AUSTRALIA'S defence chief says there's no fat left in military personnel numbers, so national defence will be affected if the mining industry keeps luring people away.
General David Hurley said there were now more than 79,000 people in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), with 58,000 full-timers and 21,000 reservists.
"In my view there is no fat in these numbers, given future preparedness, sustainment and development needs," he told the Australian Defence Magazine congress in Canberra.
I wonder. Not mentioned are the 22k civilians. 7400 employees are in the corrupt DMO: most civilian.
CDF doesn't mention the flag-rank bloat.
I wonder why?
General Hurley said Australia had substantial capability for long-range strategic deployment of forces but had lost some of its ability to mount long-range tactical missions.
"Substantial"? Or, sub-optimal?
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I hate the APS as much as the next serving member, but I'm glad uniformed personnel, the cost of their training, medical and allowances arn't wasted on rear echelon admin.
Unless you have a role in theater and a wartime establishment, there's no need for the higher cost of a uniform.
Further, every disgruntled, fat, work dodging APS staffer cut from the ledger will mean a uniformed warfighter will have to be reassigned to make up the slack. Therefore there is a cut to capability.
APS reform is what is needed. Can you believe some have the nerve to call themselves the 'fourth service'?!
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