the general public that the 2025 Enlistment/Recruitment? Enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces will commence in the coming days at all the regional capitals of the 16 Regions of the country. This approach offers equal opportunity for all potential applicants in the entire country,
The enlistment/recruitment exercise will be announced through the official Ghana Armed Forces platforms such as gafonline.mil.gh, gafrecruitment.mil.gh, in addition to the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times newspapers”.
The statement further added, “The general Public is kindly informed that any purported recruitment links on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or any other social media platforms inviting people for protocol recruitment is a scam and should be ignored.
Additionally, no such enlistment/recruitment invitation will emanate from any member of the Ghana Armed Forces or its High Command and should be ignored as well.
The Ghana Armed Forces counts on the cooperation of the general public in this endeavour”.
Also, the Deputy Minister for Defence, Hon. Ernest Brogya Genfi, has announced the government’s plans to commence the recruitment of 12,000 personnel into the Ghana Armed Forces over the next three years, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s military and defence capabilities.
Brogya Genfi added that as part of the president’s dedication to fairness in the distribution of opportunities, the price of application forms has been slashed by 40% and the recruitment processes will be held at all regional levels.
Hon. Genfi stressed that recruitment into the GAF “is not for sale and will never be for sale,” warning against fraudulent syndicates exploiting the process.
Meanwhile, some Ghanaians have reacted to the GAF recruitment news, saying, “The protocol people are home watching Netflix”.
One netizen wrote, “Make eno come be say dem already pick dem in spiritual before it comes true”.
“You mean 12,000 NDC personnel just like NPP recruited their boys”, another stated.
A netizen added, “Thank God that we have got a powerful president in Ghana, president god bless you and they are followers long life and good strength”.
“A good way to go. But does the army have accommodation and facilities to take 12000 more soldiers? With the promise of building new accommodation and adjusting their salary to meet the cost of living, has anything being done? If you rush to recruit without facilities, big PROBLEM”, one more X user added.
One more netizen wrote, “Masa last two weeks my friend has his medical done and now dem open for the poor Ghanaian guys to take wanna money”.
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— Ghana Armed Forces (@GhArmedForces) October 1, 2025
Ghana Armed Forces requirement for 2025 recruitment exercise pic.twitter.com/dmSRmyOPzm
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) October 1, 2025