Base R5 is
Recruitment is [ssh] rolling again on a limited basis.
PS for ex-PDF NCOs considering applying and worrying about Rank
. Do not worry about a vacancy existing at Sgt or Cpl level.
6. To be eligible for enlistment, applicant’s must:-
(a) be not less than 17 years and not more than 35 years of age, provided, however,
that applicants in the following categories shall be eligible for enlistment:-
(i) former members of the Permanent Defence Force who have had not less
than one year’s full-time military service and who are not more than 40
years of age on offering themselves for enlistment;
(ii) former members of the Permanent Defence Force who, immediately prior
to discharge, held the rank of Sergeant or Petty Officer as appropriate or
higher non-commissioned rank and who are not more than 45 years of age
on offering themselves for enlistment;
(b) be of a medical standard as laid down from time to time by the Deputy Chief of
Staff (Support);
(c) be not less than 162.5 cm. (5ft 4in).
(a) be not less than 17 years and not more than 35 years of age, provided, however,
that applicants in the following categories shall be eligible for enlistment:-
(i) former members of the Permanent Defence Force who have had not less
than one year’s full-time military service and who are not more than 40
years of age on offering themselves for enlistment;
(ii) former members of the Permanent Defence Force who, immediately prior
to discharge, held the rank of Sergeant or Petty Officer as appropriate or
higher non-commissioned rank and who are not more than 45 years of age
on offering themselves for enlistment;
(b) be of a medical standard as laid down from time to time by the Deputy Chief of
Staff (Support);
(c) be not less than 162.5 cm. (5ft 4in).
PS for ex-PDF NCOs considering applying and worrying about Rank
17. All enlistments in the Reserve Defence Force for service shall be in the rank of private or
Seaman, provided, however, that a former enlisted person of the Permanent Defence Force or of the
Reserve of Men (First Line) to whom the provisions of subparagraph 6(b) of these Regulations
apply may be enlisted in the non-commissioned rank last held by them, or in the non-commissioned
army rank corresponding to the non-commissioned naval rank last held by them in the Permanent
Defence Force, or in the Reserve of Men (First Line) if a vacancy exists in Establishments for a
non-commissioned officer of such rank or, if such vacancy does not exist, in a lower noncommissioned
rank in which there is a vacancy.
Seaman, provided, however, that a former enlisted person of the Permanent Defence Force or of the
Reserve of Men (First Line) to whom the provisions of subparagraph 6(b) of these Regulations
apply may be enlisted in the non-commissioned rank last held by them, or in the non-commissioned
army rank corresponding to the non-commissioned naval rank last held by them in the Permanent
Defence Force, or in the Reserve of Men (First Line) if a vacancy exists in Establishments for a
non-commissioned officer of such rank or, if such vacancy does not exist, in a lower noncommissioned
rank in which there is a vacancy.
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