NZDF

Personnel Summary

Personnel Composition – as at 1 July 2007

Headquarters
Regular Force 256
Non-Regular 0
Civilian 773
HQ NZDF Total 1,029
Joint Forces
Regular Force 160
Non-Regular 0
Civilian 38
HQ JFNZ Total 198

Note 1:
HQ JFNZ RF numbers are also included in Single Service counts.

Note 2:
Single Service totals include RF working in HQ NZDF and HQ JFNZ.

Navy
Regular Force 2,034
Non-Regular 287
Civilian 378
RNZN Total 2,699
Regular Force Gender Ratio Male 77%
Female 23%
Army
Regular Force 4,580
Non-Regular 1,762
Civilian 693
Army Total 7,035
Regular Force Gender Ratio Male 86%
Female 14%
Air Force
Regular Force 2,437
Non-Regular 191
Civilian 397
RNZAF Total 3,007
Regular Force Gender Ratio Male 83%
Female 17%

Note 3:
Air Force Non-regular Force Numbers include all personnel recorded as 'Non-Regular'. This includes 154 pers in the RNZAF Band and Air Traffic Controllers. 19 University Cadets, and 18 General Service Hands (which were the only personnel counted in the 2006 figure).

Defence Force
Regular Force 9,051
Non-Regular 2,240
Civilian 2,261
NZDF Total 13,552
Regular Force Gender Ratio Male 83%
Female 17%

Note 4:
Civilian numbers are Full-Time Equivalent and HQ NZDF totals includes VANZ.

NZDF Personnel Total Number By Year

NZDF Personnel Total Number by Year.

NZDF Regular Force Attrition By Year (12 month rolling average)

Total Regular Force Attrition.

Satisfaction with Employment in the NZDF

Satisfaction with Employment in the NZDF.

Overall, Regular Force personnel’s satisfaction with employment in the NZDF has remained fairly stable over the past 12 months. From March 2006 to March 2007, 62.7% of all Regular Force respondents rated their overall satisfaction as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.

The NZDF Ongoing Attitude Survey continues to provide a valuable source of information to monitor organisational health and as an aid to HR policy development. The NZDF Cohort Survey has also continued. This survey tracks selected cohort groups of officer and other rank recruits across the three Services over time, to monitor recruit perceptions and levels of satisfaction, and inform future recruitment, training, and management practices.

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This page was last reviewed on 27 February 2008, and is current.