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The purpose of the Australian Army's overseas transfer program is to address capability shortfalls within the Army that cannot be solved using Australian personnel.
The Australian Army can sponsor serving or ex-serving foreign military personnel for service in the Army.
Foreign nationals who do not have military experience are not eligible for sponsorship via this program. However you may apply for enlistment through Defence Force Recruiting once you have satisfied normal Australian permanent residency requirements.
The Army has nominated a series of appointments and trades as occupations that are considered suitable for sponsorship. Occupations have been broadly grouped into Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) categories. The NCO category includes personnel of Warrant Officer rank. Personnel sponsored from overseas under the auspices of the Labour Agreement must be sponsored to an occupation as defined in the Agreement.
The Australian Army is currently seeking applications from Commissioned Officers with these skills.
The Australian Army may sponsor an Officer deemed suitable for service, providing that the following key criteria are met:
In military terms, the individual must have completed the following minimum equivalent full-time study:
You will be required under Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, to satisfy unconditional registration and licensing requirements before the Australian Army will send you any Offer of Employment.
The Australian Army may sponsor a Non-Commissioned Officer deemed suitable for service, providing that the following key criteria are met:
Initial Medical Entry along with serving medical standards in the Australian Defence Force differs significantly from foreign militaries. Applicants are required to complete a range of medical forms in the presence of their General Practitioner (GP) and undertake a personal interview with an Australian Senior Medical Officer (SMO). Personnel who do not satisfy initial medical entry standards will not be appointed or enlisted into the Australian Army.
Applicants will be interviewed by a Selection Board comprising of a Board President, Senior Career Advisor and Psychologist. The interview is conducted in London annually (depending on future directions) and all applicants are responsible for their own costs to attend (The Australian Defence Force offers no reimbursement for attending). Applicants are required to have their immediate family (those they will bring to Australia with them) attend the interview so they can be part of the interview process.
The day starts out with a briefing on the OLTS and what you can expect for the day. You will be interviewed by the SMO, Psychologist and Social Worker. Once lunch is completed you will be interviewed by the Selection Board individually and with your family. You will leave the interview with an indication of your employability with the Australian Army.
Applicants must have resigned from their parent Service (including release from all Reserve Service obligations) before appointment. Applicants cannot be appointed whilst on terminal leave. Proof of discharge will be required prior to an appointment signal being released.
Applicants must hold an appropriate Australian Defence Force (ADF) security clearance before appointment or enlistment. Australian security arrangements require that applicants have a background of at least 10 years, which can be directly verified by the Defence Security Agency. Current international agreements permit security clearances to be transferred for active military personal, subject to verification procedures, for applicants who have been living in Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Applicants from other countries require more specific and lengthy vetting procedures, which may impact on their eligibility.
All overseas qualifications submitted must be accompanied by an assessment of Australian equivalencies. This is to be undertaken at the applicant's cost.
Australian Education International (AEI), through the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR), provides official information and advice on the comparability of overseas qualifications with Australian qualifications. This aims to help overseas qualified people work and study in Australia.
AEI is part of the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). AEI uniquely integrates the development of international government relations with support for the commercial activities of Australia's education community. To do this, AEI liases with all sectors of the education and training industry and all levels of government.
AEI-NOOSR does not assess secondary school qualifications (these are normally assessed by State/Territory education authorities) or trade qualifications (which can be assessed by Trades Recognition Australia).
For further information about AEI services, as well as links to other assessing agencies, please refer to the AEI website.
Candidates who consider that they meet the entry requirements and are in the occupations covered by the Labour Agreement are welcome to enquire about opportunities in the ADF.
Further information can be obtained from:
Lateral Recruitment
Selection Board Cell
Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army
R8-8-036
Russell Office
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Transition
Soldier Career Management Agency
PO Box 225
Fort Queenscliff
QUEENSCLIFF VIC 3225
E-mail: scma.osenlist@defence.gov.au