Fed: ADF should promote cadets to boost recriutment: Jeffery

AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2007
Fed: ADF should promote cadets to boost recriutment: Jeffery

CANBERRA, April 25 AAP - Governor-General Michael Jeffery says the Australian Defence
Force (ADF) should promote it's cadet corps to boost recruitment numbers.

The government has recently unveiled new initiatives including an expensive new advertising
campaign and a one-year trial service for students to boost recruitments.

Last year, the ADF recruited around 1,000 less people than the annual recruitment target
of 8,500.

Speaking from the Anzac Dawn Service in Canberra today, Major-General Jeffery said
recruiting was a challenge during times of high employment, but promoting the cadet corps
could increase numbers.

"I'm a great believer in the cadet corps. I think the more cadets we have serving in
the Army, Navy, Air Force, I think the greater recruiting potential," Maj-Gen Jeffery
told the Nine Network.

"Again, that has been dealt with to increase the number of cadets in the schools and
the regional units."

Maj-Gen Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1958 and was
later awarded the Military Cross for distinguished service in action during a tour of
Vietnam.

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