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‘The 2009 Defence White Paper
– The Reserve toward 2014’
Air Commodore Terry Delahunty, AM
Director-General Reserves – Air Force
AIR FORCE RESERVE – the 2005 restructure
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the Air Force Reserve was restructured based on ADF readiness
notice bands as an integrated component of the Air Force
workforce
o
the restructure provides a pre-determined rather than the
previously existing ad hoc capability
o
a study into the effectiveness of the Reserve structure has
confirmed there are no systemic deficiencies in the operating
model
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the Air Force Reserve’s role, structure and sustainment and
augmentation operating concept accords with Defence White
Paper 2009 guidance on the development of ADF Reserve
capability
AIR FORCE RESERVE – Quick facts
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Reserve workforce is 3410, comprising 39% Direct Entrants
and 61% ex-PAF with 2659 males and 751 females
o
Air Force Reserve contribution to capability has increased over
the last 8 years from 693 to 953 man-years
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in FY08/09 provided 46,000 man-days (216 man-years) expended on
operational priority tasks
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in FY08/09 the average High Readiness Reserve service was 71 days
per year
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Direct Entrants have comparable attendance to ex-PAF reservists
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average age is 43 yrs (Active Reserve) & 48 yrs (Specialist Reserve)
Air Force Reservists by State
1000
900
800
700
600
Members
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
500
400
300
200
100
0
ACT
Total
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
354
942
99
986
390
67
462
267
Chart 2 - Bands 1 - 3 Participation Rate
80
70
60
50
Days 40
Band 1 FY08/09
Band 1 FY07/08
Band 2 FY08/09
Band 2 FY07/08
Band 3 FY08/09
Band 3 FY07/08
30
20
10
0
FY08/09
FY07/08
FY08/09
Band 1
FY07/08
Band 1
FY08/09
Band 2
FY07/08
Band 2
Band 3
Band 3
Days
FY08/09
Band 1
FY07/08
Band 1
FY08/09
Band 2
FY07/08
Band 2
FY08/09
Band 3
FY07/08
Band 3
71.3
69.6
39.1
33
49.2
51.1
Band 2 Active Reserve Average Days
45
40
35
Days
30
25
20
DE FY08/09
DE FY07/08
Ex-PAF FY08/09
Ex-PAF FY07/08
15
10
5
0
FY08/09
DE
Days
FY07/08
FY08/09
Ex-PAF
FY07/08
FY08/09
DE
FY07/08
FY08/09
Ex-PAF
FY07/08
43.1
38.9
42
34.1
AIR FORCE RESERVE – further activity
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demographics and Australian workforce composition indicate an
increasing reliance on Direct Entrants and a subsequent need to
develop this entry level
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current initiative to develop an integrated (PAF and Reserve) ab initio
and initial employment training system
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intention to investigate opportunities to optimise the Air Force
workforce with ‘part-time’ employed reservists
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involvement in the development of a Reserve skills (military
and civilian) database – tri-Service activity with single
Service actions
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concept and use of Sponsored Reserves – tri-Service
investigation and possible single Service activity
In Summary: the Air Force Reserve is structured to achieve
Government policy as well as adapting to further initiatives…
Questions?