The military has grown by 7000 troops - 13 per cent - and the defence senior leadership team has increased by 26 star-ranked officers, or just 17 per cent.
In 2007 there were just 82 top civilian executives and 152 star-ranked officers.
Last year the numbers had expanded to 134 civilian executives and 178 star-ranked officers.
While the number of one and two-star generals had jumped from 147 to 170 (15 per cent) in the five years, the number of band 2 and 3 civilian executives had expanded from 27 to 46 (70 per cent).
Former army officer Mr Robert slammed the bureaucratic expansion and described the 14 deputy secretaries within the department as "laughable"
Monday, January 16, 2012
Way too much leadership bloat
Unbelievable. We do not need this much bureaucracy to lead such a small Defence force. Too many civilians. Too many flag ranks.
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"14 deputy secretaries"!? So, does the Oz MoD have titles like "The Hon. Deputy Secretary to the Hon.Deputy Secretary's Hon.Deputy Secretary of Hon.Deputy Secretaries"?
Binning the APS would be a good start. Have never met one contributing to capability.
Thanks ADF, but we must take advice ..first from experts.
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