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Defence Interview Flashcards

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Who is the Minister of Defence

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Honourable Richard Marles

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Who is the Chief of the Navy

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Vice Admiral Mark Hammond

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What are the ADF Values

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Courage, respect, integrity, excellence, service

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Courage

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Do the right thing even when it is difficult. E.g. when I inspired my team to play against difficult opponents.

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Respect

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Acknowledge and see the value in all people. E.g. i show respect in my daily life by making an effort to thank those who do things for me.

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Integrity

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Alignment between thoughts, words and actions. E.g. when I ask my team to arrive early, I am still the first person to arrive.

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Excellence

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Strive to improve constantly in all aspects of life. E.g. i am constantly looking for ways to improve by trying new study methods, new gym programs etc

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Service

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Selflessness, putting the needs of others before your own. E.g. getting up early 3 days in a row to drive teammates

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Why does the ADF have values?

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Determine who is a good fit, underpin every action of the ADF as a whole

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What are the fitness requirements for the Navy?

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  • 2.4km run in < 16.00 or
  • 5km walk in < 44.00 or
  • 5.5 beep test or
  • 500m swim in < 14.30 and
  • 20 sit ups
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11
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Describe Navy officer IMT

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Located in HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay (NSW south coast).
Royal Aus. Naval College.
UEOC: 1 week during undergrad, understanding of navy life and ceremony.
NEOC: 15 weeks, 4 week initial training, weapons training, boats and RHIB, leadership and teamwork, 4 week sea deployment, sea survivability

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Describe the IMT Navy swim test

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All fully clothed
- Jump from 3m platform
- 10m swim underwater
- 50m swim
- 15.00 treading water

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Describe the role of a Electronic/Weapons engineer

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Manage a team of technicians to maintain weapons, radar, sonar and communications systems.
Monitor performance, design and implement repairs, manage and schedule personnel.

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Describe the role of a Mechanical/Marine engineer

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Manage a team of technicians to maintain mast, propulsion, pressure vessel, hydraulic and other structural systems.
Monitor performance, design and implement repairs, manage and schedule personnel.

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Describe the IET for a navy engineer

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Engineer Officer’s Applications Course. HMAS Cereberus
21 week duration.
8 weeks: combined elec and mech engineers. Learn ship safety, infrastructure and admin.
1 week road trip to naval sites in canberra and sydney.
12 weeks: field-specific courses.

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What happens post IET?

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Deploy as assistant engineer on sea-going vessel.
Fill in your requirements journal over 9-12 months to achieve the Electrical/Mechanical Competency cert (Deputy Engineer).
2 years on shore, 2 years off.

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17
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Describe Australia’s strategic goals

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Ensure secure and resilient mainland.
Support security and rules-based order of Maritime SE Asia and Indo-Pacific.
Increase defensive agility and capabilities, especially overseas.

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What are some key factors surrounding Australia’s security?

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Relationship between China and USA, and the stability of the Indo-Pacific (each china and west USA).
Terrorist threat, here and in middle-east.
Rapidly evolving technological edge of other nations.

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Why is the Indo-Pacific region important to the ADF?

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Borders of India, China, USA and Australia meet these waters.
Scene of very high economic growth, yet low level of regional security.

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What are some specific intentions of the ADF going forward?

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Acquire nuclear submarines through A-US-UK partnership.
Develop long range capabilities, ie missile strikes.
Improve operational capacity of northern bases to access Indo-Pacific.

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21
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Operation Resolute

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200 nautical miles from Aus. borders, patrol boats combat people smuggling, piracy, maritime terrorism and prohibited imports/exports.

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Operation Solania

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Maritime surveillance of Pacific, with the goal of supporting economic development of Pac-Island nations (PNG, Vanuatu, Kirrabati), as well as ensuring security and rules based order.

23
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Operation Render Safe

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Yearly operation to clear remaining mines in Pac-Island nations. Involves clearance diver teams and ships with advanced scanning systems.

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Exercise Rim of the Pacific (Past)

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South coast of California with 26 international partners in 2020. Supplied Australian Canberra class ships, clearance diving teams and minehunting capabilities.
Strengthen relations and increase maritime agility.

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Operation Covid-19 Assist (Past)

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Quarantine enforcement and contact tracing, as well as support with frontline swab testing logistics.

26
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Operation Manitou

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Regular maritime patrols of Middle east region since 1990. Counter terrorism, maritime security and anti-piracy task forces. Consistently rotating deployments of Australian ships.

27
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Describe some naval weapons systems

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Harpoon II missile, which is being replaced with the Naval Strike Missile in 2024.
NULKA active missile decoy.
Phalanx computer controlled close in weapons system.
MK48 torpedo, with programmed target search.
Standard Missile 2 sea to air.

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Describe some unmanned naval systems

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Double Eagle MKII unmanned mine disposal vehicle, remotely operated through fibre optic cable.
S-100 Camcopter, remotely controlled UAV with strong surveillance cabailities.

29
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Hobart class Destroyer

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Layered defensive and offensive capability.
SM2 air defences.
Helicopter support.
Long range cruise missiles and torpedoes.
Advanced scanners.

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Canberra class Amphibious Assault

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Transport for 1,000+ personnel and all equipment, vehicles and ammunition.

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Huon class Minehunter

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Shock resistant hull design and low magnetic signature.
Advanced sonar scanners coupled with mine disposal and clearance diver teams.

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HMAS Albatross

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Largest naval base located near HMAS Creswell. Offers support for helicopter squadrons and operations.

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HMAS Coonawarra

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NT base home to patrol boats. Important due to its proximity to Indo-Pacific waters.

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HMAS Waterhen

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North Sydney base home to minehunter and clearance diver teams and vessels.

35
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Why do you want to join the ADF?

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Career benefits - leadership and responsibility early on.
Advanced technology - not found in any other field of work.
Work environment - exciting, fast paced and dynamic work days.
Lifestyle - paid to keep fit and enjoy physical activity, brotherhood bond with other service members.
Personal motives - looking to contribute to something meaningful, and discover my own potential.

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Why do you want to join the navy?

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Advanced systems - most advanced technology of any branch.
Travel - greatest reach and most frequent travel of any ADF branch.
Development - fastest growing and highest investment area of the ADF, will see significant growth during service.

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Why do you want to be an officer?

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Enjoy the feeling of teamwork and accomplishing goals as a unit, and helping others improve themselves.
Leadership is a very valuable skill which may contribute to future civilian career.

38
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Are you a good fit for the ADF?

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Very analytical and attentive personality, suited to leadership and facilitating teamwork.
I’m driven and disciplined, and I strive for excellence in all areas of life, and will put in the hard work when it counts.
I have a strong sense of service and justice, and enjoy contributing to causes bigger than myself.

39
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What challenges will you face, especially at IMT?

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Physical toughness of the training, to overcome this I will continue to train until I am deployed to HMAS Creswell.
Overwhelming new information, I will form bonds with my fellow trainees to support each other through IMT.
Refining leadership skills, learning when to take a step back and let others take the reigns or assert myself when action needs to be taken.

40
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Describe your leadership as UQ Team captain

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Overall, coaching style of leadership looking to support growth of first-season players.
Democratic style of training, where the team decided which skills to work on.
Autocratic style during intense matches, whilst understanding the burden of responsibility this style brings.
Servant leadership when setting up courts, leading duty team, fundraising and looking after balls.

41
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Describe your time as team project leader.

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Led teams in my 1st and 2nd year courses. Overall democratic style, with team decisions being made about how to approach problems.
Laissez - Faire style when it came to designing individual parts or subsystems.

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What, in your opinion, makes a good leader?

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I believe servant leadership is a crucial part of effective leadership, as it shows your team that you are not strictly above them in the hierarchy and that you are there to help them. It is a leaders job to embody how they expect the team to act, and the work ethic that’s expected.

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Describe a time where you displayed decision making skills as UQ Team captain

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As UQ team captain it was important to manage substitutions during game. In one match, being accustomed to the oppositions style of play, I decided a specific team member should be replaced to change our style of play in response.

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Describe a time where you displayed leadership skills as UQ team captain

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We had many tough games over the season, with one coming to a very dramatic loss after 2 hours of play. It was important that in this moment I set the example for the team and take the loss graciously, offering the other team congratulations.

45
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Describe your training plan?

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My training plan is focused on developing overall athleticism, with further focus on vertical jump. It consists of 2 6k timed runs, a 3 lifting sessions and 2 plyometrics sessions per week.

46
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Describe the military justice system

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The Defence Force Discipline Act of 1982 underpins the ADF justice system. It applies to members of all ranks, and centres around the discipline system which investigates and prosecutes offenders, during peacetime or otherwise.

47
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What are some ADF operations?

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Operation Resolute
Operation Solania
Operation Render Saft
Operation Covid 19 Assist
Operation Manitou
Exercise Rim of the Pacific

48
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What are some key naval bases?

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HMAS Albatross
HMAS Coonawarra
HMAS Waterhen

49
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Vice Chief of Navy

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Rear Admiral Johnathon Earley

50
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Vice Chief of ADF

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Vice Admiral David Johnston

ADF (2 decks)

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