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Army Reserve Update
DRA National Conference
23 October 2010
BRIG I. G. Spence, RFD
Director General Reserves
Director
- Australian
General Army
Reserves - Army
Scope
• Army Reserve Snapshot
• Army Reserve Deployments
• Directorate of Reserves - Army
• Current Challenges
Director General Reserves - Army
Snapshot - 15 OCT 2010
• 14,800 Active Reserve (AR)
• 845 High Readiness Reserve (HRR)
• 694 Reserve Response Force (RRF)
• 698 AR on Continuous Full Time Service
• 11,774 in the Standby Reserve (SR)
• 6 x HRR Combat Teams
• 6 x RRF Company Groups
• 780 transfers to the ARA in FY 09/10
Director General Reserves - Army
Deployments
Approx 6,500 ARes in past 5 years
OP Paladin
OP Mazurka
OP Azure/
Hedgerow
OP Astute/Tower
OP Kruger
OP Slipper
OP Resolute
OP Anode
AHQ
AHQ
CA
DCA
HMSP-A
Director General Reserves - Army
DGRES-A Role Within MSP-A
• Reserve Force Structure Planning
– Army Future Force (The Army Plan - Part 1)
– Army Objective Force (The Army Plan – Part 2)
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Contribute to Force Modernisation Reviews
Stream Lead – SRP Reserve Reform Stream
Ministerial Advice
Reserve Policy Advice and Formulation
AHQ subject matter expert on Reserve issues
– DCA (Day to day Reserve issues and SRP)
– DGAO (Reserve Salaries)
– DGPERS (Personnel Policy and Conditions of Service)
Director General Reserves - Army
Challenges/issues
• Total Force Concept, e.g. incorporating the
Reserve in planning
• Reserve Modernisation (admin/facilities)
• Reserve Equipment Provisioning
• Reserve Budget and Resourcing
– Managing Salaries / Costing the Reserve
– Strategic Reform Program ($308m/decade)
• Reserve Recruiting / Marketing
Director General Reserves - Army
QUESTIONS
BRIG I. G. Spence, RFD
Director General Reserves
Director
- Australian
General Army
Reserves - Army