Education & Experience
Other Ranks (Non Technical)
It is essential you have completed Year 10 with passes in English and Mathematics;
or
If you do not satisfy the education requirements for this trade or do not possess evidence of your educational attainment there is an alternative pathway available to you.
You may be eligible to sit an Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) Assessment to ascertain your ability at the required educational level for this trade.
Further information is available here.
Other Ranks (Non Technical) (Reserve)
The minimum education requirement is completion of Year 10 with passes in English and Mathematics.
Entry to the Firefighter mustering is limited to ex-serving Air Force Firefighters with a minimum of three years service or members transferring from other branches of the Australian Defence Force who have been trained at the the RAAF Security and Fire School (RAAFSFS). Additional training to provide entrants with Air Force specific Rescue and Firefighting (RFF) skills may be provided.