12-month Army Experience – Army Officer

• Good salary package and numerous benefits
• Dynamic one-year role
• Diverse ongoing employment opportunities

Your role:
Unlock your potential and learn to lead others with a one-year Army experience. Through world-class training, you will develop your leadership and management skills. You’ll learn problem-solving strategies, teamwork skills and how to confidently make decisions.

Throughout this Gap Year, you’ll get paid to travel and gain invaluable life and work experience, while making friendships that could last a lifetime.

Whether you’re straight out of school, have already studied at university or worked for a few years since leaving school, this Army Officer experience will enhance your abilities and set you up for future career paths.

Following your training, you’ll join a unit as an Army Officer, leading teams and in command of troops for approximately six months.

Upon completion of your Gap Year and all that invaluable training, you’ll have the opportunity to make leadership in the ADF a full-time career, and every effort will be made to place you in a posting where you’d like to live.

Life in the Army Gap Year Program:
Action, adventure, exciting career opportunities and amazing mateship – the Army Gap Year Program is a one-year commitment that takes you out of the office and into barracks, training exercises and the field itself.

There’s also the unique sense of accomplishment and pride that comes from serving your country and providing support to communities in need, both here and overseas. Whether you decide to extend into a longer-term role in the Army, or not, you’ll get the chance to see if it’s a good fit for you.

Along with the highly purposeful work, you’ll be working in a supportive environment alongside highly skilled professionals to help guide you throughout the whole program.

Salary:

During your 12-month experience, you’ll receive a salary starting at $51,277 whilst training and it will increase to $87,989 once qualified, plus 16.4% superannuation.

In addition to your salary, you will receive generous superannuation, housing subsidies and free medical and dental care.

Apply Now:
You must be aged between 17-24 years old to apply, an Australian Citizen and have completed Year 12, with passes in Year 10 English and Maths.

Click the APPLY button if you think you have what it takes to spend 12 months in an ADF Gap Year Army Officer role, and we’ll get in contact with you shortly.

You can also visit the link below to view the full position description and learn more about life in the Army:

https://army.defencejobs.gov.au/jobs/army-officer-adf-gap-year