Procedures of Enrolment
ENROLLMENT
Recruiting
Recruiting is the life blood of the military. Without a robust ability to bring new members into the military, the services would lack sufficient manpower to carry out mission essential tasks in the near term and would lack a sufficient pool of entry-level personnel to develop into the mid-level and upper-level leaders of the future.
Given, our countries current standing, numerous opportunities for employment exist within the private as well as the public sector. There are stiff competitions between the private and public sectors and within such sectors to tap into the lucrative, but tiny labour market of young dynamic Seychellois. This present school leavers and young professionals with an array of attractive opportunities from which to choose from.
Despite being an attractive option that offers numerous interesting career opportunities and an action packed life-style; SDF’s current remuneration package is aiming to attract new recruits to be further motivated to join the military.
To fill any post in the SDF (Infantry/ Air Force or Coast Guard) a person must successfully complete the recruitment training (20 week) and sign their oath of allegiance as a soldier. Unit choice and career choice is a process which is negotiated between the applicant and the HR Department based on vacancy, qualification and competency of the candidate.
SDF ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Citizen of Seychelles
- Age between 18 and 35 years
- S5 or equivalent education
- Medically Fit
- Character certificate
APPLICATION
- Application form
- 2 passport photos
- School certificates
- Psychometric test
- Police character certificate
- Medical Test (SDF Medical center)
- Interview
- Doping Test
- Recruit Course (16 Weeks)
Aims of Training
The aims of training soldiers are:
- To make them military capable
- To make them understand why they have to be trained
- To make them obedient and loyal
- To make them contribute to national economic development
To achieve these above aims, the training of soldiers must include:
- Military training (service subjects)
- Moral values/ Social/ Health education
- Training in economic activities
Recruit Training
Once enrolled, newcomers to the service will complete a 16-week recruit training course at the Military Training Centre. After successfully completing the training, the recruit will be sworn in as a Private and assigned to various units within the SDF. Each candidate has the option of selecting three units or posts, with selection based on merit/vacancy and the candidate’s academic/professional background.