Accommodation

• What sort of accommodation will I be living in?
• Will I have to share a bedroom/bathroom/living facilities?

What sort of accommodation will I be living in?

When you first enlist you will undergo 'recruit training', or 'initial officer training', and live at one of the three services' training bases. All of the amenities are comfortable and practical.

After your initial training, there will be opportunities to move off base. However, facilities that allow you to remain on base if you wish. This depends on where you have been posted, accommodation availability, your personal circumstances and rank.

Generally, there are three different types of living arrangements:

• Service residence. Supplied by the Commonwealth for use by ADF members.
• Rent allowance. Where the cost of renting a property in the private rental market is subsidised.
• Own home. Where you own a home in your posting location.

Will I have to share a bedroom/bathroom/living facilities?

During recruit training, or officer training, there will be a degree of communal living.

For general entry recruits, you'll share a room with around four other members. If you entered the ADF as a cadet officer, you will have your own room.

Facilities such as shared bathrooms and living facilities are common. This varies from base to base.

For Navy personnel, it goes without saying; you'll spend some time at sea. At sea, you stay onboard the ship in common areas called 'Messdecks'. While these mess areas are shared areas, sleeping facilities and amenities have been designed to give you the maximum privacy available.