Table A – DRP Effects on RAAF Workforce

Employment grouping

DRP effect

Comments / Risks / Causes of further variation

Aircrew – airmen and officers

Numbers increase

Defence White Paper - capability change; PLT review in progress

Operations Support , Defence and Disciplinary - airmen

FIREFTR reduction, ADG increase, SECPOL reduction*; PTI DRP drawdown recovered with IDF allocations.

TVL FIREFTR contract mid-01; ADG CSG 555 augmentation (~150) yet to be activated; *SECPOL subject to review - cease dates extended to Dec 02; PTI PE is finalised.

- officers

Original ATC establishment drawdown recovered; GRDEF increase. ATC review in progress, further adjustment to ATC establishment may be necessary if some elements are commercialised.

Comm-elec/Info/Intel - airmen

reductions

DISG DRP activities late

- officers

INTEL stable

 

Aerospace Technical - airmen

reductions (501WG and 503WG); small tech trades require care - further reductions would render them unsustainable

includes some reinvestment for flying unit maintenance, 1st priority ALG

- officers

reductions

Engineer retention bonus to mid-02.

Engineer sustainability review underway.

Ground Technical (inc. AFENG trades) - airmen

reductions, EPLTR disbanded, GEMF activity review and market testing delayed;

final GEMF drawdown may cause variations to structure, forecast total numbers indicative; AFENG trades may be rationalised across Services

- officers

ELECTR reduction, AFENG reduction

see Aerospace - technical for ELECTR; AFENG subject to review and structural adjustment (forecast total number indicative)

Supply/Catering - airmen

reductions; MESSOPS to replace STWDs

DIDS and some other DMO impacts yet to occur

- officers

reduction

LOG sustainability review underway

Clerical and Admin - airmen

reductions

DCS C&A testing to be completed but forecast numbers firm indication

- officers

ADMIN reduction but ANYO apportionment restores drawdown

with ANYO apportionment complete, numbers are firm indication

Health - airmen

reductions and need for tri-Service rationalisation, RAAF DENTECHs disbanded

Health Wing/FEG proposal may alter structures, but overall numbers about same; late DGDHS market testing delays transition and extends uncertainty

- officers

MED and NURS stable, DENT reduction

as for Airmen but total numbers are firm indication

Chaplains, Legal and Education - officers

CHAP stable; LEGAL minor reduction (original drawdown recovered with IDF allocations); ED stable

DLO arrangements impact LEGAL; ED may be subject to renewed MRU scrutiny