How can I get a KDF Cadet Job?

Well, as far as I know, there are four steps that you need to follow, if you want to get a Kenya Defence Forces cadet job.

First of all, you need to be checking the newspapers (the Daily Nation and The Standard) regularly, because that is where KDF cadet recruitment exercises are usually advertised. At some point, you are bound to come across ads informing people that the KDF is recruiting general service officer and specialist cadets, and advising people who are interested on the application procedure.

Second, having seen the KDF cadet jobs notifications in the newspapers, you need to apply. This is usually a matter of writing applications, attaching the certificates and testimonials and sending them to the addresses that are given in the cadet job adverts.

The third step is to wait for the Kenya Defence Forces cadet applicants’ shortlisting to be done. Once this is done, the KDF usually publishes the names of shortlisted candidates in the newspapers. So you check to see if your name is one of those who have been shortlisted.

The fourth step is to go to the Kenya Military Academy at Lanet (or whichever other place the KDF advises you to go to) for interview and the medical checks. If you are successful in those, you can subsequently join the Kenya Defence Forces as a cadet officer, go through training at the Kenya Military Academy in Lanet (typically culminating in the award of a Kenyan Bachelor of Science degree in Military Science) and subsequently join the Kenya Defence Forces as a commissioned officer.