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There are many excellent career options in the ADF that generally don&rsquo;t require experience or qualifications. You&rsquo;ll receive all the training you need and be paid while you train.
Who it&rsquo;s for:&nbsp;Those seeking general roles and career opportunities.

You'll be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Training

Your starting salary

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Air Force you'll be paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications.

General Entry: Non-technical

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to continue your professional development. The Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP) will provide you with professional development opportunities via logistics or business-related formal education. The program enables you to develop and broaden your logistics knowledge, and to also keep up with any changes within logistics-based industries.

In addition, subsequent cookery training (postgraduate courses) are promotion pre-requisite courses which in most cases lead to promotion provided you meet all other requirements such as performance and time in rank, and vacancies at the higher rank exist. The ADF Catering Supervisor Course is the pre-requisite trade course for promotion from Leading Aircraftman/Leading Aircraftwoman to Corporal. This course is designed to prepare you for promotion to the next rank level by providing the necessary skill sets to become an effective kitchen supervisor as a Corporal.

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Apply your existing skills to exciting new challenges in the ADF. Pursue your profession and earn a competitive salary plus allowances and benefits you won&rsquo;t get with other jobs. 
Who it&rsquo;s for:&nbsp;Those who already hold recognised qualifications.

General Entry: Qualified

You’ll have plenty of opportunities to continue your professional development. The Logistics Professional Development Program (LPDP) will provide you with professional development opportunities via logistics or business-related formal education. The program enables you to develop and broaden your logistics knowledge, and to also keep up with any changes within logistics-based industries. 

In addition, subsequent cookery training (postgraduate courses) are promotion pre-requisite courses which in most cases lead to promotion provided you meet all other requirements such as performance and time in rank, and vacancies at the higher rank exist. The ADF Catering Supervisor Course is the pre-requisite trade course for promotion from Leading Aircraftman/Leading Aircraftwoman to Corporal. This course is designed to prepare you for promotion to the next rank level by providing the necessary skill sets to become an effective kitchen supervisor as a Corporal.

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The role of an Air Force Chef is a creative, innovative job that allows you to show a little flare. Fuelling aircraft is one thing, but fuelling the people behind the Air Force is just as important. 
This isn’t your typical hospitality role. As you serve the community within a tight-knit team, every day you’ll discover activities outside of your normal realm, but that's all a part of the excitement. The constant variety keeps you on your toes and helps build character and resilience.

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No experience is required, you'll receive paid on-the-job training, career progression opportunities and unrivalled benefits working both at sea and ashore.View all other priority to fill roles

With new menus created every day, you’ll be catering high quality meals on bases, in-flight kitchens or in field kitchens, in support of exercises and operations. This is a culinary opportunity with a difference. As part of a great team, you’ll receive chef and military training and be challenged mentally, physically and creatively, all while helping to protect our country. 

You’ll also get varied experiences outside of kitchen duties. For instance, you could find yourself travelling on deployment at short notice to provide vital support for government disaster relief and humanitarian aid. There’s never a dull day.

Fuel Air Force personnel by planning and preparing food on well-equipped air base facilities, inflight kitchens, and field kitchens on operations and exercises.

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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