In Australia, it is not necessary to serve in the army, there are no “conscripts” (conscripts), there is no mandatory conscription and summons. If a young man decides to choose to serve in the army, then he needs to go through all the preliminary stages (tests, analyzes, etc.) and sign a contract. Typically, the service life is three to six years. Among Australians, it is believed that serving in the national army is prestigious and honorable.
Australian Army: general information
The Australian Armed Forces post their news on a dedicated website. Thus, every Australian can go to the information portal and become familiar with all the nuances of recruitment into the army and the service itself. The website is called defensejobs.gov.ua, here you can find out about current vacancies and conditions for joining the armed forces. The whole process is reminiscent of entering a higher education institution. In addition to the specialized website, there is a page on the social network Facebook, which has over two hundred thousand subscribers. Group members exchange experiences and highly specialized information about military service - talk about the advantages, and also motivate potential candidates to submit their documents.
Compound
| Type | Production | Purpose | Image | Quantity | Notes | |
| Armored vehicles | ||||||
| M1A1 AIM Abrams | USA USA | Main battle tank | 59 | Supplied from the US Armed Forces. For Australia, each tank cost $1.18 million. It is planned to modernize all tanks for a billion dollars.[2] | ||
| ASLAV-25 | USA USA | Infantry fighting vehicle | 257 | Australian version of the LAV-25 infantry fighting vehicle. | ||
| M113 | USA USA | Armored personnel carrier | <431> (M113AS3/AS4) | Initially there were 700 vehicles, of which 431 were upgraded to the M113AS3/AS4 level and are now in operation. | ||
| Bushmaster PMV | Australia Australia | Armored personnel carrier | 838 + 214 ordered | Deliveries were completed in mid-2005. In 2012, another 214 vehicles were ordered. | ||
| M88A2 | USA USA | Armored repair and recovery vehicle | 7 | |||
| Automotive technology | ||||||
| G-Wagon | Germany Germany | SUV | no exact data | In 2007, 1,200 vehicles were ordered to replace the Land Rover Defender. The vehicles to be received by the Australian Army include nine different variants, including three- and five-door vans, as well as support vehicles on 4x4 and 6x6 platforms. In November 2009, Australia received the first 11 vehicles. The contract, worth $200 million, will be fully executed by 2014. | ||
| Land Rover | Germany Germany | SUV | <10000> | |||
| Unimog 1700L | Germany Germany | truck | 1295 | |||
| LARC-5 | USA USA | Amphibious vehicle | 12 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Eurocopter Tiger ARH | European Union European Union | Reconnaissance and attack helicopter | 22 | Replaced the obsolete OH-58A Kiowa and retired Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters. 4 cars were assembled by Eurocopter, and the remaining 18 were assembled by an Australian company in Brisbane. The first two helicopters were delivered on December 15, 2004. Deliveries were completed in December 2011.[3] | ||
| NHI MRH90 | European Union European Union | Transport helicopter | 15 (40) | Will replace the aging S-70A Black Hawk helicopters and the retired Bell UH-1 Iroquois. Used for transporting cargo and infantry, as well as for training. A total of 46 MRH90s were ordered by Australia (40 for the Army and 6 for the Royal Australian Navy. | ||
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | USA USA | Transport helicopter | 6 | One helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on May 30, 2011. Seven CH-47Fs were ordered to replace the remaining six CH-47Ds.[4] The first helicopters will enter service in 2014. | ||
| Bell OH-58A Kiowa | USA USA | Reconnaissance helicopter | 27 (56) | Replaced by Eurocopter Tiger ARH helicopters. | ||
| Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk | USA USA | Transport helicopter | 35 | Will be replaced by NHI MRH90 helicopters | ||
| Artillery | ||||||
| L118 Light Gun | UK UK | 105 mm towed artillery gun | 112 | |||
| M2A2 105 mm howitzer | USA USA | 105 mm howitzer | 120 | |||
| M198 towed 155mm howitzer | USA USA | 155mm howitzer | 36 | |||
| M777 155 mm howitzer | USA USA | 155mm howitzer | 35 | Another 19 were purchased for an amount of $70 million.[5] | ||
| Air defense systems | ||||||
| RBS 70 | Sweden Sweden | Man-portable anti-aircraft missile system | 45 | |||
| Anti-tank weapons | ||||||
| M72A6 LAW | USA USA | hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher | no data | |||
| Carl Gustaf M3 | Sweden Sweden | hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher | 577 | |||
| FGM-148 Javelin | USA USA | anti-tank missile system | 92 | |||
| Weapon | ||||||
| F88 Austeyr F88C Austeyr F88S-A1 Austeyr F88S-A1C Austeyr F88S-A2 Austeyr | Austria Austria Australia Australia | 5.56 automatic rifle | A large number of | Introduced into service in 1989 as the standard rifle and primary infantry weapon, replacing the M16 rifle. | ||
| M4A1 | USA USA | Automatic carbine | no data | Used by Australian Special Forces. | ||
| F89 Minimi | Belgium Belgium | Light machine gun | no data | |||
| MAG 58 | Belgium Belgium | Single machine gun | no data | Standard single machine gun of the Australian Army. In the military under the designation MAG 58. | ||
| Ships | ||||||
| LCM-8 type landing craft | USA USA | Landing craft | 14 | |||
What tests must the candidate pass?
When enlisting in the Australian Army, you must pass a number of aptitude tests:
- The fitness test is the first test for a future fighter (those whose muscle mass index does not go beyond 18.5-30 are allowed). Here you need to run a hundred meters against the clock, do pull-ups on the horizontal bar several times and work out your abs.
- Upon successful completion of the physical assessment, the candidate proceeds to the intelligence test (IQ test, Wartegg test and others).
- Next, the applicant undergoes a psychological examination by specialists.
Upon successful completion of the above requirements, the candidate remains to undergo a medical examination and pass the necessary tests. The ending of the whole story is to wait for a positive result and expected enrollment in the Australian Army.
The gender of the candidate, as a rule, does not matter - both men and women can serve (in some areas there are restrictions on several provisions). It is surprising that a potential soldier can register for service as early as ten years of age. The maximum age directly depends on the type of military position and the duties performed.
Structure
1st Division (headquarters - Brisbane):
- Signal Regiment (Enoguerra);
- 1st Brigade (headquarters - Darwin): 1st Armored Regiment (Darwin);
- 5th (Infantry) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Darwin);
- 7th (Infantry) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Adelaide);
- 8th/12th (Artillery) Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (Darwin);
- 1st Engineer Regiment (Darwin)
- 1st Signal Regiment (Darwin);
- 1st Logistics Battalion (Darwin);
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Townsville);
- 2nd/14th Light Cavalry Regiment (Enoguerra);
- 1st Military Intelligence Battalion (Sydney);
) (Kabarla);
) (Enoguerra);
- 1st Aviation Regiment ( attack helicopters
) (Darwin);
- 17th Signal Regiment (Sydney);
2nd Division
The headquarters is in Sydney. It is divided into 6 brigades.
- 4th Brigade - based in Victoria.
- 5 Brigade - Based in New South Wales.
- 8th Brigade - Based in New South Wales.
- 9 Brigade - based in South Australia and Tasmania.
- 11th Brigade - based in Queensland.
- 13 Brigade - based in Western Australia.
Gallery
- Australian Army Abrams tank July 2011.jpg
- APCs disembark 010518-O-1168M-014m.jpg
M113 landing from landing ship
- US Navy 050623-N-2468S-007 An Australian Army S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).jpg
S-70A-9 Blackhawk
- Royal Australian Army Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger ARH Vabre.jpg
Eurocopter Tiger ARH
- ASLAV 2.JPG
ASLAV-25
- Light Horse 070620-N-4965F-005.jpg
- Five ASLAVs in Afghanistan during March 2011.jpg
ASLAV in Afghanistan, 2011
- ASLAV-PC 2007.jpg
ASLAV-25 PC, 2007.
- Australian Army soldiers firing a Javelin missile.jpg
An Australian Army soldier fires an FGM-148 Javelin ATGM
- Tiger helicopter.jpg
Eurocopter Tiger ARH
- Royal Australian Navy NHI MRH-90 Gilbert.jpg
NHI MRH90
- 6th Aviation Regiment Kiowa.jpg
OH-58A Kiowa
- Australian Army Black Hawk Zhu-1.jpg
S-70A-9 Black Hawk
- Australian and US Army helicopter medical rescue exercise in 2011 110712-M-PM709-051.jpg
S-70A-9 Black Hawk, July 2011.
- US Navy 100225-N-0000N-001 The guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) conducts deck-landing qualifications.jpg
An S-70A-9 Black Hawk takes off from the deck of the American Oliver Hazard Perry class guided missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57).
