PNGDF recruitment not making sense

I AM disappointed by the manner in which the recruiting team for the PNG Defence Force (PNGDF) cadet programme conducted their screening and selection processes.
I was one of the successful candidates selected to undergo screening.
The day after our names came out in the newspaper, we were called to present ourselves at Murray Barracks for pre-screening.
At pre-screening, we were assessed by height, followed by presenting our original copies of degrees and diplomas.
Some candidates who did not meet the required height or did not have their documents in order were disqualified.
I was successful and was qualified to undergo further examination.
When we returned the following week, we sat for reading and writing tests.
Most of us passed and proceeded into the next test – aptitude.
The aptitude test, which consists of 45 questions, was an easy one.
Most of us finished with confidence.
When we returned days after, we were shocked to have learnt that our names were not called, we failed the test.
Like my other colleagues, I retire with a smile, knowing that something fishy is going on behind the scenes.
This is surrounded by the following reasons.
Some candidates who didn’t make it through pre-screening were called again the day after to sit for the writing and reading test.
Those candidates passed the test like many others and even passed the aptitude test.
This shocked most of us.
What’s obvious about these candidates is that, most of them are children or relatives of soldiers.
They reside in the barracks.
For transparency purposes, it would be better if they returned our marked test papers and tell us the cut-off percentage so we can accept that we really failed.
That had not happened, leaving most of us suspicious.
Some of us, if not, most of us, are professionals.
We took time off our jobs just to go through those screenings.
We were, in fact, selected upon merit.
If we are to be disqualified, it would be satisfying if are disqualified based on other reasons than failing a reading and writing test.
I am not desperate and I have nothing against the recruiting team but I’m worried about being disqualified from a simple test that I believe I did exceptionally well.
The sovereignty of this nation lies in the hands of our defence force.
If important institutions have issues with transparency in conducting recruitment exercises, I am afraid the sovereignty of this nation can easily be compromised.
I wish all the successful candidates well as they undergo further examinations.

Failed PNGDF Cadet Candidate