Period of Service
Officer, Graduate
You will be appointed for an Initial Minimum Period of Service
(IMPS) of three years. Subsequent periods of service may be offered
subject to the requirements of the ADF and your suitability for
further service. You may tender your resignation at any time
provided you do not have an outstanding Initial Minimum Period of
Service obligation and provide a minimum of three months notice.
Australian Defence Force Academy
You will be appointed for an Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS) of nine years. Subsequent periods of service may be offered subject to the requirements of the ADF and your suitability for further service. You may tender your resignation at any time provided you do not have an outstanding Initial Minimum Period of Service obligation and provide a minimum of three months notice.
Defence Academy Entry Officers become liable to an IMPS from the graduation day of their second year of studies. This means that they may leave the Academy at any time up to the end of second year, without any obligation.
Undergraduate
You will be appointed for an Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS) dependant on your length of sponsorship. Subsequent periods of service may be offered subject to the requirements of the ADF and your suitability for further service. You may tender your resignation at any time provided you do not have an outstanding Initial Minimum Period of Service obligation and provide a minimum of three months notice.
The length of IMPS in total will depend on the duration of sponsorship. Any requirement for post-graduation experience, eg: medical residency, legal articles will be incorporated in your IMPS.
Your Careers Counsellor can advise on how IMPS will relate to your chosen occupation.
Officer (Reserve)
All candidates who are appointed or enlisted into the Air Force
Reserve serve an initial period of volunteer service for
five years, or until age 65 (Compulsory Retiring Age), whichever
occurs earlier. Members may transfer out of an active element
of the Air Force Reserve at any time.
