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 |