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2010 - Year of Reservists who Served Overseas

Did you as a reservist serve overseas and were awarded a medal for that service? Then, Use the link below to register for a comemorative ribbon.

The 2010 Reserve Forces Day celebrations were launched by Major General Craig Williams AM at Shore School Sydney on Saturday 5 December 2010.  This year will honour those reservists who have served their country overseas since World War 2.  Each reservist at the launch who had served overseas was presented with a special sky blue ribbon to commemorate their service.  The Button above takes you to a detailed report on the launch, and lets you follow step by step preparations for the 2010 parade.

In 2010 it will be just over 60 years since the part-time forces were reformed after WWII. In those 60 years Reservists have been volunteering to serve overseas from the early United Nations missions and Korea to the current overseas operations.

The Reserve Forces Day Council will give special recognition in 2010 to those members who, when as Reservists, volunteered to serve overseas in operations or humanitarian missions and who have been awarded a medal for that service.

This includes all Australian Naval, Military, Air Force and Humanitarian missions and commitments overseas e.g. Bougainville, Solomon Islands etc.

If you live near Sydney, please contact the RFDC Secretary Ian Meek on 02 9451 7636 or by email with your details so that you may be invited to a special function on the formal Reserve Forces Day Thursday 1 Jul 10 and as VIPs to the Reserve Forces Day celebrations in the Domain on Sunday 4 Jul 10. Thank you to those 45 members, covering 11 different overseas operations who responded to our invitation and attended the National Launch at Shore School on 5 Dec 09 and were presented their special ribbon. The list of members continues to grow. The plan is if these members attend the Reserve Forces Day parade they will be issued a Governor General’s commemorative certificate with their overseas service recorded.

Note: we are still taking orders for the Sydney parade 5 Jul 09 DVD – Visit our online shop to order your copy.

Register your Interest to March If you are interested in taking part in Reserve Forces day 2010, use the button to the left to register your interest. You will receive updates about the parades in your state.

The objective of the Reserve Forces Day is to raise the profile of the Navy, Army and Air Force Reserve, to recognise former and serving Reservists (including those who served in the Citizen's Military Forces (CMF), and Citizen's Air Force (CAF)) and to thank partners and employers for their support.

Reserve Forces Day is celebrated across Australia and is the annual recognition for serving and former members, the 1.25M Australians who have served in the nation's Reserve Forces. These public parades would not be possible without the wonderful support of our sponsors.

2008 Parade Video Available for Purchase

The 2008 National (Sydney) Reserve Forces Day Parade Video is now available for purchase. A steal at $25. Click Here to visit our online shop.

RFDC Dress and Ceremonial Standards

Click Here to download the Reserve Forces Day Council Dress and Ceremonial Standards Manual (460 kb .pdf file). This manual is designed to give associations an indication of what is required to win a council award.

Click Here to download the details of standards drill, a handout for standards bearers

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