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Table B.19: ADF permanent and Reserve members, 2019-20

Permanent1

Reserve2

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

Navy

Army

Air Force

ADF

Officer

General (E)

–

1

–

1

–

–

1

1

Lieutenant General (E)

3

3

2

8

4

2

3

9

Major General (E)

10

22

9

41

21

18

27

66

Brigadier (E)

44

60

38

142

55

88

76

219

Colonel (E)

168

192

160

520

120

268

194

582

Lieutenant Colonel (E)

506

714

539

1,759

321

569

388

1,278

Major (E)

872

1,872

1,130

3,874

471

1,327

794

2,592

Captain (E)

1,197

1,816

1,944

4,957

524

1,249

850

2,623

Lieutenant (E)

380

1,128

727

2,235

14

603

57

674

2nd Lieutenant (E)

61

3

443

507

–

1

1

2

Officer Cadet (E)

502

694

378

1,574

–

502

–

502

Officer total

3,743

6,505

5,370

15,618

1,530

4,627

2,391

8,548

Other ranks

Regimental Sergeant Major (E)

1

1

1

3

–

–

–

–

Warrant Officer Class 1 (E)

252

682

548

1,482

125

511

402

1,038

Warrant Officer Class 2 (E)

1,044

1,943

764

3,751

376

714

307

1,397

Staff Sergeant (E)

–

2

–

2

–

14

–

14

Sergeant (E)

1,567

2,420

1,541

5,528

389

1,209

555

2,153

Corporal (E)

2,611

4,290

2,245

9,146

640

2,317

877

3,834

Lance Corporal (E)

–

1,573

–

1,573

–

1,183

–

1,183

Private Proficient (E)

3,405

7,848

2,805

14,058

558

4,449

874

5,881

Private (E)

869

2,034

521

3,424

10

2,550

133

2,693

Private Trainee (E)

1,132

1,574

481

3,187

2

1,017

56

1,075

Recruit (E)

403

755

165

1,323

2

1,041

19

1,062

Other ranks total

11,284

23,122

9,071

43,477

2,102

15,005

3,223

20,330

Total ADF

15,027

29,627

14,441

59,095

3,632

19,632

5,614

28,878

Notes:

  1. Figures are for permanent members (Service Categories 7 and 6) and do not include Reserves (Service Categories 5, 4, 3 and 2), Reserves undertaking continuous full-time service (Service Option C) or ADF Gap Year participants (Service Option G).
  2. Reserves include all members rendering service in Service Categories 5, 4 and 3 and Reserves undertaking continuous full-time service (Service Option C). This does not include members in Service Category 2, who do not render service.

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