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

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

General Entry: Non-technical

Later in your career, you may have the opportunity to complete further training in a range of skills and equipment courses. Skills courses can include foreign languages conducted at the Defence Force School of Languages at Laverton, Vic. While equipment, analysis and software skills courses are generally conducted at Cabarlah, Qld.

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As an Electronic Warfare Operator, you’ll work at the forefront of national defence. You’ll be the ears of the Army, collecting, analysing and distributing intelligence from a broad range of electronic emissions. 

This is a career that doesn’t stand still. You’ll be working in situations that call for quick thinking and problem solving from the get-go. The sensitive and highly classified information you’ll acquire will provide Army operations with mission-critical tactical advantage.

You’ll be trained to intercept and disrupt enemy communications and determine their threat level as part of an advanced close-knit team. You’ll operate encrypted communications, utilise sensitive information systems and provide electronic warfare support to the Army and wider ADF. You’ll be required to possess a range of technical and non-technical skills with specialisation in the operation and maintenance of electronic warfare, communications equipment and facilities in support of Army electronic warfare operations. 

Electronic Warfare Operators fight on an invisible battlefield to provide valuable intelligence and ensure the Army can communicate effectively. In this highly classified role, you'll operate a range of cutting-edge electronic intercepting and attack equipment in both office and field environments, at home and overseas.

Operate state-of-the-art technology and communications equipment to intercept and disrupt enemy transmissions in this highly classified role.

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Electronic Warfare Operator

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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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