Chapter 157 The wave of joining the army

The response to this naval parade in Australia was good, and even New Zealanders were paying some attention to it.

An obvious difference can be felt after the naval parade, that is, more people gather in front of the Government Affairs Building every day, and many of them want to sign up to join the army.

But unfortunately, Australia's current conscription system does not allow them to participate in the conscription now. After the last conscription is completed, the next conscription may have to wait until a few years later.

Seeing that their goal of joining the army was not achieved, these people set their goal to join the police force.

After more than two years of expansion and development, Australia's police department has become very advanced, including a strict police training school, probation system, and then officially becoming an Australian police officer.

Of course, under the strict training system, the power held by the Australian police is also very large.

As the most important weapon for the Ministry of Public Security to maintain law and order, Australian police are not only equipped with a unified Australian-made As-1898 semi-automatic pistol, they even have the right to mobilize some heavy weapons.

The As-1898 semi-automatic pistol, like other semi-automatic pistols of this era, adopts and draws on the automation principles of the Maxim heavy machine gun, making the pistol a preliminary semi-automatic weapon.

Of course, this does not necessarily draw on the principles of the 1893 automatic pistol.

Strictly speaking, Australia's As-1898 semi-automatic pistol is an improved version of the Borchard C93 automatic pistol, and its performance has also been greatly improved.

The As-1898 semi-automatic pistol has a total gun length of 270 mm and a total weight of 1.05 kilograms.

This pistol uses a magazine with bullets, and has a capacity of eight rounds. The bullets are nickel-plated and have strong penetrating ability.

The effective range of this kind of pistol reaches 500 meters. Although it is not as good as the effective range of current rifles, which is often hundreds or thousands of meters, it is enough for practical purposes.

As the effective distance becomes farther and farther, soldiers will become increasingly blurry about distant enemies without using a magnifying glass.

In this case, the effective range of the current rifle of one thousand meters is a complete waste, which is why after World War I, countries around the world began to develop rifles with an effective range of about 400 meters.

As Australia's population grows, security is also a very serious problem.

Although the police department has undergone more than two years of evolution, large and small police stations have been built in major cities and hundreds of outstanding police officers have been trained.

But this is only a drop in the bucket for Australia's vast land area. Judging from Australia's current population and urban distribution, at least thousands of police officers are needed to better maintain Australia's security.

Although there was basically no resistance to police recruitment in the past, there were actually not many people willing to become police officers.

The salary of police officers is not as generous as that of soldiers, and compared to Australia's income level, it can only be regarded as upper-middle-class.

Although it exceeds per capita income, it only exceeds per capita income. The per capita annual income in Australia is twelve pounds and six shillings, while the per capita income of the Australian police is only thirteen pounds and two shillings.

Compared with these policemen, the Australian Defense Force's income of fourteen pounds and twelve shillings and the Guards' income of eighteen pounds and ten shillings are a bit too generous, which is why people are more willing to go to the army.

(Conversion of British currency: One pound is equal to twenty shillings, and one shilling is equal to twelve pence.)

Because these people cannot join the army, they can only turn their attention to joining the police force. This also plays a very good role in the expansion of the police, allowing the relatively slow expansion of the police department to enter a period of rapid development.

Of course, although this is a good thing for the police department, it does not mean that the security department will relax its police training.

On the contrary, as more and more people sign up to become police officers, the selection and training of police officers becomes more and more stringent, and the training items and time are even far greater than before.

The craze for joining the army after the National Day lasted for more than half a month, which also allowed the security department to receive nearly 4,000 applications to join the police department in more than half a month.

After layers of selection by the public security department, 800 people were finally selected and became real reserve police officers.

These 800 people are all outstanding young people who are qualified physically, culturally and ideologically after being screened for background, physique, educational level, ideological expression and previous experience.

They need to undergo up to half a year of training before they can grow into a real Australian police officer.

Of course, this is not over yet. After that, they need to go through a three-month probation period. After they are sure that they can master what they have learned proficiently and there are no problems, they can become real Australian police officers with a formal establishment and be issued with guns.

Yes, although there is no explicit gun ban from the government, Australia's control over firearms has become increasingly strict, and the sale of firearms to the private sector is basically not allowed.

Although many Australian farmers, ranchers and people who love hunting still own guns, they also need to register with the Australian government, and each time they refill ammunition, they need to explain the purpose of the previous ammunition.

Although Arthur wants to promote the development of Australia's gun ban, he actually understands that this cannot be achieved in a short time.

Australia is sparsely populated and has an abundance of wild animals and plants. There are many animals that can threaten human safety, such as highly venomous animals and carnivores.

Under such circumstances, allowing those farmers and ranchers who are far away from the city and some people who like to go into the mountains to hunt to carry guns is the best way to ensure their safety.

If these people are deprived of their right to carry guns, it is likely to make them dissatisfied.

However, in major cities in Australia, gun bans are still implemented very smoothly. At least you cannot bring guns into the city. You can deposit them with municipal governments and police stations and collect them when you leave the city.

During this period, you only need to pay a small maintenance fee to the government or police station, and they can maintain the stored guns to ensure that they will not rust and become unusable due to long-term storage.

The gun ban between cities has been very effective in putting an end to various gun fights. In the city, no one can be a match for the police who legally own pistols. This also gives the Australian police more tools to maintain law and order. Great confidence and ability.

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