{"id":13229,"date":"2025-09-19T09:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:03:55","slug":"pained-military-recruits-protest-over-delayed-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13229","title":{"rendered":"Disgruntled military recruits protest over delayed appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hundreds of young men and women who claim they were enlisted into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) but have been awaiting appointment letters since 2021 have converged at the Flagstaff House to protest what they describe as unfair treatment and neglect by the government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"prose prose-gray dark:prose-invert max-w-none prose-headings:text-gray-900 dark:prose-headings:text-dark-text-primary prose-p:text-gray-800 dark:prose-p:text-dark-text-primary prose-a:text-news-red dark:prose-a:text-dark-news-red prose-strong:text-gray-900 dark:prose-strong:text-dark-text-primary prose-blockquote:text-gray-700 dark:prose-blockquote:text-dark-text-secondary prose-blockquote:border-l-news-red dark:prose-blockquote:border-l-dark-news-red transition-colors duration-300\">\n<p>The group, some of whom traveled from as far as the Northern Region, Oti Region, and other parts of the country say they have grown frustrated by the prolonged silence and lack of communication from the authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose prose-gray dark:prose-invert max-w-none prose-headings:text-gray-900 dark:prose-headings:text-dark-text-primary prose-p:text-gray-800 dark:prose-p:text-dark-text-primary prose-a:text-news-red dark:prose-a:text-dark-news-red prose-strong:text-gray-900 dark:prose-strong:text-dark-text-primary prose-blockquote:text-gray-700 dark:prose-blockquote:text-dark-text-secondary prose-blockquote:border-l-news-red dark:prose-blockquote:border-l-dark-news-red transition-colors duration-300\">\n<p>Many of the protestors insist they successfully went through the recruitment process during the 2021 intake, but have remained on \u201cstandby\u201d without any formal deployment or appointment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prose prose-gray dark:prose-invert max-w-none prose-headings:text-gray-900 dark:prose-headings:text-dark-text-primary prose-p:text-gray-800 dark:prose-p:text-dark-text-primary prose-a:text-news-red dark:prose-a:text-dark-news-red prose-strong:text-gray-900 dark:prose-strong:text-dark-text-primary prose-blockquote:text-gray-700 dark:prose-blockquote:text-dark-text-secondary prose-blockquote:border-l-news-red dark:prose-blockquote:border-l-dark-news-red transition-colors duration-300\">\n<p>Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, several of the affected individuals expressed disappointment in how the situation has been handled, claiming that multiple attempts to get the attention of the current administration have yielded no results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose prose-gray dark:prose-invert max-w-none prose-headings:text-gray-900 dark:prose-headings:text-dark-text-primary prose-p:text-gray-800 dark:prose-p:text-dark-text-primary prose-a:text-news-red dark:prose-a:text-dark-news-red prose-strong:text-gray-900 dark:prose-strong:text-dark-text-primary prose-blockquote:text-gray-700 dark:prose-blockquote:text-dark-text-secondary prose-blockquote:border-l-news-red dark:prose-blockquote:border-l-dark-news-red transition-colors duration-300\">\n<p>\u201cWe have waited for over three years. Some of us have now passed the age limit required to join the Armed Forces. We feel abandoned,\u201d one protestor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of young men and women who claim they were enlisted into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) but have been awaiting appointment letters since 2021 have converged at the Flagstaff House to protest what they describe as unfair treatment and neglect by the government. 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