Overview
The Defence Reserves Support Council provides a link between the Australian Defence Force (ADF), employers and the community from which the Reserve force is drawn.
The DRSC aims to enhance the availability of the Reserve component of the ADF by promoting the benefits of employing members of the Reserve.
The DRSC also aims to establish a flexible partnership with the community and employers so they are encouraged to support those in the Reserve.
Each State and Territory has committees of the Council and some also have committees in larger regional centres, such as Townsville.
Council members are volunteers and include representatives from industry, small business, trade unions, youth and other interested community groups.
The DRSC aims to:
- improve Reserve availability
- improve the retention of Reservists in the ADF
- promote the benefits of Reserve service to employers and educationalists
- inform Reservists of their responsibilities to employers
- improve acceptance within the general community for Reserve service
- liaise with peak employer groups on matters affecting Reserve service
- provide advice to Defence and Government on matters affecting community and employer support for the Reserve force
- provide liaison between the ADF and employer at times of call-out
- gain recognition of the Reserve contribution within the ADF and the wider community, and
- provide comment on other aspects of Reserve service to support the achievement of the mission
