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Air Commodore Terry Delahunty, AM Director-General Reserves – Air Force

‘ The 2009 Defence White Paper – The Reserve toward 2014’. Air Commodore Terry Delahunty, AM Director-General Reserves – Air Force. A IR F ORCE R ESERVE – the 2005 restructure.

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Air Commodore Terry Delahunty, AM Director-General Reserves – Air Force

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  1. ‘The 2009 Defence White Paper – The Reserve toward 2014’ Air Commodore Terry Delahunty, AM Director-General Reserves – Air Force

  2. AIR FORCE RESERVE – the 2005 restructure • the Air Force Reserve was restructured based on ADF readiness notice bands as an integrated component of the Air Force workforce • the restructure provides a pre-determined rather than the previously existing ad hoc capability • a study into the effectiveness of the Reserve structure has confirmed there are no systemic deficiencies in the operating model • 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

  3. AIR FORCE RESERVE – Quick facts • Reserve workforce is 3410, comprising 39% Direct Entrants and 61% ex-PAF with 2659 males and 751 females • Air Force Reserve contribution to capability has increased over the last 8 years from 693 to 953 man-years • in FY08/09 provided 46,000 man-days (216 man-years) expended on operational priority tasks • in FY08/09 the average High Readiness Reserve service was 71 days per year • Direct Entrants have comparable attendance to ex-PAF reservists • average age is 43 yrs (Active Reserve) & 48 yrs (Specialist Reserve)

  4. AIR FORCE RESERVE – further activity • demographics and Australian workforce composition indicate an increasing reliance on Direct Entrants and a subsequent need to develop this entry level • current initiative to develop an integrated (PAF and Reserve) ab initio and initial employment training system • intention to investigate opportunities to optimise the Air Force workforce with ‘part-time’ employed reservists • involvement in the development of a Reserve skills (military and civilian) database – tri-Service activity with single Service actions • concept and use of Sponsored Reserves – tri-Service investigation and possible single Service activity

  5. In Summary: the Air Force Reserve is structured to achieve Government policy as well as adapting to further initiatives… Questions?

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