General Army Knowledge

Question 1

What are the pay entitlements for initial military training (IMT) / initial employment training (IET) and once fully qualified?

Answer 1

Salary during recruit training is $1289 per fortnight
Salary during initial employment training is $1474 per fortnight

This also includes $357 trainee allowance per fortnight and $419 per year for uniform maintenance.

Salary once training is completed is $1727 per fortnight plus and additional $477 per fortnight service allowance, this will increase with experience and rank.

Question 2

What is the Pre Enlistment Fitness Assessment?

Answer 2

Pre-enlistment fitness assessment for the Army 15 Push-ups 45 Sit-ups 7.5 Shuttle run
• What is the BFA
40 Pushups 70 Situps 2.4Km run in 11.18
• Army Swim Test
30m clothed swim and 2 minutes of treading water

Question 3

What is • Operational Service

Answer 3

Being part of the ADF may require deployment oversea into war zones, additionally in peace time ADF members may be deployed oversea into areas of risk in situations such as natural disasters.

Question 4

What is the • Defence Force Discipline Act

Answer 4

ADF members are subject to both civilian and military law and discipline systems.

Question 5

What is the • Military Discipline System

Answer 5

Includes officer discipline, Summary Authority Trials, Defence Force Magistrate and Court Martial.

Question 6

What is • Unrestricted Service

Answer 6

ADF members must be able to provide unrestricted service allowing for deployment across Australia and overseas. The candidate cannot have criminal or civil convictions that would hinder this free movement.

Question 7

What is the Serrvice Allowance

Answer 7

Is provide to members to compensate for shift work, long and irregular hours. There is no guarantee that these will be compensated for.

Question 8

What about Interdependent relationships and partner’s employment.

Answer 8

Applications can be made to recognise relationships and benefits including removals and subsidised housing and be provide.

Question 9

Military and Trade Skills Compentancy

Answer 9

ADF members are required to maintain a level of competency in the requirements to perform their duties.

Question 10

Postings and deployments

Answer 10

ADF member often face having to move multiplied times around Australia and outside Australia. This is due to the need to fill vacancies and react to developing situations.

Question 11

Medical and Physical Fitness

Answer 11

Members are required to maintain good health and fitness. Members must pass regular physical assessment, failure to do so may result in discharge from the ADF.

Question 12

• HIV and other Viral Testing

Answer 12

On successful entry I will be tested for HIV and other Viral and STI’s.

Question 13

• Dress and Grooming

Answer 13

ADF members must maintain good dress and grooming and reflect the standards of society.

Question 14

• Body embellishment restrictions

Answer 14

Army Recruits are not permitted tattoos on the face, scalp ears, neck and hands. Tattoo’s and brands must not be offensive or obscene.

Question 15

• Regulation on lifestyle

Answer 15

ADF members must conduct themselves is a matter that is acceptable to society and the military. What may be acceptable in society may not be so in the military.

Question 16

• Equity, Diversity and unacceptable behaviour

Answer 16

Discrimination, harassment and unacceptable behaviour is not acceptable in the ADF and may warrant disciplinary or administrative action.

Question 17

• Drugs and drug testing

Answer 17

Use of illicit drugs or abuse of prescription or other drugs in not acceptable. Members of the ADF will often undergo drug testing. Positive results may be grounds for dismissal.

Question 18

• Performance Appraisal System

Answer 18

ADF members will undergo performance appraisal for the duration of their career in the ADF. The system is used to set goals for the members and recognise both good and poor performance. In regard to poor performance there will be options available to correct this.

Question 19

• Return of Service Obligation

Answer 19

Members who receive undergraduate training or study are expected to serve a specified period before they can leave.

Question 20

• Training Failure

Answer 20

Failure in training may result in retraining or dismissal from the ADF.

Question 21

• Leave Entitlements

Answer 21

20 working days of leave is credited every 12 months of service, other types of leave can be credited for a number or reasons including arduous, special or prolonged duty.

Question 22

• Long Service Leave

Answer 22

Long service leave is credited at 9 days per year and can be taken after 10 year, longer depended on circumstances.

Question 23

• Annual leave free travel

Answer 23

A member with no partner or children may receive free travel back home to within Australia. Additionally members may be recalled from leave for service reasons.

Question 24

• Medical and Dental

Answer 24

The ADF provide free medical and dental, however some restrictions on cosmetic surgery are not included.

Question 25

• Accommodation Assistance

Answer 25

Members with partners or dependent may be eligible for Service Residences and rental assistance. Live in quarters are proved for single members however unless in some situations members are free to not use live-in quarters.

Question 26

• Further Education for serving members

Answer 26

Members are able to undertake courses within the military to improve their education and professional training. Members are also eligible for Study assistance.

Question 27

• Removals

Answer 27

As a consequence of postings removals to move belongings and personal effects of members and their family are done at the ADF’s expense.

Question 28

• Posting Policy

Answer 28

As a member in the ADF there may be occasions were the members may have to be posted to different locations. Members preferences are considered and attempts are made to ensure that posting are of a period of three years.