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ADF extends post-service reserve commitment to ten years
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The Australian Defence Force has doubled the required post-service commitment period for new personnel from five years to ten years.
New Australian Defence Force recruits will remain in an unpaid contingency reserve for ten years after leaving active service, up from five. The change will apply automatically to recruits from October 1, while existing personnel can opt in.
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The Australian Defence Force has doubled the required post-service commitment period for new personnel from five years to ten years.
“The ADF has doubled the "commitment period" required of all personnel from five years to ten”
The post-service commitment for new recruits will automatically apply from October 1.
“The longer time frame will automatically apply to recruits from October 1”
Existing Australian Defence Force personnel can opt in to the ten-year commitment.
“existing personnel will be able to opt-in to ten years”