The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will hold a Documentation and Body Selection Exercise from September 28 to 30, 2026, for applicants who qualified in the 2026/2027 Enlistment Exercise. The announcement came after the online application window closed on September 23.
Applicants who passed the initial screening will receive text messages with details about their assigned centres, reporting dates, and instructions. Those notifications will specify whether they should report to the Northern or Southern sector for the exercise.
For the Northern Sector, the exercise will take place at the 4 Infantry Battalion, Uaddara Barracks, Kumasi. Applicants assigned to the Southern Sector will report to Nicholson Stadium at the Air Force Base in Accra.
The documentation process will include physical assessments and the collection of necessary information from candidates who have moved to this stage of the recruitment. The GAF has urged all qualified applicants to pay close attention to the information sent via text and to follow the instructions carefully.
This exercise is the next major step after the online application phase, allowing the Armed Forces to document and evaluate applicants’ physical fitness and eligibility. The GAF’s ongoing enlistment process aims to select suitable candidates for the 2026/2027 intake.
Applicants who do not receive any notification are assumed not to have qualified for this stage.
The recruitment exercise reflects the GAF’s routine procedure for refreshing its ranks, ensuring that only candidates who meet set standards proceed through each stage.
The three-day schedule underscores the volume of applicants and the thoroughness required in processing them across two main regional centres.
The GAF has not disclosed specific numbers of applicants invited to the exercise or details on the criteria for progression beyond this stage.
Candidates are reminded to appear on their assigned dates and to comply fully with all instructions, which will be communicated exclusively through official messages.
The selection exercise will be closely monitored by the Armed Forces, but no further public details have been released about the evaluation methods or timelines for announcing final enlistment results.
According to Joy Online.
