Papua New Guinea Defence Force

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force or PNGDF is the military of Papua New Guinea. The military has over 7000 active personnel and are based in military barracks throughout the country. 
The Functions of the Defence Force are to 

• To defend Papua New Guinea and its territory;
• To assist in the fulfillment of Papua New Guinea’s international obligations;
• To provide assistance to the civilian authorities in meeting civil disasters, the restoration of public order and security and meeting national emergencies; and
• To contribute to national development tasks. 

PNGDF Recruitment and Application Forms

The Information and applications  on PNG Defence Recruitment can be accessed  on the links

How to become a Soldier

Recruitments

Application Forms

Core Services provided by the Military​

• Border Security
• Maritime Surveillance, Patrol and Response
• Public Order and Security
• Nation Building
• Disaster Relief
• Fulfilment of International Obligations 

PNG Defence Force Soldiers at Training

VISION
To have a young, professional and cost effective Defence Force that is responsive to Government security policies and able to operate with neighbouring security forces to promote regional stability and national security.

VALUES

Defence recognises that in order to maintain the professionalism, teamwork, traditions and customs of the organization, leaders at all levels must enforce values which:

• Upholds our culture of loyalty to God, Queen, Country and respect for the democratic institutions of Papua New Guinea;
• Promotes military discipline through the enforcement of  the Code of  Military Conduct and Customs of the Service;
• Values the welfare of our troops while promoting  high ethical standards and principle centered leadership throughout the Defence Organisation;
• Promotes teamwork, equality, unity and sense of belonging across the Defence organisation without fear or favour;
• Respects Papua New Guinea’s cultural heritage and values while promoting the development of a clever Force that can execute its business in a diligent, accountable and professional manner; and
• Develops, promotes and provides quality management systems that deliver budgeted financial performance across current and future Defence capabilities.

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Objectives 
Balancing Government reform objectives with the need to continue delivering core national security services, Defence will focus on the following objectives in 2008:

• To provide Military Response Options (MROs) to Government in the event of territorial incursions by state or non state entities involved in acts of terrorism, armed piracy, drug running, illegal arms trade and other infringements of sovereignty which are beyond the capacity of other  Government agencies.
• To use capabilities acquired for sovereignty protection to assist with regional surveillance and selected peace-keeping / peace enforcement security operations within our region.
• To provide advice to the Government on the review and formulation of defence and national security policies, and pursue management practices which ensure the most effective and efficient use of Defence resources.
• Develop and implement a performance audit program to assist Senior Defence Committees with monitoring, evaluating and coordinating Defence Renewal activities and new initiative proposals.
• To attract, develop and retain highly skilled, educated and motivated people for a clever and professional Defence Force.
• Develop an information technology support system for identifying resource management decisions needed to maintain PNGDF preparedness levels.
• Consolidate existing bounds of security co-operation with Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand, and maintain effective strategic co-ordination with other international security partners.
• Contribute to international security operations as deemed appropriate by Government.
• To rationalise the Defence Estate holdings and promote reform initiatives to reduce the spiraling administrative costs within the Defence budget.