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Officers & Management

Do you have what it takes to become an Army Officer? Read more about the world-class training involved, the great benefits and lifestyle, then browse all the exciting officer jobs currently available.

Why become an officer?

Being an officer is about being a leader. It’s about thinking quickly, making decisions, and motivating people. Life as an officer provides adventure, diversity and challenge and you’ll earn qualifications that are recognised Australia wide. There’s no better career for helping you to develop your leadership, management and personal skills. Think you’ve got what it takes? Learn more about leadership training at the Royal Military College (RMC) Duntroon.
Become a leader

Officer training

The Royal Military College is the ultimate training ground for Australia's future leaders. The training you receive at Duntroon will prepare you to lead in any situation, giving you the skills necessary to make split-second decisions in a range of challenging environments. To see what it's like to live and train at RMC, explore the new section of this website. Visit RMC

Great pay & benefits

You’ll be earning a great wage that is highly competitive and increases regularly to match your experience. You’ll also be enjoying the ADF’s benefits, like four weeks annual leave, an excellent superannuation scheme and free dental and medical care. Learn More

A lifestyle like no other

Having a job in the Army means that every day is different. It’s an exciting career, filled with travel, adventure and once in a lifetime experiences. Learn More

"There are not many jobs that allow you the freedom and flexibility that I have as an officer in the Army" Jason Small, Army Officer
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Jan Wallace - Snr Medical Officer

From the steaming jungles of Timor-Leste to the frozen Antarctic, Dr Jan Wallace has no shortage of patients from one end of the globe to the other. After 30 years as a general practitioner, Dr Wallace heard the call to serve her country, a call which has led her to Timor-Leste as the Senior Military Medical Officer. Dr Wallace, an Army reservist from Wantirna, Victoria...

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Rob Miller - ARES Infantry Officer

As a young lad Rob Miller used to play with his Dad’s Army ration packs and old Army gear in the garden shed. Now Rob is 46 and an Army Reserve Major. He is about to lead a company of 180 diggers on his own overseas operation. After two months jungle training at Canungra, near the Gold Coast, Rob will be heading for East Timor and won’t be back until early next year...

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Cameron McDougall - ARES Platoon Commander

JAWS Architects’ Neal Mackintosh often talks to employee Cameron McDougal, but not often over an army ration pack in the Solomon Islands. Neal flew into Honiara to visit Cameron as part of the Army’s Boss Lift program. Campbell is an Army Reserve Lieutenant is nearing the end of a four-month deployment with Australia’s contingent to the Regional Assistance Mission to the...

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Captain Paul Lambert - Military Observer

Baldivis’s Paul Lambert is currently monitoring the peace in Sudan, during a critical moment in that nation’s history. He is in Africa as part of Operation Azure, the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Paul joined the army in 1986 straight from Safety Bay Senior High, specialising as a communications...

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General Jobs

  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

As an Avionics Engineer in the Army, you’ll be responsible for the instruments that make crucial missions possible. You’ll work alongside talented people in the Defence Force, with the newest helicopters in the country. So, what’s stopping you?

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

You’ll work on some of the newest helicopters in the country and be responsible for the design, construction and testing of large software systems to enhance Army's Aviation capabilities alongside a talented and supportive team. It doesn’t get much better.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Looking for an exciting aviation career? Then look no further than Aviation Corps Officer in the Australian Army. You’ll fly helicopters to transport soldiers or you may be part of a vital search and rescue, medical evacuation or disaster relief team.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Like to fly one of the Army’s impressive fleet of helicopters? Then become an Aviation Corps Officer and you’ll fly helicopters within Australia and possibly overseas on a range of exciting and challenging taskings.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

An exciting opportunity to be responsible for the spiritual ministry and pastoral support to soldiers and their families in a range of challenging environments.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

You’ll be just like a civilian dentist, except you’ll also look after your own Army staff, and work in barracks, field, or operational environments.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Royal Australian Army Educational Corps Officers perform a diverse range of jobs including training developers; instructional design of computer based learning materials; and as teachers of literacy and numeracy, and English as a second language.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Take on the role of platoon commander within a major maintenance unit, where you’ll be responsible for the technical and administrative needs of your tradespeople.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

An exciting opportunity to be responsible for the planning, co-ordination, and development of workplace health strategies for this large Australian organisation.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

As a General Service Officer in the Army your training will prepare you to lead troops in either full or part-time roles.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Maintain the Army’s modern hardware and equipment. You’ll get your hands on everything from tanks and artillery to missile systems, water craft, aircraft and helicopters.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

As an Army doctor, you can work in most areas of medicine. You may also work in regional disaster relief operations, and with the United Nations in peace keeping roles

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

With a career in the Army, you’ll enjoy the sort of variety, challenges and travel that you simply can’t get as a civilian nurse.

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  • Reserve
  • ADFA

As an Army Pharmacist, you’ll handle a wide range of pharmaceutical tasks. In the field, you’ll look after medical logistics and may deploy with your units into remote areas.

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

As an Army Public Relations Officer you are the communications conduit between the Army and civilian media networks. You are critical to the public perception and image of Army and will be required to develop, implement and monitor operational and tactical…

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  • Full Time
  • Reserve
  • ADFA

Forget the regular hospitals, this position will have you working with state of the art equipment in varied locations throughout Australia.

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Scientific Officers are an integral component of the Australian Army, operating in deployed and non-deployed pathology environments.

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