{
  "id": 19667294,
  "title": "KDF recruitment: Why graduate cadets train for 15 months while regular cadets spend 3 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/kdf-recruitment-why-graduate-cadets-train-for-15-months-while-regular",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:17:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/kdf-recruitment-why-graduate-cadets-train-for-15-months-while-regular-cadets-spend-3-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has maintained two different training pathways for people seeking to become General Service Officers, with university graduates expected to undergo 15 months of military training while candidates joining directly from secondary school spend three years at the Kenya Military Academy. The difference is one of the key features of the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}