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 January 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
2,162 |
| ARMY |
4,946 |
| AIR FORCE |
2,628 |
| TOTAL |
9,736 |
Reserve Forces (ResF) Personnel as at 1 January 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
338 |
| ARMY |
1,716 |
| AIR FORCE |
197 |
| TOTAL |
2,251 |
Civilian (Civ) Personnel as at 1 January 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
400 |
| ARMY |
715 |
| AIR FORCE |
426 |
| DEFENCE* |
1,159 |
| TOTAL |
2,700 |
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 January 2010
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
2,900 |
| ARMY |
7,377 |
| AIR FORCE |
3,251 |
| DEFENCE |
1,159 |
| TOTAL |
14,687 |
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 January 2010
| |
REGULAR
FORCE |
RESERVE
FORCES |
CIVILIAN |
TOTAL |
| HQ NZDF |
339 |
13 |
1114 |
1,466 |
| HQ JFNZ |
175 |
0 |
40 |
215 |
(All figures are personnel headcounts)
NZDF Personnel Strength