ADF Reserves and Employer Support

Awarding only the 12th Gold Supportive Employer Program member nationwide! 🏆 Congratulations to… AeroPM 🎉 Yesterday we visited AeroPM in Canberra with Major General Douglas Laidlaw and Air Commodore Grant Pinder, GAICD, FIML to proudly present both Emily Frizell and Adam Frizell (CEO and General Manager of AeroPM) who were recently upgraded to a gold member in the Supportive Employer Program. The Supportive Employer Program recognises employers and businesses that go above and beyond to support their #yourADF reservist employees and their role in serving #Defence’s mission in advancing Australia’s national interests. Our gold members are the exemplar across Australia, demonstrating outstanding advocacy and support for reservists. Congratulations to AeroPM and we look forward to awarding more gold members in 2025! Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army Defence Australia #ADFRES

DRUMROLL PLEASE! 🥁🥁🥁 Announcing the 2025 Prince of Wales Award Recipients! 🏆 Congratulations to the following outstanding #YourADF reservists across Australia who have all received up to $10,000 towards a professional development or training opportunity that directly benefits their civilian employment.  The 2025 Recipients of the Prince of Wales Award are: ·      Lieutenant Sophie Cunningham, Navy ·      Lieutenant Brandon Alessio, Army ·      Lieutenant Stephanie Besley, Army ·      Major Francis Dignam, Army ·      Major Emily Douglass, Army ·      Private Tenille Duggan, Army ·      Captain Erica Eccleston, Army ·      Sergeant Ronald Green, Army ·      Sergeant C, Army ·      Private Luke Moloney, Army ·      Private Timothy Seager, Army ·      Corporal A, Army ·      Lieutenant Dan Probert, Army ·      Lance Corporal Daniel Pumphrey, Army ·      Warrant Officer Class 1, Brendan Riddell, Army ·      Major Jon Robertson, Army ·      Major Ken Semmens, Army ·      Corporal Ryan Smith, Army ·      Corporal Hayden Spaanderman, Army ·      Private Christopher Yarrow, Army ·      Corporal Matthew Herbert, Air Force, ·      Squadron Leader Matthew Wuillemin, Air Force We look forward to seeing these fantastic reservists at ceremonies across the country in 2025! Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army Defence Australia #ADFRES  

A trip down memory lane 🏆 We are looking forward to announcing the Prince of Wales Award recipients for 2025 next week, but we thought in the meantime we would take a look back at just some of the wonderful recipients from over the last 41 years of this prestigious scheme! Can you recognise any of our past winners? 👀 The Prince of Wales Awards provides an enduring benefit to reservists, with recipients still sharing stories with us of how the award has changed their lives even many years on from receiving it! Keep up with our socials to find out who our lucky award recipients are for 2025. Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army Defence Australia #ADFRES

Making an Impact ⭐ Last week we welcomed many Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN National) members as well as supportive civilian employers of reservists from across NSW to attend the “Making an Impact” networking event at Anzac Memorial. This included a panel discussion with Ms Stephanie Hall and Ms Angela Green from Westpac and Mr David Smith from Boeing Defence Australia who all brought interesting perspectives on their #YourADF service and the transferrable skills reservists bring into their civilian workplaces! We also welcomed Major General Douglas Laidlaw for a fireside chat and Q&A and to proudly present TWO special awards 🏆 Congratulations to Westpac who received their Gold Supportive Employer Program certificate as well as Julie Storok who received her legacy Prince of Wales Award! What a wonderful event to bring together champions of #Defence Service 👏 Keep an eye out in 2025 on our socials for the next making an impact event 👀 Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army Defence Australia #ADFRES

Employers take to the Sky! (well almost…) Recently we hosted a handful of very lucky Reserve employers with 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. They got to experience the intensity of what our health reservists do when they throw on their uniform AND they were able to experience the Fuselage trainer and intense training scenarios! We did try to think of some puns to throw in here but they were a flight risk.. #YourADF Defence Australia Royal Australian Air Force

Calling all NSW reservists industry and employers! 📢 📢 A reminder that you are invited to the networking event of the year! 🎉🎉 This Thursday we are hosting a networking event at ANZAC Memorial at Hyde Park which will include a panel discussion as well as the chance to hear from Major General Douglas Laidlaw.   This is your chance to come together to celebrate all things Reserve Service and to hear from outstanding Reserve Employers as well as a senior #yourADF officer! RSVP to: https://lnkd.in/geuWWdRv Details ⬇️⬇️ Date: Thursday 28 November, 2024 Time:17:00 Place: ANZAC Memorial, Hyde Park, 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 Here’s a look at one our recent making an impact events in Sydney 👀 Defence Australia Australian Army Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force

A huge 2 days spent with employers of reservists taking on exercise employer stretch! 👏👏 Thank you to 4 Brigade for letting us come along to observe exercise warfighter, where we got a taste of what a reservist may get up to when undertaking service! Eating hot boxes, getting to ride in vehicles, speaking with reservists from across all areas of the exercise and even staying on base, our employers were fully immersed in Defence life. More photos to come, make sure you keep up to date on our socials 👀 Looking to join an immersion activity in 2025? Email ADFRES.HQ@defence.gov.au to contact your nearest office and get your invite! Defence Australia Australian Army

100 Official Supportive Employers of reservists 🎉🎉🎉 Last week we welcomed our one hundredth organisation on board the #YourADF Supportive Employer Program. The Supportive Employer Program was reinvigorated in 2023 after being stood down in 2021 due to the pandemic. The new look Supportive Employer Program has a tiered structure, brand new merchandise and tangible benefits to employers of reservists including a digital logo to display, invites to events and activities and certificates which your organisation can proudly display to show your support for #Defence reservists! And the best news? The program is open to businesses of all shapes and sizes! 👏 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/gbCxAq25 Australian Army Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force

Calling all Victorians! 📣 We are seeking interest from Victorian civilian employers and industry partners to attend “exercise employer stretch 2024” alongside Tasmania and Victoria’s 4th Brigade, where you will discover a day in the life of a reservist in the field on Exercise Warfighter. This is your chance to get up close to the action and see the unique work that they conduct whilst on service! 👏👏 Up for the challenge? Email adfres.vic@defence.gov.au and our team will be in touch! Details ⬇ Date: Wednesday 20 to Thursday 21 November 2024 (an overnight activity) Time: 9.30am, 20 Nov to 2.00pm, 21 Nov 24 Place: Depart and return from 4 Bde, Simpson Barracks Watsonia. Defence Australia Australian Army Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force Image: CPL Michael Currie

Today is Remembrance Day, when we acknowledge all Australian service personnel who have died while serving in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations, and we pay our respects to their families. For more than 100 years, on 11 November, Australians have paused to honour the sacrifice of service personnel. This year marks the 106th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between Allied forces and Germany on 11 November 1918, which ended the First World War. Defence joins all Australians on Remembrance Day to acknowledge, honour and remember the courage and sacrifice of those who have fought and lost their lives in service to our nation. Australian Defence Force personnel will acknowledge Remembrance Day wherever they are situated, including those deployed on operations supporting Australia’s national interests.   More than 103,000 Australians have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country.   Today, at the 11th hour, we observe a minute of silence in remembrance of the fallen and we reflect on the history that binds us to them. Lest we forget.