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Challenge yourself with a one-year commitment
Develop your skills and take time to think about your future career direction by spending a memorable year in the ADF.
Who it&rsquo;s for: 17-24 year olds wanting a 12-month taste of life in the ADF.

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

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During an Artillery Gap Year, you’ll be part of the team that sets up, aims and fires some of the Army’s most powerful weapons in a role full of camaraderie and ongoing opportunities.

From the moment you start your experience, you’ll be trained as part of a highly skilled team to handle any situation. You’ll challenge yourself and learn to operate effectively in a range of different environments as you contribute to the protection of Australia.

Once you complete your Initial Military Training, you’ll grow your skills and expertise in one of the following roles:
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<li>Artillery Observer – be the eyes and the ears of the battlefield where you’ll use high-tech equipment to locate enemy targets and gather battlespace intelligence</li>
<li>Artillery Operator – this is a hands-on, physically active combat role where you’ll harness your agility and ability to work quickly and be part of the team that sets up, aims and fires one of the Army’s most powerful weapons</li>
<li>Artillery Systems Operator – use advanced surveillance equipment to understand the battlefield, identify targets and produce and communicate firing solutions for artillery and other available firepower</li>
<li>Air Defence Operator – use sophisticated radar systems to identify and analyse potential threats, then employ surface-to-air missile systems to destroy them in this team-oriented combat role.</li>
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Experience life at the forefront of the Army, spending an action-packed 12-months training and operating in a highly skilled team.

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Artillery (ADF Gap Year)

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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