Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) William Agyapong has announced that new initiatives are being considered to enhance the welfare of both serving and retired personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).

Addressing 1995/96 GAF retirees to deliberate on life after active service at Burma Hall on Friday, 29 August 2025, outlined new initiatives being considered to enhance the welfare of both serving and retired personnel.

“These include a proposed mutual health insurance scheme to ease medical expenses and the establishment of a child endowment fund to support dependents of personnel who die in the line of duty, given the inadequacy of the current dependent pension.”

For him, the engagement was an opportunity to clear doubts and respond to pressing issues concerning retirees, stressing that the Military High Command bears the responsibility of ensuring that all personnel who have served receive their rightful entitlements, particularly emoluments and benefits.

The CDS concluded by congratulating the 1995/96 retirees for their loyal service to the Colours and honourably retiring after three decades of dedicated duty.