The New Zealand Defence Force has three primary personnel groups:
- Regular Force
- Reserve Forces
- Civilians (including civilians working overseas employed by NZDF).
See page 13 of NZDF 10/11 Annual Report (30 June 2011)
Regular Force (RF) Personnel as at 31 December 2011
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
1,923 |
| ARMY |
4,457 |
| AIR FORCE |
2,378 |
| TOTAL |
8,758 |
Reserve Forces (ResF) Personnel as at 31 December 2011
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
312 |
| ARMY |
1,859 |
| AIR FORCE |
197 |
| TOTAL |
2,368 |
Civilian (Civ) Personnel as at 31 December 2011
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
193 |
| ARMY |
518 |
| AIR FORCE |
267 |
| DEFENCE* |
1,691 |
| TOTAL |
2,669 |
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 31 December 2011
| |
Headcount |
| NAVY |
2,428 |
| ARMY |
6,834 |
| AIR FORCE |
2,842 |
| DEFENCE |
1,691 |
| TOTAL |
13,795 |
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 31 December 2011
| |
REGULAR
FORCE |
RESERVE
FORCES |
CIVILIAN |
TOTAL |
| HQ NZDF |
743 |
63 |
786 |
1,608 |
|
DSG
DLC
HQ JFNZ |
44
784
200 |
2
5
0 |
544
361
31 |
598
1,135
214 |
(All figures are personnel headcounts)
NZDF Personnel Strength