You will be appointed 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 tender your resignation 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.

Return of Service is incurred by all service members who are undertaking long periods of training or study. It is simply calculated by the following principle: for the time spent in the Regular Army Supplement on the Undergraduate Scheme you must serve an equivalent time plus one year. 'Pay-back' of the Return of Service Obligation begins once you have completed your studies and commence effective employment with the Army. Where there is a requirement for postgraduate experience the Return of Service Obligation starts after completion of that experience.

After completion of the Undergraduate degree, Nursing Officers will spend two years consolidating their clinical skills in a civilian hospital. This period is referred to as Postgraduate Clinical Placement (PCP).

During this placement Army continues to pay your salary at the Lieutenant rate and you are entitled to Service Allowance. You are not permitted to receive salary or payment from the hospital. Army expects you to enhance your clinical skills in accident and emergency (trauma), peri-operative or intensive / critical care. You do not accrue an additional Return of Service Obligation (ROSO) for this period, however you do not remit the ROSO from your undergraduate degree sponsorship during this period.