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Foreign Troops To Be Recruited By Australian Defense Force
- By Bobby Castro
- Published 01/9/2012
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Foreign Troops To Be Recruited By Australian Defense Force
The Australian Defense Force or ADF is exploring the possibilities of recruiting foreigners from New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom to become part of its personnel.
In a new bid to beef up its forces, the ADF hopes to employ overseas soldiers, navy and air crews as well as specialists, including Special Forces trained officers, fighter pilots and submarine officers in the military. One of the benefits for such employment would be eligibility for fast tracked acquisition of Australian citizenship.
One of the previous moves was the Royal Australian Navy's delegation to the United Kingdom, who in recent months announced cutbacks on its military spending. The delegation hoped to recruit navy crews with engineering experience, because current military personnel were being employed in the mining industry. There have been confirmed reports that the Royal Navy would offer jobs in Australia for British navy personnel who have been laid off and meets the requirements set by the Australian Defense Force.
In an official statement, the ADF said the recent discussions "looks to overseas candidates to fill gaps in our services that can't currently be satisfied by standard recruitment." Once foreign troops join the Australian forces, they would be provided permanent residence Australian visas and would be able to apply for citizenship after three months instead of the standard two years for normal processing.
In response, the Royal Australian Navy chief Ray Griggs reiterated their commitment in saying that Australia would not poach personnel the United Kingdom needs to maintain their defense capabilities. Other countries that the RAN are in talks with are the United States, Canada and New Zealand. The program is aimed at "serving or immediately ex-serving officers and sailors of foreign naval forces [not greater than three years since separation from military service] with specific qualifications and/or experience that is directly transferable to the RAN."
The Australian Defense Forces is under pressure to retain a strong presence of highly capable personnel in Afghanistan while awaiting the arrival of new and modern ships and aircraft. The current maintenance issues of the Australian navy suggest that as many as 200 additional engineers are required to be able to rebuild lost expertise because of more lucrative private sector opportunities.
The recruiting woes of the ADF have eased up in the past couple of years because of the increased wages and family friendly conditions in the military service. Another major factor is the global recession, which hard hit many companies previously offering sky high salaries, making them either slowdown their recruitment or lower their offered opportunities to those with technical expertise in the military service.
In a new bid to beef up its forces, the ADF hopes to employ overseas soldiers, navy and air crews as well as specialists, including Special Forces trained officers, fighter pilots and submarine officers in the military. One of the benefits for such employment would be eligibility for fast tracked acquisition of Australian citizenship.
One of the previous moves was the Royal Australian Navy's delegation to the United Kingdom, who in recent months announced cutbacks on its military spending. The delegation hoped to recruit navy crews with engineering experience, because current military personnel were being employed in the mining industry. There have been confirmed reports that the Royal Navy would offer jobs in Australia for British navy personnel who have been laid off and meets the requirements set by the Australian Defense Force.
In an official statement, the ADF said the recent discussions "looks to overseas candidates to fill gaps in our services that can't currently be satisfied by standard recruitment." Once foreign troops join the Australian forces, they would be provided permanent residence Australian visas and would be able to apply for citizenship after three months instead of the standard two years for normal processing.
In response, the Royal Australian Navy chief Ray Griggs reiterated their commitment in saying that Australia would not poach personnel the United Kingdom needs to maintain their defense capabilities. Other countries that the RAN are in talks with are the United States, Canada and New Zealand. The program is aimed at "serving or immediately ex-serving officers and sailors of foreign naval forces [not greater than three years since separation from military service] with specific qualifications and/or experience that is directly transferable to the RAN."
The Australian Defense Forces is under pressure to retain a strong presence of highly capable personnel in Afghanistan while awaiting the arrival of new and modern ships and aircraft. The current maintenance issues of the Australian navy suggest that as many as 200 additional engineers are required to be able to rebuild lost expertise because of more lucrative private sector opportunities.
The recruiting woes of the ADF have eased up in the past couple of years because of the increased wages and family friendly conditions in the military service. Another major factor is the global recession, which hard hit many companies previously offering sky high salaries, making them either slowdown their recruitment or lower their offered opportunities to those with technical expertise in the military service.