Inquiry into 'Personnel Wastage Rates in the Australian Defence Force'. (Submission to Defence Sub-Committee of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade)

摘要

This paper is the Department of Defence and Australian Defence Force submission to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade on separation rates in the Australian Defence Force. The submission provides tables of statistics and associated graphs for the last 10 years which describe separation rates for the ADF as a whole and the three Services. An analysis then considers major groupings of personnel: Officers and Other Ranks, Males and Females, Cadets and Trainees, Pension Eligible and Pension Ineligible. The contribution to separation statistics of Reservists leaving full-time duty and personnel on temporary leave is also included. The analysis is based on the reported Defence Force Employment Statistics and information provided by the Services Offices. This analysis provides an essential backdrop to discussion of the factors which influence separation rates and the steps which Defence has introduced, or planned, to maintain adequate staffing and experience levels. A discussion of these factors and remedial measures, where necessary, will be the subject of a further submission. Keywords: Military personnel, Military forces(Foreign), Statistic data, Military training, Naval personnel, Army personnel, Air force personnel, Ratings, Manpower. (SDW)