This is likely way too niche for most members, but I'll throw it out there anyway.
In early 1964 the Australian Government changed the Defence Act to allow greater use of the Citizen Military Forces (old name for the Army Reserve) but then when push came to shove for more manpower in November 1964 a selective service conscription scheme was introduced to increase the manpower of the Regular Army. This called up 2 lots of 2100 men in 1965 and 4 lots of 1750 men thereafter, with the option to serve in the CMF rather than RA on combat operations, the selection made by a ballot of birth dates.
Another scheme was floated at the time where the Government would utilise CMF manpower to top up the Regular Army on operations and then use a short service conscription scheme to keep the CMF up to strength, much like the 1951-59 scheme which was 3 months full time then years in the reserve. WI if was the conscription scheme used during Vietnam, with the CMF providing a battalion for active service in Vietnam and being kept up to strength via mass, short-term conscription?
In early 1964 the Australian Government changed the Defence Act to allow greater use of the Citizen Military Forces (old name for the Army Reserve) but then when push came to shove for more manpower in November 1964 a selective service conscription scheme was introduced to increase the manpower of the Regular Army. This called up 2 lots of 2100 men in 1965 and 4 lots of 1750 men thereafter, with the option to serve in the CMF rather than RA on combat operations, the selection made by a ballot of birth dates.
Another scheme was floated at the time where the Government would utilise CMF manpower to top up the Regular Army on operations and then use a short service conscription scheme to keep the CMF up to strength, much like the 1951-59 scheme which was 3 months full time then years in the reserve. WI if was the conscription scheme used during Vietnam, with the CMF providing a battalion for active service in Vietnam and being kept up to strength via mass, short-term conscription?