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All had the option of serving with the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army or the Royal New Zealand Air Force. A total of 63,033 men were trained before the Military Training Act was replaced by the Labour Party government's National Service Registration Act 1958 early that year.
New Zealand Army Day is celebrated on 25 March, the date in 1845 when the New Zealand Legislative Council passed the first Militia Act. [ 97 ] ANZAC Day is the main annual commemorative activity for New Zealand soldiers.
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; Māori: Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, lit. "Line of Defence of New Zealand") is the three-branched military of New Zealand.The NZDF is responsible for the protection of the national security of New Zealand and its realm, promoting its interests, safeguarding peace and security, as well as supporting peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.
New Zealand military ranks are largely based on those of the United Kingdom. The three services ( Army , Navy , and Air Force ) have their own rank structure, with a rank equivalency that allows seamless interoperability between the services.
The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers is the administrative corps of the New Zealand Army responsible for military engineering.The role of the Engineers is to assist in maintaining friendly forces' mobility, deny freedom of movement to the enemy, and provide general engineering support.
The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, before being given the Royal prefix in 1947. The RNZAC is second in seniority of corps within the New ...
Waiouru Military Camp Waiouru, New Zealand New Zealand Army soldiers with NZLAVs during "Exercise Hellfire" at Waiouru Army Camp in 2009 Waiouru Military Camp Coordinates 39°28′13″S 175°40′49″E / 39.4704°S 175.6803°E / -39.4704; 175.6803 Type Army Camp Site information Owner New Zealand Army Controlled by New Zealand Army Site history In use 1939–present Map Waiouru ...
The New Zealand Command and Staff College provides professional military education to New Zealand Defence Force officers which prepares officers for command and staff appointments. The college was established at Whenuapai, near Auckland, in 1950, as a school for junior officers of the RNZAF.