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Title

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Australian Defence Force: Reservists

Database

House Hansard

Date

11-02-2004

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

40

Electorate

Cowan

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

24557

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

2775

Questioner

Edwards, Graham, MP

Responder

Brough, Mal, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Australian Defence Force: Reservists

Type

 

Context

Answers to Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2004-02-11/0194


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Wednesday, 11 February 2004
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Mr Edwards asked the Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 24 November 2003:

On (a) 1 December 2002, and (b) 31 October 2003, how many reservists by rank were posted to the (i) High Readiness Active Reserve, (ii) High Readiness Specialist Reserve, (iii) Active Reserve, (iv) Specialist Reserve, and (v) Standby Reserve.


Mr Brough (Minister for Employment Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Navy

As at 1 December 2002

Rank

Active

Emergency/ Special

Inactive

Continuous Full Time Service

Recruit

18

1

1

0

Seaman

22

1

0

0

Able Seaman

118

622

62

29

Leading Seaman

97

860

54

40

Petty Officer

68

624

35

34

Chief Petty Officer

82

974

23

68

Warrant Officer

17

329

5

18

Midshipman

2

0

0

0

Acting Sub Lieutenant

0

0

1

0

Sub Lieutenant

30

54

0

1

Lieutenant

223

825

46

38

Lieutenant Commander

167

671

24

89

Commander

66

330

8

33

Captain

8

62

4

4

Commodore

5

24

2

0

Rear Admiral

0

7

0

0

No Rank

0

0

1

1

Total

923

5,384

266

355

As at 31 October 2003

Rank

Active

Emergency/ Special

Inactive

Continuous Full Time Service

Recruit

23

1

1

0

Seaman

16

1

0

0

Able Seaman

176

552

45

22

Leading Seaman

244

797

45

43

Petty Officer

158

545

29

36

Chief Petty Officer

276

813

19

68

Warrant Officer

75

269

7

25

Midshipman

1

0

0

0

Acting Sub Lieutenant

3

0

1

0

Sub Lieutenant

32

37

1

1

Lieutenant

322

739

47

37

Lieutenant Commander

292

578

27

83

Commander

130

261

8

36

Captain

28

50

2

5

Commodore

9

23

2

0

Rear Admiral

0

10

0

0

Total

1,785

4,676

234

356

Note: Navy figures cannot be provided under the new classifications at this stage.

Army

As at 1 December 2002

Rank

High Readiness Active Reserve

High Readiness Specialist Reserve

Active Reserve

Specialist Reserve

Standby Reserve

Private Recruit

0

N/A

2,997

N/A

4

Private Trainee

0

N/A

1,687

N/A

23

Private

0

N/A

4,204

N/A

1,167

Lance Corporal

0

N/A

863

N/A

201

Corporal

0

N/A

2,111

N/A

519

Sergeant

0

N/A

1,169

N/A

278

Staff Sergeant

0

N/A

185

N/A

57

Warrant Officer Class 2

0

N/A

770

N/A

347

Warrant Officer Class 1

0

N/A

332

N/A

222

Officer Cadet

0

N/A

608

N/A

13

2nd Lieutenant

0

N/A

133

N/A

226

Lieutenant

0

N/A

639

N/A

1,312

Captain

0

N/A

953

N/A

1,474

Major

0

N/A

920

N/A

1,131

Lieutenant Colonel

0

N/A

299

N/A

456

Colonel

0

N/A

55

N/A

109

Brigadier

0

N/A

16

N/A

29

Major General

0

N/A

4

N/A

9

Lieutenant General

0

N/A

0

N/A

1

General

0

N/A

0

N/A

1

Total

0

N/A

17,945

N/A

7,579

As at 31 October 2003

Rank

High Readiness Active Reserve

High Readiness Specialist Reserve

Active Reserve

Specialist Reserve

Standby Reserve

Private Recruit

0

N/A

1,442

N/A

2

Private Training

0

N/A

5,066

N/A

29

Private

0

N/A

2,022

N/A

1,436

Lance Corporal

0

N/A

852

N/A

225

Corporal

0

N/A

1,968

N/A

637

Sergeant

0

N/A

1,142

N/A

367

Staff Sergeant

0

N/A

153

N/A

63

Warrant Officer Class 2

0

N/A

742

N/A

411

Warrant Officer Class 1

0

N/A

292

N/A

271

Officer Cadet

0

N/A

569

N/A

9

2nd Lieutenant

0

N/A

151

N/A

230

Lieutenant

0

N/A

592

N/A

1,341

Captain

0

N/A

989

N/A

1,540

Major

0

N/A

879

N/A

1,191

Lieutenant Colonel

0

N/A

287

N/A

470

Colonel

0

N/A

67

N/A

104

Brigadier

0

N/A

15

N/A

30

Major General

0

N/A

4

N/A

8

Lieutenant General

0

N/A

0

N/A

0

General

0

N/A

0

N/A

1

Total

0

0

17,232

0

8,365

Note: Army do not use the classification of Specialist Reserve.

AIR FORCE

As at 1 December 2002

Category

High Readiness Active Reserve

N/A

High Readiness Specialist Reserve

N/A

Active Reserve

1,804

Specialist Reserve

360

Standby Reserve

4,600

Total

6,764

As at 31 October 2003

Category

High Readiness Active Reserve

N/A

High Readiness Specialist Reserve

N/A

Active Reserve

1,844

Specialist Reserve

360

Standby Reserve

5,000

Total

7,204

Note: Air Force figures cannot be broken down by rank at this stage. Air Force do not use the classification of High Readiness Reserve.