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Question on notice no. 8

Portfolio question number: 8

2018-19 Budget estimates

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Defence Portfolio

Senator Dean Smith: asked the Department of Defence on 29 May 2018—

1. Please advise on the composition of regular and reservist Australian Army presence in Western Australia over the last 10 years:

(a) Composition of 13th Brigade and command structure.

(b) Why is 13th Brigade's Commanding Officer based in SA and not WA?

2.Please provide detail on factors that have impacted on the composition of regular and reservist Australian Army presence in Western Australia over the last 10 years:

(a) Are there recruitment factors?

(b) Are there retention factors?

(i) 13th Brigade was the largest or one of the largest reserve units in the past - what factors lead to the decline in numbers?

3. Please provide Army recruitment numbers for each year since 2008:

(a) Applications for Regular Army by State/Sex/Age on Application

(i) General Entry / Officer Entry

(b) Applications for Army Reserve by State/Sex/Age on Application

(i) General Entry / Officer Entry

(d) Successful candidates (Reserve Army) by State/Sex/Age on Application

(i) General Entry / Officer Entry Answer — Answer attached

Senate Standing Committee Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Budget Estimates – 29/30 May 2018

ANSWER TO QUESTION ON NOTICE

Department of Defence

Topic: SSCFADT - BE - 29/30 May 18 - Q8 - Army presence and composition in Western Australia - Senator Dean Smith

Question reference number: 8

Senator: Dean Smith Type of question: Written Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 13 July 2018

Question:

1) Please advise on the composition of regular and reservist Australian Army presence in Western Australia over the last 10 years: a) Composition of 13th Brigade and command structure. b) Why is 13th Brigade’s Commanding Officer based in SA and not WA?

2) Please provide detail on factors that have impacted on the composition of regular and reservist Australian Army presence in Western Australia over the last 10 years: a) Are there recruitment factors? b) Are there retention factors? i) 13th Brigade was the largest or one of the largest reserve units in the past – what factors lead to the decline in numbers?

3) Please provide Army recruitment numbers for each year since 2008: a) Applications for Regular Army by State/Sex/Age on Application i) General Entry / Officer Entry b) Applications for Army Reserve by State/Sex/Age on Application i) General Entry / Officer Entry c) Successful candidates (Regular Army) by State/Sex/Age on Application i) General Entry / Officer Entry d) Successful candidates (Reserve Army) by State/Sex/Age on Application i) General Entry / Officer Entry

Answers:

1a. The 13th Brigade is a direct command formation of the 2nd Division, the primary Army Reserve organisation of the Army. The Brigade consists of a headquarters, two infantry battalions, a logistics unit, a signals squadron and a light cavalry squadron. One of the infantry battalions includes an engineer sub-unit. The artillery sub-unit in Western Australia remains located at Irwin Barracks and was placed under command of the 9th Regiment in January 2018. The internal structures of these units are consistent with units of the same types in other Army Reserve Brigades of the 2nd Division.

The size of the 13th Brigade is a reflection of the population base available to support it in Western Australia.

There are approximately 950 Reserve and 75 Regular Army personnel serving in the 13th Brigade.

1b. The Commander 13th Brigade is an Army Reserve appointment. Based on the merits of Army appointments and skills required for particular senior roles, it is common for senior appointments across the Army Reserve not to reside in their duty location. The current Commander 13th Brigade lives in Adelaide and regularly travels to Western Australia for his civilian employment and Army duties. On average, he spends one week each month in Perth conducting Commander 13th Brigade related duties. While not residing in Western Australia he is in regular (daily) contact with his Brigade Staff and is enabled by phone, teleconferences, video conferences and email.

2a. The location of Australian Regular Army units is based on Government policy, the requirements for training and deployment and the need to support Army families. The regular Army posture in Western Australia has not changed significantly in the last decade. Recruiting factors are not normally a consideration for the location of Regular Australian Army units as units are filled with personnel from across Australia.

Service in the Army Reserve is usually focused on the local unit or formation and engenders loyalty to the local unit by the local community. The structures of units of the 13th Brigade are built cognisant of the likely level of recruitment from the Western Australian community. Outside Perth, Regional Force Surveillance Units employ personnel at differing levels of training than the general Army Reserve to ensure a sustainable workforce. The Regional Force Surveillance Units also base personnel in Perth to support people who fly-in and fly-out of the Pilbara region.

2b. i) Any decline in numbers of Army Reserve personnel prior to 2000 would have reflected national trends and are not necessarily isolated to Western Australia.

Since 2004, the 13th Brigade has maintained a posted strength at around seven per cent to eight per cent of Army’s total Army Reserve force. The 13th Brigade (along with the 9th Brigade in South Australia and Tasmania) is relatively smaller than east-coast Army Reserve brigades due to the differences in population base.

While the number of jobs in the 13th Brigade has been reduced since 2008, the number of Army Reserve personnel serving in the 13th Brigade has increased. This is a common observation across other Army Reserve brigades. Reduced Australian Regular Army

personnel numbers in 13th Brigade also reflect changes made across all Army Reserve formations, as the Army Reserve has become more adept at self-administering, conducting its own training and generating capability for operations by its Army Reserve personnel.

3. The figures requested are attached.

FY 17/18 data is as at end May 2018. All other data is complete FY. Due to the broad range of data requested, the response has been separated into several tabs.

Dates of birth in application data is dependent on the candidate entering the data correctly. In some historical cases there have been input errors or blank dates of birth, which creates an automatic error on their application.

Data relating to enlistments captures the candidate age at the point of their enlistment/appointment and not the age at application as requested.

Data relating to state is based on the recruiting centre each candidate attended. There may be some cases where candidates live in one state and their nearest Defence Force Recruiting Centre is in another state.

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