Pathways
Certain roles in the Army and Air Force are grouped within pathways. In these exciting careers, you start out as an officer, learning world-class leadership and management skills. As you progress through training and assessment, a combination of your job preference, performance and position availability determines which pathway and the specific role you're best suited to.
If you want assurance of your specialisation, you can explore non-pathway officer roles on the officer roles page.
Unlock your potential with the Army Officer - Command Pathway, where you’ll learn to command, lead and manage soldiers as a military leader.
The Command Pathway gives you an exciting career as an Army General Service Officer (GSO).
You’ll receive world-class leadership training at the Royal Military College - Duntroon (RMC-D), which will prepare you to take on any challenge as a leader within the organisation.
You’ll be allocated to a specialisation based on your performance, your role preference, and position availability towards the end of your training at RMC-D. Specialisations range from combat roles, like infantry, armoured or artillery to logistics, health and communications. No matter where you end up, you’ll be able to mentor, influence, problem solve, make quick decisions and much more.
No previous leadership experience is required, and the application process is the same no matter which specialisation you apply through.
Army Officer - Command Careers
Become an accomplished leader with the Air Force Officer Aviation pathway, where you’ll operate some of the most advanced aircraft and aviation systems in the world.
The Officer Aviation career specialisation refers to a group of air and ground-based aviation roles that sit within 2 pathways: Mission and Pilot.
In these exciting officer roles, you’re trained to become a world-class leader, manager and decision maker, operating some of the most advanced aircraft and aviation systems in the world.
The application process for all roles is the same - you apply as Mission or Pilot and you find out which career pathway you’ve been chosen for as your application progresses, which is based on a combination of your job preference, performance and position availability.
Information on the 2 pathways can be found below.