If Japan decided to invade Australia, how qickly could we raise a Million Man Militia ?

Question

I know this is a stupid question, but in WWII there were AirRaid Sirens in Sydney, the RAN sunk three Japanese midgit Subs, a US Warship was fired upon. Further North Darwin was bombed. The "Queensland Line" was devised, even today there are WWII bunkers left on the coast. If the 2nd AIF & 18th Battalion didn't stop them along the Kokoda we would have had j**s landing on our shores! So would we be able to raise a Million Man Militia, or would Defence Recruiting be swamped and unable to process everyone into the Army? What would they do to handle the hundreds of thousands of men wanting to Serve, but not currently Enlisted?

Would an Armed Militia just get in the way of the Royal Australian Defence Force and what else could CIVIS do if not take up Arms?

Answer 1

Would have been a lot quicker before the port Arthur massacre, but with the strict gun laws now, it might take a while to get weapons.

Answer 2

armed millitia is strongly disadvised! To raise that multi million man malitia you would need multiple men who are regulars to be comanding officers!  

Answer 3

Trust me, if you got invaded by Japan. You couldn't raise that militia fast enough. However, for the men who want to serve and arent enlisted odds are if they have a gun, they will fight. There would not be much order to a battle of such proportions.  

Answer 4

Since we ARE Japans Offense, we wouldn't have to raise anything.  We are already there.  

Answer 5

Japan can't invade Australia because they've been militarily neutered. They only have around 240,000 civilian-soldiers.

After their acts in world war II and their subsequent defeat and control by the United States, Chapter II of the Japanese Constitution is as such:

CHAPTER II: RENUNCIATION OF WAR  

Article 9:

Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and

order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. 2) In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.  The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.

Of course, they are trying to change that. They might get nuked again.

Answer 6

Not really a valid question.  A country like Japan could not amass an invasion force large enough to invade, take control and hold a country like Aus.  To move such a force undetected all that way is impossible, and for the invasion to succeed, it would need to be.

Satellite coverage, Over The Horizon Radar and the other systems which are not for general discussion, are working and in place to "see" anyone who thinks of coming down under for a little uninvited visit.

The Navy and Air-force would have a field day in the open waters above Australia decimating any invading force.

The current strength of the Army are quite capable of taking care of anything left over.

The issue here is that an invasion of Aust. would not be something we would have no notice about.  The social and economic state of the world would really have to be in a bad state for this to occur.  If the world was to deteriorate to such a level then I think the Defence Recruiting Centres will have plenty of time to recruit, arm and train all you patriotic Aussie blokes and chicks willing to come and give us regulars a helping hand.

But why wait until then??  Come on in now.  Sign up, train hard and be all that you can be just in case.