Period of Service
Other Ranks (Non Technical)
You will be enlisted 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 request discharge at any time provided you
do not have an outstanding Initial Minimum Period of Service
obligation.
Your Careers Counsellor can advise on how IMPS will relate to your chosen occupation.
ADF Gap Year
ADF Gap Year participants enlist in the ADF for up to 12 months (with parental consent for those under 18). You have no obligation to serve beyond that initial period of enlistment.
Gap Year participants may also elect to transfer to other full-time ADF career streams during their program year, subject to suitable vacancies and meeting the eligibility requirements of your chosen employment category.
Transferees will be required to meet the normal minimum periods of ADF service, which vary according to the employment category and training undertaken.
Alternatively, Gap Year participants may also transfer to part-time ADF Reserve elements.
Other Ranks (Non Technical) (Reserve)
All candidates who are appointed or enlisted into the Army Reserve
may undertake volunteer service until age 65 (Compulsory Retiring
Age) subject to the requirements of the Army and suitability for
further service. Members may transfer out of an active element of
the Army Reserve at any time.
