Originally Posted by
finestkind
Very, very interested in your take on “potential enemy”. Given the amount of backing from western countries in other countries that than end up being the “enemy” that than end up being trading partners etc suffice to say all should be considered potential enemies (as the US does hence not all goodies are supplied when weaponry is sold). Also a bit limited with “defence force”. Should that not include government employees and also research and development areas in the commercial sector and clothing companies that supply for the defence and caterer’s and.....
If you happen to think getting an ASIC is a hassle, then don't ever bother applying for Defence Baseline clearance (the lowest of levels).. anyone wanting to do anything at all on an Australian defence base (including all government and commercial employees, visitors, catering, cleaning, etc.) or supply anything technologically interesting to same has to pretty-much download your entire life story (including your close family's), to the ADF security screening system from which no-one ever escapes. It's intense and thorough and completely necessary in the world we live in. If you want to work in the ADF space you put up with it; if it's too hard, you don't get past the front gate.
So I'm with RS: I don't believe for 2 seconds that our Defence Dept somehow missed this.