Employment Training

Royal Military College Duntroon, Australian Defence Force Academy

Royal Australian Infantry Regimental Officer Basic Course (ROBC)

Duration: 11 Weeks

The aim of the ROBC is to qualify newly commissioned LT in the Corps requirements for command of a Rifle Platoon.

The course is a two module, residential course conducted over eleven weeks at School of Infantry, Lone Pine Barracks, Singleton, NSW.

Module One is the Operations component and Module Two is the range qualification component.

A career in Infantry will almost invariably commence with a period of regimental duty with an infantry battalion to give the junior officer a good grounding in the basics of his profession.

Officer (Reserve)

Royal Australian Infantry Regimental Officer Basic Course (ROBC)

The aim of the ROBC is to qualify newly commissioned LT in the Corps requirements for command of a Rifle Platoon.

The course is undertaken residentially at the School of Infantry, Lone Pine Barracks Singleton, NSW. The first two modules are each of 16 days duration.

Module one prepares the trainee for offensive operations and includes patrolling, platoon attacks, the advance and ambushing. This module is conducted in November / December each year.

Module two is the defensive operations phase which focuses on the withdrawal, vital asset protection, vehicle check points and the platoon in defence. This module is conducted mid year.

Module three is completed as on the job training as a platoon commander within the unit.

Platoon commanders will also complete the 4 week ADF Range Qualification Course at the School of Infantry. This course will equip new officers with the skills and knowledge required to supervise infantry field-firing exercises. Components of the ADF Range Qualification Course may be completed within ARes units, therefore reducing the time required to spend at the School of Infantry.