Australia looks overseas for defence staff

The Australian Defence Force is trying to recruit laid-off soldiers, sailors and air crew from Britain, the US and other western countries in order to fill recruitment quotas.

Australia is reportedly looking for defence specialists, such as fighter pilots, submarine crews and officers and are offering fast-tracked citizenship as an incentive, The Australian reported on Tuesday.

According to the newspaper the Royal Australian Navy has sent a delegation to Britain to discover how many retrenched sailors, particularly engineers, were available.

A report on maintenance in Australia’s navy suggested that as many as 200 engineers were needed to rebuild lost expertise.

But the Australian navy chief Ray Griggs has told his British counterpart, First Sea Lord Admiral Mark Stanhope that we will not poach any people that they need.

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