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Monday, April 14, 2008

Bonuses to keep Australian sailors on subs

Submariners will be offered substantial bonuses to stay in the navy in a bid to fix a recruitment crisis in which only half the nation's submarine fleet can be sent to war.

The submariners will be the main target of a package designed to keep in the navy and out of the mines sailors with hard-to-get technical skills, who are in a great demand from the booming mining industry.

The Australian revealed on March 10 that there were only three full crews for the navy's six Collins class submarines.

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