Annie Anthrax wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 4:51pm:


Those young muslims will have to join our military if they want to fight for Australia, the cadets is hardly doing military service,i guess muslims like to talk up the non achievements of muslims.

400,000 muslims in Australia and only 98 in the ADF?
Half of our muslim population is not in the workforce, the unemployment rate for muslims is much higher than non muslims (a thread on it in this forum),what an achievement getting 98 muslims into our ADF,Brian Ross claims to be friends with one of them.

The cadets are no big deal we had them when i was in high school, the annual camp to Singleton army base gave me my first shots with a M16 and L1A1,in those days we trusted teenagers with assault rifles on firing ranges.

What was the old Navy motto-
No sea to rough
No muff too tough

How many jews or buddhists in the Aussie army or police force?

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Was this before or after your academic career?

First I was an astronaut. Then a brain surgeon. These days I sell carpets. It's funny where life takes you hey?

any statistics on religious percentages in the army?

Religious affiliation in Army

Army’s religious affiliation was captured from two sources including the ADF Census and the human resource system, PMKeyS. 25  Figures shown in Table 1 indicate that Army’s total religious affiliation comprised around 59% Christian and less than 2% non-Christian. Although the proportion of those indicating a Christian affiliation in Army was similar to the broader Australian population, non-Christian and non-religious affiliations varied considerably.26  The proportion  of non-Christian affiliation was about six percentage points lower than the wider population, and non-religious Army personnel was around eight to ten points higher. The relatively low level of non- Christian representation is a point of concern given that there are no obvious barriers to religious diversity in Army.

Unlike gender representation, where the recruiting and retention of women has been constrained by cultural and career management barriers,27 and the recruiting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is constrained by selection disadvantage,28 there are no similar barriers to entry that apply
uniquely to religious affiliation. Although this may oversimplify the experiences of those seeking to enter the Army, and further research may be required to identify any organisational barriers, it remains unclear why non-Christian religious representation is so low across the board.

Interestingly, this low representation of non-Christian religions is also present among other comparable nations. Figures from the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the United States of America indicate similar levels of religious under-representation in their armies as shown in Table 2 (although the time period over which figures were obtained differs between countries and between Census and Army figures). It is possible that some of the underlying reasons may be common between nations and that these are reflected in Australia’s figures. For example, concerns about racism within the military or cultural reluctance towards military service, which are significant factors in the UK, may also be factors restricting proportional representation in Australia.

I read a article today saying that the exact number of jews are unknown in the army, but you say couple thousand.