Defence Minister Richard Marles says recruitment and retention is a 'huge challenge” within the Australian army and a focus of attention in the Defence Strategic Review. Mr Marles said the restructuring of the Australian army will be “part of the solution” in fixing recruitment and retention. The Australian army will see hundreds of Defence Force personnel be relocated from Adelaide to north Queensland. “This is really going to make clear the exciting opportunities that do exist within the army,” he said. Mr Marles said it will “give people a much greater sense of clarity about pathways they can take”. “That we see as something that will actually help recruitment and retention and ultimately start the pathway towards growing the army – which is ultimately what we need to be doing.”
Defence Minister Richard Marles says recruitment and retention is a"huge challenge” within the Australian army and a focus of attention in the Defence Strategic Review.
Mr Marles said the restructuring of the Australian army will be “part of the solution” in fixing recruitment and retention. The Australian army will see hundreds of Defence Force personnel be relocated from Adelaide to north Queensland. “This is really going to make clear the exciting opportunities that do exist within the army,” he said.“That we see as something that will actually help recruitment and retention and ultimately start the pathway towards growing the army – which is ultimately what we need to be doing.”
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