The Ghana Armed Forces names itself as an equal opportunity employer hence does not entertain any middleman and does not engage in sales of advertised vacancies. The institution only grants employment to applicants who meet the laid down requirements of the Armed Forces, Ghana.
Ghana Armed Forces Requirement
The general requirement to make an individual eligible to apply to the Ghana Armed is that the applicant must be a Ghanaian citizen by birth.
He or she must be of good character and behavior and must not be bonded under any deal.
The individual must not be married and should not be less than 18 years and not more than 26 years by the time of application.
He or she must also be medically pronounced fit by Ghana Armed Forces standard.
The individual must pass the Pre Joining Fitness Test and hold a minimum height of 1.68m (5’6”) for males and 1.60m (5’4”) for females.
However, for the Military Police option only; the applicant must meet the minimum height for male applicants which is 1.75m (59`) and 1.70m (5’ 7”) for females.
Also, the applicant must meet the academic requirements of The Ghana Armed Forces.
The individual at the time of applying should at least hold; a BECE certificate with a minimum of Six (6) Passes including English and Mathematics and a WASSCE certificate with at least Six (6) credits (not less than C6 ) including core English, core mathematics, and science. Or the applicant must hold a BECE certificate with specifications as previous and an SSSCE certificate with a minimum of Six (6) credits (not less than D ) including Core English and Core Mathematics.
The applicant can however be a holder of GCE ‘O’ & ‘A’ Levels certificates. Should have passed five (5) Credits (not less than 6) which should include English and Mathematics at GCE ‘O’ Level and not less than D in three subjects and General Paper at GCE ‘A’ Level.
There is also a special selection offer for applicants seeking recruitment as regular officers and such candidates must have met the general eligibility requirements and should also be holders of accredited first degrees acquired from a recognized university.
This first degree should not be below that of a Second Class Lower. Such applicants could hold first-degree certificates in civil Engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical/agricultural engineering, building technology/construction management geomatics/geodetic engineering, structural engineering real estate, project management, material engineering, BTech (Automobile), biomedical engineering, forensic science, sociology, psychology English language, French, political science physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, biochemistry, logistics, procurement, supply chain management, warehouse management, graphic design, publishing Studies industrial arts and fashion design, to mention a few.