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If you see a photo off your army friends and you would like a copy off photo please email the person too get permission if the email is out off date please email me. Of them, 212 died on active service in Borneo and Vietnam. National Service was part of Australia s defence preparedness for three decades.
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The outbreak of the Korean war in 1950, coupled with the Malayan Emergency and the Viet Minh uprising against the French in Vietnam, appeared to threaten Australia directly. Recruiting for the regular Armed Services proving insufficient, the Menzies Government re introduced conscription which had ended inpatagonia shop pants 1945. The legislation had bi partisan political support.
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A major change for the Army was that National Servicemen were given the option, at call up, to volunteer for service anywhere overseas if war occurred. Most Nashos patagonia alpine guide pants testvolunteered. Further Corps training would have been needed. World War Two militia had been restricted to Australia and territories in the south west Pacifpatagonia alpine guide pants test0ic. The Korean armistice was signed in 1953 and no new direct threats develpatagonia clothes cheapoped during that decade, so the basic role of National Servicemen was as reservists.
The second scheme from 1965 to 19patagonia better sweater blue72 for the Borneo and Vietnam wars involved two years full time service integrated into expanded regular Army units, with overseas deployment where required.
In the first National Service scheme between 1951 and 1959, all young men aged 18 were called up for training in the Navy, Army and Air Force. A total of 227,000 served in 52 intakes.
Navy A total of 6,862 National Servicemen did their training in intakes named after Australian pioneers or explorers at HMAS Penguin in Sydney, HMAS Cerberus at Flinders Naval Depot on Westpatagonia south america interesting factsernport Bay in Victoria, HMAS Lonsdale in Melbourne and HMAS Leeuwin near Perth. Sea service was done on ships of the Fleet.
The Army was allocated the largest proportion of men about 198,000 and formed ten National Service Training Battalions. The locations of the Battalions were: Queensland, 11 Battalion at Wacol; New South Wales, 12 Battalion at Singleton and Holsworthy, 13 Battalion at Ingleburn and 19 Battalion at Old Holsworthy and Holsworthy; Victoria, 14, 15 and 20 Battalions at Puckapunyal and Watsonia; South Australia, 16 Battalion at Woodside; Western Australia, 17 Battalion at Swanbourne; Tasmania, 18 Battalion at Brighton.
The 11th Battalion, with 1500 trainees at its peak, was the largest. It served Queensland and Papua New Guinea. Trainees from the northern rivers of New South Wales from Tweed Heads to Newcastle and the New England tableland were sent north to Wacol or south to Singleton and Sydney as required. Some National Servicemen from Canberra, Queanbeyan, Yass, Goulburn and other southern NSW centres trained at Puckapunyal in Victoria. Northern Territory and Broken Hill National Servicemen trained at Woodside in South Australia.
Air Force About 23,500 National Servicemen undertook their training in National Service Training Units and were allocated to Flights, corresponding to platoons, at the major air bases and depots throughout Australia including Garbutt in Townsville; Toowoomba and Oakey on the Darling Downs; Amberley and Archerfield in Brisbane; Schofield Richmond, Rathmines, Williamtown, Bankstown, Forest Hill and Uranquinty near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales; Fairbairn in Canberra; Point Cook, Laverton, Frognall, Tottenham, Ballarat and East Sale in Victoria; Mallala near Adelaide and Pearcepatagonia discount code xiser and Merredin near Perth. Trainees from South Australia and Tasmania also went to Laverton.
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Under the National Service Act 1951, all young men turning 18 on or after l November 1950 were required to undertake 176 days standard recruit training in the Navy, Army and Air Force, followed by five years in their respective Reserves. The first call up notices were issued on 12 April 1951 and the first National Servicemen, for the RAAF, marched in during July. .
The Navy required its National Servicemen for 124 days continuous training and then thirteen days training each year for four years in the Naval Reserve. Army trainees initially were required to serve 98 days continuous basic training followed by 78 days training in the Citizen Military Force over three years. Army Nashos without a unit near their home, if required, returned to the nearest base to complete their obligation. The Air Force required its trainees for a continuous 176 days.
Australians resident in Papua New Guinea could fulfil their obligation in Australia or by six year s service in the Papua New Guinea Volunteer Rifles. In 1955 the Navy and Air Force reduced training to 154 days and discontinued National Service in 1957. In 1957, the Army reduced initial training to 77 days and part time service in the CMF to 63 days over two years. It also reduced the call up through a birthday ballot from the second intake of 1957. The last intake of the first scheme was in August, 1959.
The Australian Government decided on 24 November 1959 to discontinue National Service and on 30 June 1960 all National Servicemen were declared to have honourably discharged their obligation.
