Members of the Ghana Army 2nd Engineer Battalion practice riot control techniques during a nonlethal training demonstration June 26, 2013, in Accra, Ghana, as part of exercise Western Accord 2013. Western Accord is a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led multilateral field exercise and humanitarian mission in Senegal designed to increase interoperability between the United States and several West African partner nations. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Montigo White, U.S. Army/Released)

The Ghana Armed Forces has opened recruitment for individuals who are interested in defending the country’s territory by air, land and sea as soldiers.

In a press statement signed by its Director of Public Relations, Colonel Aggrey-Quarshie, and advertised in the various local newspapers on Monday, April 24, 2017,  said online application will commence on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

“The sale of online application Scratch Cards will commence throughout the country on Tuesday 25 April, 2017 at designated Ghana Post Offices listed in the advert. The portal for the online application will be activated from Monday 08 to Wednesday 31 May, 2017. Interested persons can log on to www.gaf.mil.gh to apply.”

The Ghana Armed Forces, however,  reminded the general public that the Force does not employ middlemen or charge fees for recruitment.  The public, it said, is therefore strongly advised to desist from paying monies to any person(s) who present themselves as agents or middlemen with the promise to help potential recruits join the Ghana Armed Forces.

Below is the full statement.