![]() | About Pacific Islanders to bolster ADF... |
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| | Pacific Islanders to bolster ADF... infoI don't mean this topic to be a race issue - we already successfully have people from heaps of countries/religions/walks of life serving. It does however baffle me a bit that with 20million people in Australia we can't fill the ranks. It seems working in defense is getting lower on peoples "to do list" |
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I blame recruitment for our low numbers. Their standards are high and they make you wait for a year to get into basic training (they even say 1 in 15 people get accepted). Im surprised they would use islanders even though they have such high standards with Australians. \"Charlie Don\'t Surf\" - Kilgore |
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Interesting, so what countries would those be? Tonga, Samoa, Solomon etc?
"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles. ![]() |
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I don't like to have our country defended by foriegn people who only look for money more than anything. They wouldn't give a rats arse over the defence of Australia unless they are paid.
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| | I don't approve if it is to fill recruitment shortages. I don't think we should raise the white flag on recruiting Australian citizens (of any race, colour or creed). More promotion needs to happen although I thought this was happening and successfully. At officer level, numbers for new cadets are up at the ADF - at least Navy and Army (Creswell and Duntroon). I'm all in favour of Australian ADF helping to train our friendly neighbours however - strengthens alliances and friendship and helps them to defend themselves, but not bringing them into Australian ADF because someone up-top has given in on home-grown recruitment. Still, if Aussie youth/young adults are turning down ADF opportunities to serve then maybe that's what we're faced with - maybe it's a tactical wake up call by the Defence Minister. |
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It'd be PNG, East Timor, Fiji and the Solomon Islands... We used to have a Papua New Guinea regiment for years, so it wouldn't be all that different. I don't approve though. The money would be better spent recruiting Australians. |
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Just read an article about this topic: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...E31477,00.html My question is, why are we losing qualified people from the ADF thus causing shortages and gaps? Maybe the Government should be addressing that issue/problem so we wouldn't have to look for band-aid solutions. |
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How do y'all feel about prior service soldiers from other countries coming over and serving in the ADF?
"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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