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You may be posted to most Air Force bases and other Defence Establishments within Australia, as well as limited overseas opportunities.

You will be paid while you study. On completion of your degree, Initial Military Training and Initial Employment Training, you'll earn at least:

Training

Your salary while completing your studies

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Air Force you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training. In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

Officer Entry: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

Officer Entry: ADFA

You will receive considerable postgraduate training in security planning, protective security, and security risk management. If you are selected for employment as a Military Police Officer, you will receive training in investigations and investigation management. If you are selected for ground combat roles, you will undertake Advanced Range Qualifications, Tactics and Weapons courses.

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

Your starting salary

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As a Security Forces Officer (SECFORO) in the Air Force, you’ll lead the Security Forces teams that protect Australia's airbases. You’ll deploy rapid security responses, both across Australia and overseas, and provide advice and recommendations to commanders at all levels on security risk management and mitigation strategies. 

This is a new role that has evolved from the merging of previously offered Air Force Security Police Officer and Ground Defence Officer roles. More information can be found below, or by contacting 13 19 01.

What you'll do

You will be responsible for commanding and leading up to 40 protective security specialists in a 'Security Flight'. Your responsibilities could include:
<ul>
<li>Commanding, leading and managing the workforce that provides physical security and security governance for Defence installations and advanced capabilities</li>
<li>Advising command on protective security measures and security risk management, including active and passive defences</li>
<li>Developing security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and security risk mitigation strategies</li>
<li>Designing and executing airbase protection and security first responses</li> 
<li>Providing emergency responses for major incidents, such as aircraft crashes</li>
<li>Planning the conduct of Base Security Operations and training exercises in conjunction with unit and base executives</li>
<li>Delivering ground defence continuation training for Base personnel</li>
<li>Delivering nuclear, biological and chemical defence training</li>
<li>Controlling the base armoury and small arms range</li>
</ul>

You may be selected for roles in the Air Force Ground Combat Security Forces Squadron which primarily responds to security threats across the threat spectrum, or in military law enforcement and investigative roles alongside Army and Navy as part of ADF Military Policing in the Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU).
Ground Combat roles include:
<ul>
<li>Commanding multiple manoeuvre elements of ground combatants within the Ground Combat Squadron, to defeat combat threats within airbases, flight lines, infrastructure, and assets</li>
<li>Operating independently or as a joint or combined force</li>
<li>Coordinating and integrating with Security Flights, Joint and Coalition partners</li>
</ul>
Military Police roles include:
<ul>
<li>2IC Joint Military Police Stations (JMPS) responsible for the planning, leadership and management of Air Force, Army, and Navy Military Police</li>
<li>Military Police staff officers responsible for managing projects to deliver policing capability for the Joint Force</li>
<li>Military Police investigation and management roles in the JMPU</li>
</ul>

Use your leadership, planning and security risk management skills to secure, protect and defend Australia’s air bases.

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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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