What is now known as Personnel Management Group (PMG) started as Pay and Records (P&R) in 1974. As the strength of the NAF personnel continued to grow, the functions performed by the then P&R became enormous. By 1984, the P&R was split into two different units namely: Pay and Accounting Group (PAG) and Personnel Management Centre (PMC). In the establishment review of 2000-2005, the PMC was upgraded to a group status and renamed PMG. To effectively carry out its functions, PMG is structured into 6 departments, which include the Departments of Manning Forecast and Statistics, Career and Promotion, Classification and Assignment, Personnel Data Update and Separation Benefits, and Services. The others are the Civilian Section and Computer Centre.