The New Zealand Defence Force has three primary personnel groups:
- Regular Force
- Reserve Forces
- Civilians (including civilians working overseas employed by NZDF).
Regular Force (RF) Personnel as at 1 April 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
2,197 |
| ARMY |
5,040 |
| AIR FORCE |
2,599 |
| TOTAL |
9,836 |
Reserve Forces (ResF) Personnel as at 1 April 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
335 |
| ARMY |
1,803 |
| AIR FORCE |
194 |
| TOTAL |
2,332 |
Civilian (Civ) Personnel as at 1 April 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
397 |
| ARMY |
716 |
| AIR FORCE |
417 |
| DEFENCE* |
1,145 |
| TOTAL |
2,675 |
Notes (*): A number of NZDF civilians are in roles that are not in a particular service but are in generic Defence roles.
Total NZDF (RF, ResF & Civ) Personnel as at 1 April 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
2,929 |
| ARMY |
7,559 |
| AIR FORCE |
3,210 |
| DEFENCE |
1,145 |
| TOTAL |
14,843 |
Some of the above NZDF personnel groups work in one of the two headquarters: Headquarters NZDF; and Headquarters Joint Forces NZ. A breakdown of these is outlined below.
Headquarters Personnel Composition as at 1 April 2010
| |
REGULAR
FORCE |
RESERVE
FORCES |
CIVILIAN |
TOTAL |
| HQ NZDF |
424 |
17 |
1,109 |
1,550 |
| HQ JFNZ |
159 |
0 |
38 |
197 |
(All figures are personnel headcounts)
NZDF Personnel Strength