Changes will be made to the length of army recruit and officer training courses to ensure the service is "match fit for war," Australia's chief of army has declared.
Delivering an address on the state of the army profession at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday evening, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart handed down the findings of a review into the service, commissioned in 2024.
Outlining the challenges facing the Australian Army, he said "arbitrary time restrictions" on training courses will be removed.
Lieutenant General Stuart said the recruit course, which turns civilians into soldiers, is currently 13 weeks long but will continue to extend in length and depth.
Following a trial, officer training at the Royal Military College Duntroon will extend by a third with the next intake.
