Overview

• Targeted TikTok and online gaming campaigns delivered a 17% year-on-year jump in applications, resulting in 7,059 new full-time recruits.
• Permanent full-time headcount rose to about 61,100 personnel, the highest level since 2010.
• Separation rates dropped to 7.9%, marking the lowest turnover in a decade after cultural and support reforms.
• The ADF missed its 8,105-recruit target for 2024-25 by more than 1,000 enlistees.
• The Five Eyes enlistment scheme has enrolled three New Zealanders and has roughly 70 candidates in pre-enlistment.