Chapter 157: The Wave of Joining the Army

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

After the naval parade, an obvious difference can be felt, that is, there are more people gathered in front of the government building every day, and many of them want to sign up for 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 for a few years.

Seeing that the goal of joining the army cannot be achieved, these people set their sights on joining 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 and a probation system, and then you can officially become an Australian policeman.

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 public order, the Australian police are not only equipped with a unified standard Australian-made As-1898 semi-automatic pistol, but also have the right to mobilize some heavy weapons.

Like other semi-automatic pistols of this era, the As-1898 semi-automatic pistol adopts and draws on the principle of automation of the Maxim heavy machine gun, making the pistol a weapon that has also achieved preliminary semi-automation.

Of course, the principle of the 1893 automatic pistol has not been borrowed.

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 is 270 mm long and weighs 1.05 kg.

This pistol adopts a magazine bow bullet method, with a capacity of eight rounds, and the bullets are nickel-plated, which has strong penetration ability.

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

As the effective distance becomes farther and farther, without the use of a zoom lens, the soldiers' distant enemies are becoming more and more blurred.

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

With the growth of Australia's population, public 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 excellent police officers have been trained.

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

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

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

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

Compared with these policemen, the income of the Australian Defense Force of 14 pounds 12 shillings and the Guards of 18 pounds 10 shillings seems a bit too generous, which is why people are more willing to join the army.

(British currency conversion: one pound equals 20 shillings, one shilling equals 12 pence.)

Since these people failed to join the army, they can only turn their attention to joining the police force. This also played a very good role in the expansion of the police, allowing the police department, which was expanding slowly, 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 public security department will relax its training for the police.

On the contrary, as the number of people signing up for the police election increases, the selection and training of the police has become more and more strict, and the training items and time are even far more than before.

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

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

These 800 people are all excellent young people who have passed the screening of their background, physique, cultural level, ideological performance and previous experience, and have qualified physical fitness and cultural thoughts.

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

Of course, this is not the end. After that, they need to go through a three-month probation period to make sure that they can master what they have learned before and have no problems. Only then can they become real Australian police with a system and be issued guns.

Yes, although there is no government ban on guns, Australia's control over guns has become increasingly strict, and it is basically not allowed to sell guns to the public.

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

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

Australia is a vast country with a sparse population, and wild animals and plants are also extremely rampant. There are many animals that can threaten human safety, such as animals with highly toxic substances and carnivores.

Under such circumstances, allowing farmers and ranchers who are relatively 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 the right to carry guns, it is very likely that they will be dissatisfied.

However, in major cities in Australia, the gun ban is still implemented very smoothly. At least you cannot carry guns into the city. You can deposit them in the municipal government and police station and pick them up when you leave the city.

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

The gun ban between cities has effectively prevented various gun fights. In the city, no one will be the opponent of the police who legally own pistols, which also gives Australian police greater confidence and ability in maintaining public order.

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