JOIN THE RESERVES - COME TO THE 16th BATTALION

Background:

Australia's part-time soldiers are an important element of our defence. There are more than 250 Army Reserve units based in the cities and towns throughout Australia. The Australian Army Reserve, together with the Australian Regular Army, forms one of the largest and diverse organisations in Australia. For those people who cannot provide full-time service in the Army, the Army Reserve provides an excellent opportunity to learn new skills, while receiving tax-free pay and allowances without effecting Austudy or Social Security payments.

Employers also understand that the Army Reserve plays a vital role in our national defence and for releasing their employees they will be paid Employer Support Payments to cover most of the costs of an employee being away.

4 STEPS

TO GETTING STARTED STEP 1. Come in for an information session held at the Brigade Recruiting Cell on Monday nights 7.30pm Irwin Barracks Karrakatta for those people who live near Perth city. or Contact the Unit Recruiting Officer from 16 Battalion on 0411 276 671 and organise a Tuesday night information session at Karrakatta or in the regional depots located at Joondalup, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie if you live closest to those areas. STEP 2. Visit www.defencejobs.com.au or called 13 19 01 to register your intent on line or over the phone. You must register to officially commence the process of joining the Army Reserves and coming to the 16th Battalion. You will then be booked in for a YOU session at Defence Force Recruiting, refer to the YOU Session Checklist below on this website for what you need to take with you. STEP 3. Get a sponsorship letter from the 16th Battalion. Get one in person from Karrakatta or the depots when visiting for information briefs or print one from this website below. Fill it out and have it with you when phoning or when going in person to Defence Force recruiting to show that you wish to come to the 16th Battalion. STEP 4. Start the process to establish a rewarding part time career as an Infantryman in the 16th Battalion, Army Reserve. If you have any problems throughout the process in getting to the 16th Battalion call the Unit Recruiting Officer on 0411 276 671.

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Regional Locations and Contact numbers:

For those people near Perth City, 16 RWAR main is located within Irwin Barracks, Stubbs Terrace, Karrakatta. The phone number is (08) 9269 4494 or 0411 276 671 (speak to Kyron Kraehe the Unit Recruiting Officer).

The Battalion also has depots in Joondalup (08) 9300 7530 or 0429 313 795 (speak to Adam Gillies), Geraldton (08) 9921 2736 or 0407 446 601 (speak to Gary Heit) and Kalgoorlie (08) 9088 6500 or 0429 132 905 (speak to Henry Hatch). Call up the area closest to you as per Step 1 and let the staff know you are interested in joining the Army Reserve. They will be more than helpful in getting you headed in the right direction through the recruiting process. If Infantry is your thing and you want to be in the 16th Battalion, then the Unit Recruiting Cell will provide you with a letter of sponsorship as per Step 3 to ensure that you get to come to this unit once you have completed your initial training.

13 BRIGADE RECRUITING WEBSITE

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