Operational Environmental Variables In Australia's Armed Forces

The nation of Australia is one of the world’s most influential countries. Australia is rich in culture and history. Australia has many aspects that make it one of the most unique countries in the world. This paper will look at Australia in terms of operational environmental variables, how Australia influences the world economically and strategically. The first operational environmental variable that we will discuss will be how Australia conducts its politics and how the government is structured. Australia has a constitutional monarchy. A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written, unwritten or blended constitution. It differs from absolute monarchy, in that

Australia’s military consist of three branches Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. All three make up the Australian Defense Force or (ADF). The Australian Army is the primary land force. It is broken up into three parts the, Headquarters of the first Division, Special Operations Command and Forces Command. Each command has its own mission within the Australian Army. Headquarters of the first Division is responsible for high-level training and deploying on a large scale. Special Operations Command is responsible for training and handling most Special Forces units and missions. Forces Command is responsible for the training of the basic combat infantry units and other combat type units. The Australian Defense Force has a joint command. This command has personnel from all three branches and is currently known as the Headquarters Joint Operations Command. This is the command and control for the force itself. The Australian Defense Force have air defense but it is not anything on the scale of the United States. The ADF has Air Land Batteries that have the RBS-70 surface to air missile system and has been accompanied with the Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar- Extended Range. The ADF also has G-AMB GIRAFFEE full radar for the detection of mortars (Australian Army, 2012). Government and Military force is not the only thing that

According to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Australia is a nation whose origins lie firmly in the west, “but whose geo-political and geo-economic circumstances are shaped in large part by our location in the east… this is the inescapable expression of the Australian condition” ( ECONOMYWATCH CONTENT, 2017). Australia’s economy, as of this date, ranked in the top five of world. Australia positioned very well in the world and it able to export more than import of goods. This allows for a high profit margin and keeps the economy going and growing. Some of Australia’s factors that have helped keep the economy strong mining exports, manufacturing and telecommunications. The country’s growth domestic product (GDP) is extremely high and has a very low rate of poverty. In 2013, Australia had was believed to have the highest median wealth in the world. Unlike the United States, Australia has many exports and has a low poverty rate in the country. Although great, no country is without its faults. Despite having a great economy, Australia is very diverse when it comes to wildlife. Most Australians will inform visitors that about 90 percent of the wild life can and will kill