Newly
appointed Director General Defence Force Recruiting, BRIG Simon
Gould, has called on every ADF member to assist in recruiting
quality people to the Services.
“We need the help of every member of the ADF across all the
Services and Reserves to meet our recruiting targets,” BRIG
Gould said.
“The ADF – like every other employer in this country - is trying
to deal with the challenge of an economy with very low unemployment.
This year – 2005/06 – the ADF wants to recruit around eight
and a half thousand full-time and part-time people with the
right qualities to join the RAN, Army and RAAF.
BRIG Gould said that his appointment would help bring a greater
strategic focus to this critical area, recognising that over
recent years the targets set by the Services were not achieved
in some key categories.
“The professional staff in Defence Force Recruiting have worked
tirelessly over recent years, but the reality is that recruitment
should be on everyone’s task-list,” BRIG Gould said.
“I firmly believe the Services offer a fantastic range of career
opportunities for young Australians, and every ADF member needs
to convince others to join us. “But to achieve this, everyone
in Defence needs to understand that recruiting is the first
vital step in providing ADF capability.
Every serving member can assist this effort by promoting the
role of their service to others and referring people to the
local DFRC, the website (www.defencejobs.gov.au)
or via the freecall number 13 19 01.”
