The Army is committed to providing the Soldiers and family members of the Australian Army with the best information possible about career opportunities in the Army. This website is part of the Directorate of Personnel - Army effort to provide quick access to personalised information that will help you make informed career choices that best meet your professional and personal life goals.

Army loses most of its regular people after four or twenty years service, followed by people after eight to ten years service. For reserve soldiers, it is less than three years. Army does not need to keep everyone forever but it does need to keep more people at their early periods of service. As a minimum, Army needs to retain more experienced soldiers and junior and senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) for at least a posting longer than at present. Army also needs to increase the number of regular soldiers and NCOs who transfer to the active reserve while still current.

Army has a diverse group of people and improving retention will require action on a broad front including work rates and respite, clear roles and training resources, pay and conditions of service, career management and posting locations. Army will not be able to do everything, but it is committed to some positive action that recognises the value of its people. Members and commanders at all levels need the means to make the most of their leadership and potential. The immediate aim is therefore to improve access to information on conditions of service and career management. This site supports the Soldier Career Management Agency (SCMA) and Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army (DOCM-A) sites to give people better information when and where they need it.

The STAY ARMY web site is focused on assisting soldiers. It aims to make it easier to access information about careers and trade transfers by anyone in the chain of command who needs it. It is a reference source for a range of information for both full time and part time soldiers. It is intended to provide the soldier directly, or via the unit command and administrative framework, with the information he or she needs to make an informed decision about their future in the Army.

The site will also provide personnel with current information related to retention initiatives and bonuses approved by government.

DI(A) Pers 47-11 "Soldiers may apply for a corps transfer or for reallocation if they believe such a change may be in the interests of their career progression or may improve their job satisfaction."

DI(A) Pers 149-7 "Voluntary transfer between the forces of the Army offers an effective way for personnel to move between forces. The process will encourage members of the permanent force to continue service on a part time basis after leaving the permanent force. It will also encourage reserve personnel to consider transfer to the permanent forces."