Call for Enlistment Volunteer Reserve Force in the Armed Forces of Malta

1. The Armed Forces of Malta invites applications for the enlistment of former officers and soldiers of the Regular Force to serve as reservists in the Volunteer Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of Malta.

This call shall be open until the end of the year 2026.

2. Applicants must:

a. be Maltese citizens;

b. be former members of the AFM Regular Force whose period between the discharge date and the date of enlistment in the Volunteer Reserve Force does not exceed three (3) years, or members of the AFM Regular Force who applied for discharge;

c. not be older than 56 years of age by date of submission of application;

d. be of good moral character;

e. be of acceptable body weight in proportion to height;

f. not have excessive tattoos, but definitely not on face, neck and the face, palm and fingers of the hand or tattoos that are offensive, extremist, indecent or racist on any part of the body;

g. not be a serving member of the Police Force or Civil Protection Department or a Prison Wardens;

3.1 The selection process shall be conducted by a board appointed by the AFM. The board shall consider the preferred area/s of employment as indicated by the applicants together with the applicants' military record, relevant qualifications and experience in accordance with the exigencies of the service to determine suitability for enlistment.

3.2 Eligible applicants whose application has been accepted but were not enlisted shall be placed on a waiting list.

3.3 Applicants who are found not to fulfil the requirements laid out in paragraph 2 shall not be allowed to proceed with the selection process or shall have their results annulled.

3.4 Applicants who, for any reason, fail to attend or complete any part of the Selection Process will be considered to have withdrawn their application.

3.5 Applicants will be notified by letter whether they have been selected or not. The decision of the Board will be final.

3.6 Selected applicants must then sit for an Interview and a Medical Examination in order to determine their suitability for military service.

4.1 Applicants shall be of good moral character. Applicants shall, in the application form, give their consent to the Malta Police and other relevant agencies to provide the AFM with their criminal records.

4.2 Applicants are to apply at the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Malta and pay the applicable fee so that the complete record of criminal convictions (Fedina Penali) is made available to the AFM for vetting purposes. Applicants are to attach the receipt issued by the Records Office, AFM, to the application form. Applications submitted without this requirement shall not be deemed valid. Conduct certificates are not accepted.

4.3 Vetting will be in accordance with AFM policies. The AFM reserves the right to annul the result of the Selection Process of any successful applicant who at any time is found to have an unacceptable criminal record or has been dismissed from any disciplined force.

5.1 Applicants will be medically examined to ascertain that they are fit for the post according to Regular Force standards. Further information on the Regular Force standards would be made available upon formal request by applicants. Those applying for the post of Pilot Officer will have to satisfy the aviation medical requirements on both national and international levels. The AFM medical officers' assessment of each applicant's medical fitness to serve in the Armed Forces of Malta will be final and conclusive.

5.2 Applicants give their consent to the AFM medical officers to retrieve, at any point in time until they have been officially discharged from the service, personal medical records from any Government and private hospital. Any irregularity and/or discrepancy can be transmitted, by the said medical officers, to the appropriate officers in the Armed Forces of Malta.

6.1 Successful candidates, shall be enlisted on an initial engagement of three (3) years. Successful candidates, shall be confirmed or commissioned in their previous rank in the Volunteer Reserve Force and taken off the Individual Reserve Force as applicable.

The relevant provisions of the Appointments and Conditions of Service of the Volunteer Reserve Force Regulations shall apply thereafter.

6.2 Reservists shall be required to serve a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 39 hours per week or an equivalent monthly aggregate. The aforementioned periods may be extended upon mutual agreement.

6.3 Reservists, shall be paid the regular rates of pay applicable to the members of the Armed Forces of Malta.

6.4 Reservists shall be liable to be called out in case of national danger or great emergency. Additionally, reservists may be called out in order to participate and assist the Regular Force in any national mission and other tasks.

6.5 Following discharge from the Volunteer Reserve Force, service in the Volunteer Reserve Force shall count when recalculating any remaining reserve liability in the Individual Reserve Force as applicable. Officers discharged from the Volunteer Reserve Force shall return to the Armed Forces of Malta Regular Reserve of Officers as applicable.

7.1 Application forms may be collected from the AFM Recruiting Office, Luqa Barracks, Ħal Luqa, during AFM office hours, or direcly from the AFM website.

7.2 Application forms are to be handed in personally to the AFM Recruiting Office, Luqa Barracks, Ħal Luqa, during AFM office hours until the end of the year 2026.

7.3 Together with the application form, applicants must produce:

a. copy of AFM discharge certificate as applicable;

b. receipt issued by the AFM on application for issue of criminal record (Fedina Penali ‒ conduct sheets are not accepted);

c. copy of the Service and Record Leave Form (GP47) for employees in the Public Service.

7.4 Identity card and original documents are to be invariably produced when submitting the application form and during the selection process.

7.5 The AFM reserves the right to annul the selection process if any irregularity is detected in connection therewith. Such annulment may be in respect of the whole selection process even if the detected irregularity is in respect of only one subject or a particular stage of the selection process.