The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced plans to introduce military training for all National Service personnel starting this year, as part of a broader initiative to promote discipline, patriotism, and resilience among young graduates.

The announcement was made by the Deputy Director General of the NSA, Fuseini Donkor, during an interview on Prime Morning News Flash. He explained that the training is aimed at strengthening the mindset of service personnel and instilling a deeper sense of national duty.

Mr. Donkor revealed that while all service personnel will participate in the program, teachers and nurses will receive special focus starting next year, due to the critical roles they play in society.

‎ “Nurses and teachers are the most important in this field. From next year, all teachers and nurses will be going through military training,” he said.

He stressed that these two professions are pivotal to Ghana’s development because they influence both the mental and physical well-being of the population.

‎“Special attention will be given to these two essential service providers because they deal with the mind and the health of our nation.
"If the nurse is properly psyched, your health is in safe hands; if the teacher is psyched, the minds of our children are in safe hands,” he added.

The training will include basic military drills and elementary weapon-handling techniques, and will be supervised by the Ghana Armed Forces. However, the full training manual is yet to be officially released.

He clarified that the program will not apply to senior high school students, as they are typically between 12 and 17 years old and fall outside the target demographic.

Mr. Donkor also mentioned that some universities have already begun incorporating similar drills into their extracurricular activities, signaling a shift toward more structured discipline-building programs in higher education.