More Reservists Face Potential Front-Line Duty

Australian military leaders are quietly considering the use of more reserve troops on the front lines of combat, reports the Australian.

Recruiting shortfalls and the difficulty of maintaining a high level of operations overseas is putting pressure on the armed forces to expand the role of reservists.

Part-time Australian soldiers have already been deployed abroad, leading efforts in the Solomon Islands and bolstering some aspects of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The...