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Although the ADF's 57,697 full-time active-duty personnel, 21,248 active reserves and 22,166 standby reserves make it the largest military in Oceania, it is still smaller than most Asian militaries
The first of these priorities is to maintain the capability to defend Australian territory from any credible attack, without relying on help from the combat forces of any other country. The second priority is to contribute to the security of Australia's immediate neighbourhood through working with neighbouring countries and participating in United Nations-sanctioned peacekeeping operations. The third priority for the ADF is to contribute to international coalitions of forces outside of Australia's immediate neighbourhood where Australian interests are engaged. The ADF is also responsible for contributing to coastal surveillance and responding to emergencies, including natural disasters
The Australian force in Iraq is now limited to 80 soldiers assigned to protect the Australian Embassy and two officers attached to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. Detachments of two maritime patrol aircraft and three C-130 Hercules transport aircraft support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan The ADF also maintains three small contributions totalling 61 personnel to peacekeeping operations in the Middle East and Africa
ADF units are currently deployed on two operations in Australia's immediate neighbourhood. Approximately 404 personnel, most of whom form part of the joint Australia-New Zealand International Security Force, are deployed to East Timor on peacekeeping duties . About 80 soldiers are also deployed in the Solomon Islands as the ADF's contribution to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands
ok you caught us we get paid by our government for killing innocent people damn at 5 dollar a person it takes a lot of killing to feed a family get real kid. i can see it now join the US army kill people who dont deserve it. lol
Originally posted by tri-lobe-1
reply to post by pcrobotwolf
no...they took this on to earn a quid at some-one else's expense...I'll kill who ever you want... just pay my wages.. that will enable my wife to buy chesse burgers for my kids
just because my opinion is different....free speach.....deny ignorance....I am NOT american... there-fore I dont have to have an american point of view.....where these soldiers conscriped?....NO..their choice...kill other families so that my morgage get paid off.........same with the dumb aussie soldiers in my country.....the're not conscriped....it's a life choice at some else's expense.......can I kill you to pay my morgage?....that seems to be the western worlds way.......
O are we talking sh.t here? Good thing its not an Olympic sport because it would be just one more thing my country kicks your countries ass in. Grasshopper
Originally posted by tri-lobe-1
reply to post by pcrobotwolf
Well of course your right... once again ats stands for... americians talking sh.t ....what else can we expect....have you been outside of your country grasshopper?....I'm not in a peeing contest with you...I expressed my opinion in this off topic forum........geees get over it and move on.... I stated in the op that this is my personal opinion.....nothing more and nothing less....
I Now know why funnel web spiders attack you people over there. By the way I live in LA no corn fields here. And yes in the Olympics we kick you down in the mud. Yes I'm quite aware there are other countries and I'm not a jingoist. Its a big word jingoist but i bet you will understand what i mean when you read the definition. Yes I'm college educated. Ps Big words coming from a country that is only #2 behind Canada in I'm England's b!tch category.
Originally posted by tri-lobe-1
reply to post by pcrobotwolf
Oh grasshopper,
we're one of the few countries that you have'nt kicked down into the mud......but from the sounds of your posts you would not have a clue about your country and it's history. Are you aware that there's other countries on the same planet as you.....OOhh yerr....ther's them aarabb countries somewhere.......go back to the corn fields pcpuppy......college really help you son.
Ok this just got sad so i will stop taking the piss out of you for fun. Yes my people must have been cheating when we invented the internet,phones,planes,light bulbs and all of the stuff you take for granted everyday. We cheated lol.
Originally posted by tri-lobe-1
reply to post by pcrobotwolf
You young grasshopper have reinforced the worldly opinion that alot of the us population have their head where the sun dont shine....by the way aussies are'nt worried by any spiders,snakes or any creepy crawlies....the only reason that your country won any olympic events is because your athletes were on drugs..the only way that america can win at life is by cheeting or at some one elses expense...thats the american way....
I stated in my op ...which is in the off topics posts....that it is wrong [unmanly] for a professional soldier to get ahead financialy by killing civilians..eg pay off their mongel morgages....is this too hard for you to take on board?....are you a human being with compassionate feelings toward your fellow man?....or are you a pc robbot?