Nearly half of army trainees currently undergoing military training may be dismissed after an audit revealed they failed to meet entry requirements.
Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, made the announcement at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 21. He said an internal audit of 452 trainees found that 210 of them, representing 46% did not qualify for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces.
The findings cover the Regular Career Courses 64 and 65, and the Short Service Commission Course 62.
Dr Boamah revealed that 34 trainees in Regular Career Course 64 had bypassed one or more key recruitment steps. However, the government has held off on dismissing them immediately due to potential national security concerns.
“It was difficult sending them home since they had been in training for almost one year. Releasing 34 well-trained, energetic youth who had endured military training in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous West Africa sub-region where free-floating weapons and ammunition abound can have severe consequences,” Dr Boamah explained.
Instead, the affected trainees have been asked to provide the missing documents or qualifications. Those who fail to do so will be dismissed from the programme.
The Minister stressed that the integrity of the Ghana Armed Forces must not be compromised.
“We are committed to ensuring that recruitment into the Ghana Armed Forces remains credible and beyond reproach,” he concluded.
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