Shape. Deter. Respond.

2020 FORCE STRUCTURE PLANDPS MAY029-20

` Defence Workforce• The 2020 Force Structure Plan builds on the workforce growth provided in 2016 Defence White Paper.• A larger number of more complex capabilities require further growth in the size of the workforce, both in the ADF and Australian Public Service.• Defence must also continue to reshape and reskill its workforce to transition to new platforms and build capacity in emerging capabilities such as cyber, intelligence,

electronic warfare and space.• Government will implement an initial increase in ADF and Australian Public Service over the next four years, and longer term growth across the next two decades. Defence

will return to Government in 2021 with a detailed proposal for this growth. Additional growth is also planned for the Australian Signals Directorate.

WORKFORCE PLANS • Increased Navy workforce to support expanded regional maritime commitments, including increased presence and

engagement in the Pacific, and enhanced border security.• Increased Army workforce to support intensive equipment modernisation, and expanding commitment to regional

partnerships.• Reshaped and reskilled Air Force workforce to deliver a fifth generation, networked force of crewed and un-crewed

platforms with broad reach.• Growth in Defence’s developing space workforce to support self-reliant and resilient satellite communications, and

enhance a large number of associated capabilities across the Joint Force.• Expanded Joint Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) workforce will deliver enhanced

situational awareness to enable decision making superiority, and synchronise the employment of kinetic and non-kinetic effects.

• Increased intelligence workforce capabilities to support a dedicated Counter Intelligence capability and vitalProcessing, Exploitation and Dissemination capabilities.

• Increased provisions for essential enabling functions to support growth in ADF capabilities and workforce, includinghealth services, infrastructure and base services, and increased capacity for information, communications andtechnology support.

A SKILLED AND PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE

• Defence operates as an integrated workforce, inwhich the APS and ADF workforce, both permanentand Reserve forces, deliver specialised andinterrelated contributions. Defence will continue tooptimise and embed its Total Workforce System,implemented in 2016, to provide enhanced flexibilityand agility to address current and emerging workforcedemands. The Total Workforce System enablesdifferent types of employment including full-time,part-time, a dual employment option where skills areshared between Defence and Industry; and the use ofcontingent workforces providing new approaches todelivering capability.

Growth of around 650 permanent Navy people to FY2023-24

The current Navy workforce at 1 June 2020 is 14,955

Navy WorkforceNAVY

Growth of around 50 permanent Army people to FY2023-24

The current Army workforce at 1 June 2020 is 29,730

Army WorkforceARMY

Growth of around 250 APS to FY2023-24

The current APS workforce at 1 June 2020 is 16,462

APS WorkforceAPS

Growth of around 100 permanent Air Force people to FY2023-24

The current Air Force workforce at 1 June 2020 is 14,538

Air Force WorkforceAIR FORCE