ARMY RESERVE The Role: To provide specified individual and collective capability to support, sustain

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ARMY RESERVEThe Role To provide specified
individual and collective capability to
support, sustain and reinforce the Army's
operational forces
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Active Reserve (AR)

• Service commitment
• 20 days per year (for efficiency)
• CO approves to 100 days pa
• Higher approvals to 150 (Fmn COMD)/above 150
  (CA)
• Tax free pay, Attendance Allowance and Reserve
  Service Allowance
• Efficient service entitlements include access to
• 600 Health Support Allowance (HSA)
• Defence Assistance Study Scheme (DASS)
• Subject to funding approval and eligibility
• Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme (DHOAS)
• Note not all Corps/trades have ARes positions in
  every region.

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High Readiness Reserve (HRR)

• 10,000 completion bonus after 2 years HRR
• 2,500 annual Health Support Allowance
• Min 32 days and Max 50 days obligation
• AIRN compliant and have deployable competencies
• Maintain Medical and Dental status
• A HRR position available

DI(A) PERS 79-6 Management of High Readiness
Reserve Personnel within the Army
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Reserve Response Force (RRF)

• 20 days pa training obligation
• 700 annual completion bonus
• Must be AIRN compliant Med, Dent etc
• Must be an available RRF position

DI(A) PERS 79-7 Management of Reserve Response
Force Personnel within the Army
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Standby Reserve (SR)

• Holding pool of trained Reserve and ex-ARA
  members
• AIRN compliance not required
• No set training obligation
• Compulsory to transfer to SR if enlisted after 01
  Jul 03
• Can work under DA50(4) medical required
• Continuous Full Time Service (CFTS) may be
  available

DI(G) PERS 05-41 Management of Australian Defence
Force Standby Reserves DI(A) PERS 173-4
Management of the Australian Army Standby Reserve
(DRAFT VERSION ONLY)
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Mobile Training Team andExternal Training Wing

• Located at RMC-Duntroon
• Instructors and Training Staff (SGT to MAJ)
• Currently has 60 positions for all AR Corps
• 2 week training blocks each year
• Fly-in / fly-out basis
• LTCOL Tony Smith MAJ Selina Rowland
• 0419 306 545 02 6265 9689
• anthony.smith_at_defence.gov.au selina.rowland_at_defenc
  e.gov.au
• Intranet http//intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/s
  ites/RMC

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Active and Standby Staff Group (ASSG)

• Note ASSG was formerly a DCU of CMA, however now
  comes under command of CA
• Pool of Officers and Senior NCOs with extensive
  military / civil skills
• Ranks generally from SGT to MAJGEN
• Currently has 250 members (Australia wide)
• Long /short term projects

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Career Management in the Reserve Army
Personnel Agencies (APA)

• Part of the Armys Career management structure
• Career Management of Active Reserve component
• Similar roles to DOCM-A and SCMA
• Are located nationally in all capitals, plus
  Townsville to cover North QLD
• APAs are there to help you contact details
  available today.
• They will be your primary contact when the time
  comes to transfer from the Standby to Active
  Reserve

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Career Management in the Reserve Army National
Standby Reserve Agency (ANSRA)

• Raised in 2008 to specifically manage and
  administer the Standby Reserve (SR) component
• Communicate / re-engage into Army
• Maintain annual contact with SR members
• SR can be used to fill ARA and AR vacancies and
  undertake project work (where skills set and
  currency match the need)

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Defence Reserves Support Council (DRSC)

• A Tri-Service organisation with a national
  network of offices
• Provide a local link between the ADF, employers
  and the wider community
• Has responsibility for employer engagement
  activities, and the interface with business and
  government leaders
• Local source of information and support

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Employer Support Payment Scheme (ESP)

• Provides financial support to employers to help
  them release Reservists
• Payment of 1,183.10 pw (as at Jul 2009) full
  time rate
• Who is eligible to claim?
• Your employer
• You, if self employed (min 6 months of operation)
• Further information
• Free call 1800 803 485
• www.defence.gov.au/reserves

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Protecting Reserve Service

• Commonwealth Legislation
• Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001
• an offence to discriminate or hinder Reserve
  service
• Office of Reserve Service Protection (ORSP)
• statutory office created to enforce legislation
  (in need)
• can negotiate or mediate with employers

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Reservists Responsibilities

• Notify changes of personal details
• Advise skills or qualifications updates
• Advise of any Medical status changes
• Alert Unit / ANSRA / APA of interest in
• DA50(4)
• CFTS
• transfer to AR from SR
• HRR/RRF service
• transfer to SR from AR
• transfer to ARA.

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Where are Reserve Units?
AR units are in over 150 locations Australia wide
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Transfer Procedure and Contacts

• Submit application via Orderly Room
• - Application for Resignation, Discharge
  
• or Transfer to the Reserves (AC 853)
• Unit forwards to APA in Region of
  
• separation via DOCM-A or SCMA.
• POC sheets Useful References Weblinks

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Contacts

CMA Webpage - http//www.defence.gov.au/army/cma A
ll career management agency contacts can be
obtained from the CMA webpage. Call
1300DEFENCE 1300 333 362
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