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VIC/TAS/SA [email protected] | NSW [email protected] QLD [email protected] | WA [email protected]. moat.com.au MOFFAT 1533 10/17 THE AUSTRALIAN RESERVIST THE AUSTRALIAN RESERVIST - October 2017 (Official Journal of the Defence Reserves Association) ISSN 1835-694X CONTENTS DRA Office Bearers 2 From the President 4 The Orchard and Big Sky Publishing Prize for Best Articles 6 Call for Contributions and Membership Enquiries 6 Deployed to Iraq during the Battle for Mosul - MAJGEN Jeffrey Rosenfeld 8 Training with the Rifles - LT Elizabeth Normand 11 Profile on the Director General Australian Navy Cadets and Reserves: CDRE Mark Hill 15 Army Reservists on Exercise Reaper’s Run - CAPT Lucy Saaroni 18 Memorial to National Servicemen - CAPT Barry Presgrave (Retd) 19 Book Review - ‘Militia Units of Maryborough 1860 -1901’ - reviewed by LTCOL Nev. Taylor 20 VALE Colonel James Wood 21 Key Presentations from the 2017 DRA National Conference Australian Army Reserve Transformation: A Total Force - LTGEN Angus Campbell 23 Role of the DVA in Providing Assistance to Reservists - Graig Orme 27 DRSC: Working with Employers to Support Reservists - Jane McAloon 30 Current and Proposed Initiatives Affecting the ADF Reserves - RADM Bruce Kafer 32 Reserve Contribution to Navy Capability - CDRE Mark Hill 34 Army Reserve Initiatives and Report on ABCANZ Conference - BRIG Mike Annett 37 Designing the Future Air Force Reserve Force - GPCAPT Tony Hindmarsh 39 Government position on opportunities for the Reserve Forces to improve ADF capability 41 Opposition position on opportunities for the Reserve Forces to improve ADF capability 43 The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the DRA. Contributions and comments or queries regarding the content of the DRA Journal should be directed to the Editor at email: [email protected] or post to PO Box 88, Briar Hill, Victoria 3088. The Journal is published by arrangement with Ontime Publications. Enquiries regarding advertising should be directed to Steve Moxey Mob. 0400473200 or Ph. 02 9643 8314 or via email: [email protected] 01 THE AUSTRALIAN RESERVIST DEENCE RESERVES ASSOCIATION raorau NATIONAL EXECUTIVE National President: MAJGEN Paul Irving AM PSM RFD Immediate Past President: MAJGEN Jim Barry AM MBE RFD ED Deputy-President: MAJGEN Ian Flawith AO CSC Vice President Navy: CAPT Joseph Lukaitis RFD RANR Vice President Army: MAJGEN Neil Wilson AM RFD Vice President Air Force: AIRCDRE Kathryn Dunn Vice Pres. Def Health: MAJGEN Jeffrey Rosenfeld AM OBE CStJ National Treasurer: WO2 Catalina Sankey email: [email protected] Eitorial Committee CMDR Peter Hicks RFD RANR LTCOL Neville Taylor RFD LTCOL Stefan Landherr RFD MAJ Elizabeth Bedggood LTCOL Ian George OAM RFD ED PO Box 88, Briar Hill VIC 3088 email: [email protected] STATE EXECUTIVES NE SOUTH ALES President: COL Graham Fleeton RFD Treas: LTCOL Catherine Lewis psc RFD Sec: WO1 Warren Barnes OAM PO BOX 1065, Singleton NSW 2330 VICTORIA President: BRIG Peter Alkemade RFD Treas: LTCOL Bruce McClure RFD Sec: WO2 David Hardacre PO Box 88, Briar Hill VIC 3088 SOUTH AUSTRALIA President: BRIG Robert Atkinson AM RFD SecTreas: LTCOL Stefan Landherr RFD 20 Grevillea Drive, Banksia Park SA 5091 ESTERN AUSTRALIA President: LTCOL Dick Cook AM RFD Treas: BRIG Duncan Warren AM RFD Sec: CPL David Cooper 21 Wattle Street, South Perth WA 6151 TASANIA President: COL Stephen Carey RFD Treas: MAJ Richard James Sec: MAJ Malcolm McWilliams GPO Box 729, Hobart TAS 7001 UEENSLAND President: COL Chris Cunneen MSt.J Treas: MAJ Peter Jenkins Sec: MAJ Trevor Herrod C- 9 Lapworth Place, MANL WEST 4179 LD NORTHERN TERRITOR President: COL Jeff Dunn CSM RFD Sec Treas: MAJ Jim Wright PO Box 1091, Darwin NT 0801 2 PERSONALTHE AUSTRALIAN RESERVIST INSURANCE FOR VETERANS AND ADF MEMBERS COVER • Home PLUS • Contents THE • Landlords Liability • Car CARE • Caravans WWW.DSH.GOV. AU • Trailers TO COMPARE THE FEATURES CALL • Private pleasure craft 1300 552 662 • Motorcycles • Travel (The Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme underwrites the DSHI Home Building policy. All Pay your premiums by other policies are underwritten by QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited ABN 78 003 191 035. AFS Licence direct debit at no extra cost 239 545). Please consider the Product Disclosure Statement of the particular product before making (not applicable to travel and CTP) any decisions about the product. 3 THE AUSTRALIAN RESERVIST RO THE PRESIDENT Reserve orces - Oortunity to Imrove Caability of the AD was the theme of the 2017 Defence Reserves Association (DRA) National Conference held on Saturday 19 August 2017 at the Comfort Inn Airport International at ueanbeyan. The aim of the Conference was to discuss the crucial issues affecting the ability of the Reserve Forces to improve the capability of the ADF. We were fortunate that the Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, agreed to open the Conference where he spoke about the essential role undertaken by the Reserve Forces as part of the Total Force in providing capability to the ADF, instancing the work of Reservists in disaster relief and the essential role of medical Reservists on operations. The Minister mentioned new opportunities for Reserve capability, including cyber warfare and standing up a Reserve veterinary capability. Importantly, the Minister gave a commitment to ensuring the passage through Parliament of the amendments to the Defence Reserves Service (Protection) Act something that the DRA has been strongly advocating for the past 10 years. The Hon Mike Kelly MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Industry, emphasised the role of the ‘citizen soldier’ and raised questions about how to raise, train, sustain and equip Reservists, the ob satisfaction for Reservists and the need to think outside the square in resolving Reserve issues. He raised the prospect of forming a Civil Defence Corps. Chief of Army, LTGEN Angus Campbell, had a single message one Army focussed on capability outcomes. He advised that the changes involved in the ‘Army Reserve Transformation’, including aligning Army Reserve service with contemporary civilian demands, were being driven by senior Army Reserve leadership, and spoke about moving the Reserve from a mobilisation base and being considered as a separate part of the Army. He also spoke about the study of data from the last census to identify growth corridors with a view to opening new depots and that it requires a recruiting pool of some 1000 persons aged 17 to 29 in order to recruit one Army Reservist. MAJGEN Stephen Porter provided a visual presentation of a day’s activities of Battle Group Canaan on Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 17, outlined the approach to modular training strategies to reduce the wastage in the ‘training pipeline’ and the new role of 8th Brigade in coordinating and managing the delivery of initial employment training throughout 2nd Division. He also spoke about the challenges of improving the retention of Reservists. The National Chair of the Defence Reserve Support Council, Ms Jane McAloon, spoke on the importance of maintaining an effective relationship with employers if we are going to have the highest quality people when they are most needed to serve in the Reserves. Importantly, the Conference provided an opportunity for Ms McAloon to learn about many of the issues affecting the Reserves. MAJGEN Craig Orme (Ret’d), Deputy President of the Repatriation Commission, Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), kindly stood in at very short notice to make a presentation on the maor change process being undertaken by DVA in moving from a focus on transactional processing to focussing on the delivery of services to veterans from the veterans’ perspective, by looking at the well being of veterans. He encouraged the DRA to develop a proposal to extend non-liability health care to Reservists. Rear Admiral Kafer, Head, Reserve and outh Division, gave a presentation on positive youth development experiences and the focus on child safety as a result of the recent Royal Commission, work being undertaken with Defence People Group to improve policies affecting Reservists and amendments to the DHOAS Act requiring Reservists to have ‘consecutive’ years of service in determining eligibility to DHOAS. BRIG Mike Annett spoke about the outcome of the recent ABCA conference on Reservists, the commonality in Reservists training regimes and initiatives being implemented to provide alternative pathways for the production of Reserve officers. GPCAPT Tony Hindmarsh outlined the work being undertaken in developing a detailed change management plan to grow the new skills required with new platforms and to transition the Air Force Reserves. MAJGEN Greg Melick provided a detailed update of the Commemoration of the Centenary of Anzac Activities both in Australia and overseas until the end of 2018. Neil James from the Australia Defence Association ably chaired the three Open Forums that provided ample opportunity for Conference participants to raise a wide range of issues affecting the Reserves with both politicians and senior officers on the ADF.
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