The Chief Of The Defence Force Directive – October 2025 654/25/26 – Document (pdf, 1.73 Mb)

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This directive from the Chief of the Defence Force (October 2025) establishes management protocols for Reserve Service Days (RSD) allocations within the Australian Defence Force. The key policy limits Reservists to a maximum of 150 RSD per financial year without special authorization, ensuring the ADF Reserve maintains its part-time role rather than functioning as a replacement workforce for permanent positions. The directive references the 2024 National Defence Strategy and emphasizes that excessive Reserve engagement could undermine the Total Workforce System and limit rapid force expansion capability during contingencies. Reserve positions attracting routine allocations exceeding 150 RSD annually should be reclassified as permanent full-time positions within approved workforce budgets. The document establishes an interim approval pathway for exemptions to the 150 RSD limit for 2025-26 and clarifies that voluntary unpaid service cannot be used to circumvent these thresholds. Military Workforce Design Division ret