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1.5
Reservists
This book describes how conditions
apply to Reservists. You will need to know some technical terms in order to
understand the descriptions.
The Reserves means the Naval
Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Air Force Reserve.
Reservists are members of the
Reserves. As a Reservist, you are a member of the ADF.
Reservists may be on either
Reserve service or continuous full-time service.
Reserve service
Only members of the Reserves
may be on Reserve service. Reserve service is part‑time service which is paid
on a daily basis. You may have to parade from one day or less to a number of
full days in a row.
When you are on Reserve
service you are paid a daily rate of salary (see 3.2,
Salary).
Reservists who are doing days
of Reserve service are not on continuous full‑time service. This is true
even if you serve for a continuous number of days of Reserve service. Your
Service must formally place you on continuous full-time service for it to take
effect.
Members on Reserve service
are not entitled to many of the conditions of service in this book. They are
entitled to some others only under limited conditions. Some conditions of service
are provided only for members on Reserve service.
Continuous full-time
service
Permanent Forces (that is,
full-time) members are on continuous full-time service. Reservists may also be
placed on continuous full-time service by their Service. They then have to work
the normal Permanent Force unit routine.
Reservists on continuous
full-time service get most of the conditions of Permanent Forces members. This
includes an annual salary and leave.
What category am I in?
If you do not know whether you
are doing Reserve service or continuous full‑time service, you should ask
your supervisor.
So what conditions apply
to me?
Each section in this book has
an entry called Application to Reservists. It explains how the section applies.