A Ghanaian man in the United States has opened up on how he fulfilled his dream of pursuing a career as a security service personnel Bright Adjei-Kontor said he was initially denied enlistment to the Ghana Army and Police on seven occasions

He revealed that he enlisted in the US Army on his first attempt and advised persons who seek to join not to hesitate

A young man denied enlistment to the Ghana Police and Army seven times has opened up on how he defied the odds to pursue his ambition of becoming a security service personnel abroad.

Bright Adjei-Kontor said his quest to pursue a career as a security service personnel dates back to 2011 when he first applied to the Ghana Army.

After his application was turned down, Bright applied again in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 but was still unsuccessful.

He even attempted to join the Ghana Police in 2018 be was also rejected.

I travelled to the US in 2019 In a desperate quest to achieve his dream, Bright relocated to the US in 2019, where he worked as a nurse anaesthetist for some time, after which he applied for enlistment in the US Army in 2023. “I arrived in the US in 2019. I got enlisted in 2023. I just walked to a recruiter’s office, they scheduled me for exams and physicals and I passed.

The cut-off age was 35 years and I was above that age but the Army gives an age waiver of 41 years which I benefitted from.”

The recruitment process is so simple and easy, and you will never pay a dime for anything. You will go to training with just your documents and the clothes you wear from home. The military will give you anything you need.