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The National Service Act 1951 is a repealed Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. [1] It provided for the compulsory call-up of males turning 18 on or after 1 November 1950, for service training of 176 days. [2] Trainees were required to remain on the Reserve of the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF) for five years from ...
In 1951, during the Korean War, national service was introduced under the National Service Act 1951. All Australian males aged 18 had to register for 176 days training (99 days full-time) and two years in the CMF. Later, the obligation was 140 days of training (77 days full-time) and three years' service in the CMF.
The training of National Service recruits was the main function of the camp from 1951 until 1972, when the Commonwealth Government abolished National Service. Since the end of World War II the camp's main function was training camp for the National Service Scheme (1951–72) and as the Headquarters of Second Training Group of the Army Reserves ...
In 1951, the first call ups were made under the National Service Act, which provided for compulsory military training of 18-year-old men, who were then to remain on the Army Reserve for five years. The Scheme trained 227,000 men between 1951 and 1960 (when it ended). [19] In 1952, a program of British nuclear weapons testing began in Australia.
The Department of Post-War Reconstruction was established on 22 December 1942 by moving functions from the Department of Labour and National Service.Its role was to plan and coordinate Australia's transition from a war economy with the goal of achieving and maintaining full employment.
The Anniversary of National Service 1951–1972 Medal is a circular bronze medal ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse depicts an Australian Defence Force emblem with the crossed swords of the Army taking precedence, being the arm predominantly affected by national service. The Federation Star surmounts the emblem. The words ...
The RAAF and RAN would also both be increased by 25%. In 1964, conscription or National Service was re-introduced under the National Service Act, for selected 20-year-olds based on date of birth, for a period of two years' continuous full-time service (the previous scheme having been suspended in 1959). [178]
During the 1950s, Puckapunyal was host to the 3rd National Service Training Brigade (see National Service Act 1951). [2] During the Vietnam War, national servicemen conscripted under the National Service Act 1964 outside of Queensland and New South Wales were sent to Puckapunyal (soldiers from these states trained at Kapooka or Singleton). [10]