WAYS TO JOIN the ADF

• Many roles to choose from
• No obligation to stay beyond the program
• A great opportunity to find out what life's like in the ADF
• Offers a fulfilling year of paid work, adventure, experiences, mateship, learning and travel

• Hands-on and team orientated jobs, which can be trade related
• No work experience necessary
• Fully-paid training, which may lead to nationally-recognised qualifications
• Qualified trade roles are also available

• Management-focused jobs, requiring team leadership and decision making
• Some roles require a relevant qualification
• Degree courses can be fully or partly-funded by the ADF

This program may be offered to you if you do not currently meet the standards for General Entry.

You'll be given the opportunity to improve your reading, writing and fitness before embarking on recruit training. During the application process, an Indigenous Career Coach will talk to you about your options and assess if this is the right pathway for you.

• Gives you a minimum of a TAFE Cert II in Skills for Work and Study (Navy and Air Force) or Foundation Skills (Army)
• Provides an introduction to life in the ADF
• Open to all General Entry roles in the ADF
• Minimum fitness levels apply

What you'll learn 

Based at Cairns, QLD (Navy), Kapooka, NSW, or Batchelor, NT (Army) you will train in the following areas:

• Language, literacy and numeracy
• Self-confidence and self-awareness
• Leadership and character development
• Physical fitness
• Military and seamanship (for Navy) skills

Where it will take you

You'll leave the course with the skills, knowledge and confidence to make a great start in the ADF.

If you want to join the Air Force but don’t currently have the qualifications required for General or Officer Entry (including entry with a degree), this option may suit you. Suitable candidates can be assisted in gaining Year 12 equivalent qualifications by engaging in:

• a TAFE course that prepares you for entry into a technical trade as an Airman/Airwoman, or
• a University Preparation Program to help you gain entry to a degree course, including one at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

If selected for this program during the application process, you will be mentored by a member of the Air Force as you study at TAFE or university. It can be combined with the Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program, if you feel you would benefit from confidence and resilience development and/or improved fitness.

Where it will take you

You'll gain the knowledge and qualifications to embark on a rewarding career in the Air Force.

IPRP is for you if you’ve been selected to join the Navy, Army or Air Force and would benefit from developing your confidence, resilience and fitness before starting recruit training for your full-time or Reserve role.

• Six-week residential course held on a rotational basis at:
  • HMAS Cerberus, VIC
  • Kapooka, NSW, or
  • RAAF Wagga, NSW.
• Open to all General Entry roles
• Talk to your Career Coach about entry requirements

What you'll learn

Your training will include:

• Classroom-based instruction
• Physical fitness development
• Teambuilding activities
• Military site visits

Where it will take you

You'll leave the course with the skills, knowledge and confidence for success at recruit training and in your role in the ADF.

This pathway may be offered to you if you've shown us you have what it takes and you are keen to start work as quickly as possible.

• Aims to let you start at a time that suits your personal circumstances
• Open to all General Entry roles
• Cannot be combined with the Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program or Navy or Army Indigenous Development Programs

This pathway may be offered to you if serving near a specific location is important to you, for reasons such as family commitments.

• First posting can be near your home or another desired place
• Available for first posting after completion of training
• Open to all General Entry roles and Air Force Officer roles
• Can be combined with the Indigenous Pre-Recruit Program and Navy and Army Indigenous Development Programs (noting that the programs themselves take place in designated locations throughout the year)
• Air Force pathways offer flexible study locations