The role of Infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground and to repel attack, by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain. As this role implies, Infantry is the major combat element of the Army. This role demands high standards of mental and physical toughness, esprit de corps, battle craft and determination from soldiers, and doubly so from officers who are expected to lead from the front.

Graduates who are allotted to the Royal Australian Infantry (RAInf) Corps on graduation from Royal Military College (RMC) can expect to spend three or four years as a lieutenant with at least the first posting in an infantry battalion. During this posting, an officer can expect to be a rifle platoon commander and possibly a specialist platoon commander. Selected officers may spend their third year in one of the following appointments:

• Platoon commander at the School of Infantry, Singleton, or the Army Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka; or


• Liaison officer or platoon commander on a brigade headquarters or RMC.

The role of Infantry is to seek out and close with the enemy, to kill or capture him, to seize and hold ground and to repel attack, by day or night, regardless of season, weather or terrain. As this role implies, Infantry is the major combat element of the Army. This role demands high standards of mental and physical toughness, esprit de corps, battle craft and determination from soldiers, and doubly so from officers who are expected to lead from the front.