Period of Service
Officer
You will be appointed for an Initial Minimum Period of Service
(IMPS) of 11.5 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 14.5 years (for those undertaking the Bachelor of Technology (Aviation) degree stream, the IMPS is 13.5 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.
