As a Nursing Officer, you are likely to be posted to a Health Support Battalion (HSB) providing surgical support to a deployed force or humanitarian relief effort. The primary role of a HSB is to provide forward surgical treatment, high dependency holding and staging of patients prior to repatriation to Australia (or country of origin when working with other nations) or returning recovered patients to their Unit.

1 HSB is located at Holsworthy, Sydney and 2 HSB at Enoggerra, Brisbane.

Alternatively, new officers may be posted to a Combat Service Support Battalion (CSSB) as part of the Health Company, working to support a Brigade. The primary role of a CSSB is the rapid evacuation of casualties from combat zones, stabilisation, treatment and holding prior to further evacuation by road or air (aero-medical evacuation) to surgical care.

1 CSSB is located in Darwin and 3 CSSB in Townsville.

There are also opportunities to work overseas in Operational Theatres where Australian troops currently serve, or working at short notice with Australia's regional neighbours in providing humanitarian relief.

Medical Centres are also located in Darwin, Puckapunyal and Albury.

Posting tenure for the majority of officers on appointment is 2 years, and officers should expect a high degree of mobility in the first few years of service.