What is military jail Australia?

It is the only facility authorised to hold members of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force who have been sentenced to more than 14 days of detention. It also serves as one of the facilities where personnel under arrest are held while awaiting trial.

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Are there military prisons in Australia?

Military personnel may be sent there for between 14 days' to two years' rehabilitation before returning to active duty; the average sentence is about 23 days. In addition, there are 15 detention centres located within military bases across Australia.

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What is slang for military jail?

A brig is a prison, especially a naval or military prison.

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What do the military police do in Australia?

The Royal Australian Corps of Military Police is to provide an essential element of command and control through law enforcement, military discipline, civilian law, mobility and manoeuvre support, security and the operation of internment and detention centres.

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What is different about military prisons?

In general, military prisoners are focused on the long-term of life after prison while civilian prisoners are only focused on what's going to happen later that same day.

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Why do soldiers take prisoners?

Belligerents hold prisoners of war in custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons, such as isolating them from the enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishing them, prosecuting them for war crimes, ...

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Why do armies take prisoners?

Soldiers are people and so they want to avoid killing other people if possible. They want to be treated properly when they're captured, so they treat the other soldiers properly as well. If they wouldn't, the others wouldn't have a reason to treat them properly in return.

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How much do military police get paid in Australia?

Average Australian Army Military Police yearly pay in Australia is approximately $59,183, which is 15% below the national average.

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Where do military police train in Australia?

The academic and military training at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), Canberra ACT, takes three years to complete.

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What is the SWAT team called in Australia?

The SRG is the AFP's highly trained operationally skilled specialist policing capability.

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What is the nickname for a military wife?

Spouses and children of service members are traditionally called dependents. Being called a “Dependa” implies the military spouse sits at home all day doing nothing while their service member sacrifices everything to keep them comfortable.

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What does the military call the enemy?

Enemy combatant is a person who, either lawfully or unlawfully, engages in hostilities for the other side in an armed conflict. Usually enemy combatants are members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war.

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What is military slang for WTF?

whiskey tango foxtrot

Meaning: WTF (what the f*ck). Origin: NATO phonetic alphabet—W for “Whiskey,” T for “Tango,” F for “Foxtrot.” In a sentence: “Whiskey tango foxtrot, I can't believe he double-crossed you like that!”

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What are Australia's toughest jails?

Bathurst Correctional Center is one of the toughest jails in the country where drugs standovers and brawls are part of the daily power struggle. tonight 9 News takes you behind bars with the elite team of correctional officers whose job is to throw themselves into danger to restore Law.

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What are Australia's most secure prisons?

Australia's most secure prison is home to country's most dangerous convicts. Supermax opened in the same month of the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001 and it was built in Goulburn, Australia's first inland city.

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Do Australian prisons have TV?

Prisoners will spend quite a lot of time locked up in their cells. They may watch TV or read. Most correctional centres have libraries, or prisoners may have books in their unit. Newspapers may be available, or may be ordered through the buy up system.

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What do military police do day to day?

Join the force that provides police support to military operations, maintains order and enforces the law to protect personnel and equipment. We work closely with our dogs every day - it's important to create a strong bond with them so they trust us as their handlers.

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Where do the SAS train in Australia?

Formed in 1957, it was modelled on the British SAS sharing the motto, "Who Dares Wins". The regiment is based at Campbell Barracks, in Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and is a direct command unit of the Special Operations Command.

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Where do Marines train in Australia?

The Marines will train in the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia and participate in the Talisman Sabre exercise in July, Wolf said.

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What is the highest-paid police Australia?

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  • Australian Federal Police. 3.8 $94,281per year. ...
  • Queensland Police Service. 3.8 $92,156per year.

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Can you join the Army to avoid jail time?

First, military service is not offered as an option in place of charging you against the law, nor can it be offered as another option for your sentence or punishment. There are misconceptions that some judges may suggest military service rather than jail time, but the military branches don't accept this policy.

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How does the army punish soldiers?

In the military, the service member can face a non-judicial punishment, or a court-martial, depending on the severity of their charges. Officers cannot receive a non-judicial punishment, instead their charges are referred to a court martial.

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Are POWs allowed to escape?

A prisoner of war can legitimately try to escape from his captors. It is even considered by some that prisoners of war have a moral obligation to try to escape, and in most cases such attempts are of course motivated by patriotism.

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