AUSTRALIAN ARMY INTELLIGENCE CORPS

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Australian Intelligence Corps
Active	6 December 1907 – present
Country	Australia
Allegiance	Australian Army
Branch	Army
Type	Corps
Role	Military intelligence
Motto	"Forewarned, Forearmed"
Anniversaries	6 December
Commanders
Ceremonial chief	HRH The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
Insignia
Colours
Abbreviation	AUSTINT

The Australian Intelligence Corps (AUSTINT) is a corps within the Australian Army. It was formed on 6 December 1907 and provides intelligence personnel in every formation headquarters in the Army.^[1] The corps currently consists of 169 officers and 232 other ranks.^[2]

Contents

• 1 Role
• 2 History
• 3 Corps Embellishments
• 4 Training
• 5 See also
• 6 Notes
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Role

The role of AUSTINT is to provide intelligence support consisting of knowledge of the enemy and the area of operations. Its role also includes the active and passive measures undertaken to prevent the enemy from acquiring intelligence about friendly forces and their intentions.

History

The corps was formed on 6 December 1907 with the aim of providing training for soldiers in intelligence work, including collecting and recording topographic and military information about Australia, its dependencies and foreign countries (especially those of the Pacific region), as well as preparing strategic and tactical maps and plans. The first Director of Military Intelligence was Lieutenant Colonel James Whiteside McCay.^[1]
The corps was disbanded on 30 September 1914 and replaced by Intelligence Sections of the General Staff in each Australian military district. It was re-formed in 1939 and was tasked with the following: intelligence; security; passport control; rail, air and shipping security; censorship; and prisoner of war interrogation and data compilation.^[1] The corps has been formally allied with the British Army Intelligence Corps since 1950.^[3]

Corps Embellishments

The AUSTINT badge

The AUSTINT colours are green on scarlet on black. Green symbolises the Corps' alliance with the British Army Intelligence Corps, black for the Corps' links with the Australian Staff Corps and scarlet, signifying the Corps combat support role.
The AUSTINT badge was modelled on the British Army Intelligence Corps badge and accepted in 1953.^[4] It has the motif of a white and red Tudor rose which is flanked by laurel leaves and rests on a scroll inscribed with "Australian Intelligence Corps". A crown surmounts the whole motif. The Rose symbolises security, confidentiality and trustworthiness, derived from the Cromwellian use of a rose displayed to indicate when secret matters were being discussed. The laurel wreath depicts honour and the crown represents allegiance to the Sovereign.

Training

Members of the Intelligence Corps work in the following areas:

• Intelligence analysis;
• Combat intelligence;
• Security intelligence;
• Language translation and interpretation;
• Electronic warfare;
• Human intelligence;
• Counter intelligence;
• Imagery intelligence; and
• Psychological operations.

Recruits can now join AUSTINT through direct entry. Soldiers accepted into the Intelligence Corps attend 11 weeks employment training, consisting of a three week introduction course and an eight week land intelligence course. Both courses are conducted at the Defence Intelligence Training Centre in Canungra, Queensland.^[5] Training for Intelligence Corps soldiers is broken into two main streams, text and diagram.^[6] Officers are able to enter the Intelligence Corps after completing their officer course at the Royal Military College, Duntroon. However they must undergo a rigorous selection process before being employed in the Corps.^[2]
Intelligence Corps staff work with the Defence Intelligence Organisation, Defence Signals Directorate and Defence Security Authority. There are also intelligence officers and staff on most of the major Army commands and headquarters providing operational or counter intelligence support.

Corps of the Australian Army
Combat
Royal Australian Armoured Corps Royal Australian Artillery Australian Army Aviation Royal Australian Engineers Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Combat Support
Royal Australian Corps of Signals Australian Army Intelligence Corps
Combat Service Support
Royal Australian Chaplains Department Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Royal Australian Army Dental Corps Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Australian Army Psychology Corps Royal Australian Corps of Transport Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Australian Army Legal Corps Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Royal Australian Army Pay Corps Royal Australian Army Educational Corps Australian Army Public Relations Service Australian Army Catering Corps Australian Army Band Corps
Training Corps
Corps of Staff Cadets
Former Corps
Royal Australian Army Service Corps Royal Australian Survey Corps Australian Army Veterinary Corps Australian Staff Corps Australian Instructional Corps Australian Army Transportation Corps
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See also

• Defence Intelligence Organisation
• Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
• Defence Signals Directorate
• Australian Secret Intelligence Service
• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Notes

1. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b c} Dennis (et al) 2008, p. 65.
2. ^ Jump up to: ^{a b} "Careers Explorer: Intelligence Corps Officer". Defence Force Recruitment. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
3. Jump up ^ "Heritage of the Australian Intelligence Corps". Australian Intelligence Corps Association. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
4. Jump up ^ "Stay Army: Australian Intelligence Corps". Australian Department of Defence. Retrieved 2007-03-29.^{[dead link]}
5. Jump up ^ "Careers Explorer: Analyst Intelligence Operations". Defence Force Recruitment. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
6. Jump up ^ "Stay Army". Australian Department of Defence. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

References

• "Australian Army Website". Australian Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
• Dennis (et al), Peter (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History. Second Edition. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

External links

• Defence Intelligence Organisation
• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
• Australian Intelligence Corps Association
• Australian Army Intelligence Corps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Army_Intelligence_Corps