NZDF

Personnel Statistics

NZDF personnel statistics, as at 1 April 2010, are shown in the following table:

  Regular Reserves Civilian(4) Total
HQ NZDF 352(1) 16(1) 471(5) 839
Defence Support Service 72(2) 1(2) 614(6) 687
HQ JFNZ 159(3) 0(3) 41 200
Navy 2,197 335 382 2,914
Army 5,040 1,803 695 7,538
Air Force 2,599 194 399 3,192
Totals 9,836 2,332 2,602 14,770

Notes:

(1)HQ NZDF military personnel (Regular and Reserve) are already counted within Service totals.

(2)Defence Support Service military personnel (Regular and Reserve) are already counted within Service totals.

(3)HQ JFNZ military personnel (Regular and Reserve) are already counted within Service totals.

(4)All Civilian numbers reported on this page are Full Time Equivalent.

(5)HQ NZDF Civilian totals include Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand and Locally Employed Civilians (LECs) overseas.

(6)Defence Support Service Civilian total includes the Defence Technology Agency, and the Joint Logistics Support Organisation.

(7)The median length of current Regular Force service is 5.19 years.

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This page was last reviewed on 28 June 2010, and is current.