RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982
Enclosure 1
Table A. Total vacant positions and percentage of vacant positions relative to workforce (total positions) by Service as at 28 February 2025.
Service
Vacant Positions
% Vacant
Royal New Zealand Navy
638
34.0%
New Zealand Army
1,580
32.3%
Royal New Zealand Air Force 666
29.0%
Regular Force Total
2,884
31.8%
Table B. Total vacant positions by Service and Rank Equivalent as at 28 February 2025.
Rank Equivalent
Service
PTE LCPL CPL SGT SSGT WO2 WO1 OFFCDT 2LT
LT
CAPT MAJ LTCOL COL ANYRANK
No
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
(E)
Rank
Royal New Zealand Navy
6
192
142 88
61
0
9
0
0
14
68
43
3
1
11
0
New Zealand Army
605 341
229 139 65
12
7
0
8
61
72
38
2
1
0
0
Royal New Zealand Air Force
12
184
148 108 41
0
7
0
0
48
68
30
6
0
2
12
Regular Force Total
623 717
519 335 167
12
23
0
8
123 208
111
11
2
13
12
Table C. Total vacant positions by Service and vacancy status as at 28 February 2025.
Vacancy Status
Service
Less than
Less than
Less than
More than Position Never
3 Months
6 Months
12 Months
12 Months
Been Filled
Royal New Zealand Navy
140
33
74
326
65
New Zealand Army
453
115
212
600
200
Royal New Zealand Air Force
128
64
121
247
106
Regular Force Total
721
212
407
1,173
371