Graduate Entry
Join the ADF fully degree qualified and you'll hit the ground running, with a fast-track into a leadership role plus opportunities for further study.
Degrees that will give you more
Whether you are a recent graduate considering your next move, or you are in the middle of your career, you'll be able to make more of your degree as an officer in the ADF. Rewarding and varied work awaits you in fields such as:
- Dentistry
- Engineering
- Environmental Health
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Law
- Medical Science
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
- Psychology
Never stop learning
Your ADF career begins with world-class management and leadership training, preparing you to take command of Navy, Army or Air Force personnel. Then throughout your career, you'll be given opportunities for further study, specialisation and diversification, with the costs covered by the ADF.
The options available to you include:
- Promotion courses
preparing you for higher rank - Postgraduate university studies
with HELP fees paid - Assisted study schemes
supporting external education (Defence Assisted Study Scheme) - Fully-funded study
interstate and overseas
- Command, management and leadership training
(Australian Command and Staff Course) - Advanced leadership and strategic decision-making training
(Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies) - External training
in key fields such as professional, scientific, technical and selected trades (Civil Schooling Scheme) - Graduate medical course sponsorship
for those with appropriate degree qualifications wishing to embark on a medical career (Graduate Medical Program)
Officer training will equip you with advanced leadership and management skills, as well as military knowledge. It will equip you for diverse and challenging roles both within your chosen service and throughout your career.
NAVY
Name: Royal Australian Naval College
Location: HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay, NSW
Duration: 19 weeks
Location: HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay, NSW
Duration: 19 weeks
ARMY
Name: Royal Military College
Location: Duntroon, ACT
Duration: 9 weeks
Location: Duntroon, ACT
Duration: 9 weeks
AIR FORCE
Name: Officers' Training School
Location: RAAF Base East Sale, Gippsland, VIC
Duration: 17 weeks
Location: RAAF Base East Sale, Gippsland, VIC
Duration: 17 weeks