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Receive nationally recognised trade training
Join the ADF and learn a trade. You&rsquo;ll receive all the training you need, be paid while you train and can earn industry-recognised qualifications. 
Who it&rsquo;s for:&nbsp;Those seeking nationally recognised trade training to undertake hands-on tasks.

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: Technical

You'll have opportunities to expand your learning and training into additional areas, such as rigging, workplace health and safety and data management. Following your Initial Employment Training, further courses are also available to help you develop fault finding and problem-solving skills.

Find a role in your chosen profession
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&rsquo;ll have opportunities to expand your learning and training into additional areas, such as rigging, workplace health and safety and data management. Following your Initial Employment Training, further courses are also available to help you develop fault finding and problem-solving skills.

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As a Communications Electronic Technician, you'll ensure the skies are safe for Air Force operations. You&rsquo;ll be responsible for the provision and maintenance of the Aviation Support System (AvSS) and associated equipment. The AvSS is a suite of fixed and mobile ground-based radar, communications systems, navigation aids and other sensors that connects with an associated telecommunications network to enable Air Force operations. It's an exciting role, full of unique challenges and opportunities to travel around Australia.

You'll work in well-stocked workshops and in the field on exercises and deployments. You'll monitor, maintain and troubleshoot radios, radar and satellite systems, navigation aids, integrated communication systems and high-tech surveillance platforms. It&rsquo;s a rewarding and varied role that will see you setting up essential ground-air telecommunications, problem solving equipment faults on the fly and performing a range of maintenance tasks to keep the Air Force communicating.

Work with advanced communication and surveillance technology, maintaining the critical aviation support systems that keep Air Force operational.

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Communications Electronic Technician

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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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