SAF vs ADF

Comparison of

Core Values

ADF's Core Values

Core Values

Professionalism: Striving for excellence in everything they do.

Loyalty: Being committed to each other and to Defence.

Integrity: Doing what is right. They behave honestly and ethically, and demonstrate the highest standards of probity in their personal conduct.

Courage: The strength of character to honour their convictions (moral courage) and bravery in the face of personal harm (physical courage).

Innovation: Actively looking for better ways of doing their business.

Teamwork: Working together with respect, trust and a sense collective purpose.

SAF

ADF

Professionalism

Loyalty

Integrity

Courage

Innovation

Teamwork

Loyalty to Country

Leadership

Discipline

Professionalism

Fighting Spirit

Ethics

Care for Soldiers

Safety

SAF's Core Values

Australian Defence Force

Mission

To defend Australia and its national interests. In fulfilling this mission, Defence serves the Government of the day and is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament which represents the Australian people to efficiently and effectively carry out the Government's defence policy.

Loyalty to Country: To protect and defend the nation, even if involves sacrificing one’s life

Leadership: Being able to influence and motivate one’s peers and fellow soldiers to carry out their mission confidently and to their best ability

Discipline:Obedience of orders and the timely and accurate execution of assigned tasks

Professionalism: Being proficient and reliable in one’s role and responsibility with a special emphasis on a sense of duty and service.

Fighting Spirit: Enable one to overcome obstacles and one mission with continued will and motivation despite all odds

Ethics: The moral will to do what is right despite threats to value based actions

Care for soldiers: Genuine for the well being of fellow soldiers and those in command

Safety: A collective and individual responsibility to ensure safety systems and processes are in placed

Defence Policy

Founded on the principle of self-reliance in the direct defence of Australia, but with a capacity to do more where there are shared interests with partners and allies.

What is ADF made out of?

• Founded in 1901
• Established in 1976 (became tri-service)
• Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a number of ‘tri-service’ units
• Strength of just over 80,000 full-time personnel and active reservists

Leadership Models

SAF

ADF

Singapore Armed Forces

Scope

Our Mission

To enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.

What are we made out of?

Our Defense Policy

Fundamentally based on the twin pillars of deterrence and diplomacy.

• Background
• Core Values
• Comparisons
• Similarities & Differences
• Leadership Models

• Established in 1965
• Conscripted Army started in 1967
• Relies heavily on a large pool of conscripts in the active & reserve force - 80%
• Active strength: 71,600 personnel
• Capable of mobilizing 900,000 reservists personnel

The Leparks

References

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/key_topics/defence_policy.html

http://www.defence.gov.au/publications/defence_values.pdf

http://www.defence.gov.au/publications/cfb.pdf

http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/saftimi/units/cld/keyideas/corevalues.html

http://www.defence.gov.au/publications/docs/DLFBooklet.pdf

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