Defence Force Reserves

[JohnKelly]

Members of the Police Forces of Australia and for that matter any Federal or State Government Employee gets a pretty good deal when it comes to being members of the Defence Force Reserves.

For example in my Force we get 9 weeks Recreation Leave per year and as a member of the Defence Force Reserve I am entitled to an extra 2 weeks leave to attend Military Training. That extra 2 weeks is on full pay from the police + I get paid by the Defence Force Reserve. I am then entitled to a further 2 weeks where the police will make up the difference between my Defence Force Reserve pay and my normal police pay.

How does your Force/Department treat members of the Defence Force Reserve?

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[hj2930]

In the US the laws pertaining to military leave can vary from state to state and from state to federal level.

In Califronia the state Military and Veterans Code says that if you are an employee of the State of California or any political subdivision thereof you are entitled to 30 days paid military leave per year. After 30 days the jurisdiction is no longer required to pay you, but they must keep your position open till you return. This leave is in addition to your normal vaction/leave granted from your employer.

[JohnKelly]

hj2930 - it looks like we are on a par in relation to pay and conditions.

I note that you refer to those who are employees of the State........

The same applies here in Australia in relation to Government Employees ie Public Servants. They are guaranteed all the benefits and job protection as specified within the Act and it is for this reason that most of our Defence Force Reservists are in fact Government Employees anyway.

It is an entirely different story for someone who wants to join the Defence Force Reserves and works as a sole employee for Joe the Plumber.

Regards,

JohnKelly
Australia

[3/4s]

On another note, I heard (but don`t have a link) Oz is sending a couple of thousand Red Caps to Iraq. If true would they be Reserves or R.A?

[JohnKelly]

3/4's - you would have most likely read it in the War against Terrorism Forums on this Website.

The Red Caps are the Royal Military Police and are called Red Caps because of the red caps that they wear. They are British, not Australian.

The British Government is not sending two thousand, more like two hundred but as they say, quality, not quantity.;)

Cheers,

JohnKelly
Australia

[KL]

RCMP members are not allowed to join the Canadian Forces Reserves. Technically we are treated as a branch of the military in some respects. RCMP members do serve in UN missions. Preparations are under way for a training mission to Iraq.

The other police services in Canada allow their members to join the CF Reserves, but I don't think they encourage it or provide assistance with leave and pay like Australia and the US. I've heard that the war in Iraq has hurt a lot of American police services who have had their members called up for duty.

[PhilipCal]

Greetings John, Sounds to me like Australia has the right idea regarding police and the Armed Forces Reserves.This is much more progressive than in the U.S. As a line supervisor with the Alabama Dept of Public Safety,I schedule several officers who are members of the National Guard for their monthly and annual training. We pay them for these duties ,but not for "forward" or lengthy deployments,although their jobs are held for them for the duration of the emergency. Recent deployments in the Middle East have affected man power strenghts in many agencies,but we have been pretty well able to keep pace with needs thus far.