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Officers serve in Corps units, 1st Intelligence Battalion, the Defence Intelligence Training Centre and with the Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian Signals Directorate the Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation. There are also intelligence officers and staff on most of the major Army commands and headquarters providing operational or counter intelligence support.In addition, intelligence cells are to be found in units as diverse as the Special Air Service Regiment, 1st Commando Regiment, 2nd Commando Regiment, Norforce, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and 1st, 5th and 6th Aviation Regiments.

You will 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 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: Royal Military College – Duntroon (RMC)

Officer Entry: RMC - Duntroon

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

Your salary while completing your studies

Officer Entry: Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

Officer Entry: ADFA

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<div class="p" >Army General Service Officers are allocated to specific roles shortly before graduation from the Royal Military College - Duntroon. The allocation of roles is based on performance during training.</div>

An Australian Intelligence Corps (Aust Int Corps), Intelligence Officer (Int Officer) is an Army Officer who has been commissioned to Aust Int Corps on graduation from the Royal Military College Duntroon (RMC-D); or a Commissioned Officer from any corps who has been assessed as suitable for training and transfer to Aust Int Corps.
The role of Aust Int Corps is to provide the intelligence support required by commanders and staff at all levels. The intelligence operating environment is dynamic and complex, requiring the highest levels of mental agility and flexibility. It requires the ability to operate at the tactical, operational and strategic levels and to integrate with joint, inter-agency, inter-governmental and multinational agencies. This environment also demands culturally astute and situationally aware leaders, comfortable in dealing with unpredictable circumstances. An Int Officer may also be employed as a manager of intelligence specific disciplines such as Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).
An Int Officer serves in units and headquarters (HQ) at every level - tactical, operational and strategic, either individually or as part of a small team. In this role they can be employed in a wide variety of workplaces, including functional HQ or non-intelligence corps units at all levels including battle groups, company, combat team and squadron sized organisations. Int Officers also serve within Special Forces and Regional Force Surveillance Units, as well as training units, and domestic and overseas representational roles. Int Officers may be posted to the national intelligence agencies including the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Geospatial Intelligence
Organisation (AGO). Employment locations include Perth, Darwin, Townsville, Brisbane, Canungra, Sydney, Canberra, and remote regions such as the Pilbara and Cairns, and selected foreign countries.
If you are commissioned into the Australian Intelligence Corps on graduation from RMC-D you will be required to undergo three years regimental training in another Corps. This period of regimental training is designed to further enhance the military and leadership skills you have learnt at RMC-D and provide valuable experience in the wider Army before you undertake your formal training as an Int Officer.
Note: To apply for this role you will need to apply as a General Service Officer, and while due consideration is given, you are not guaranteed of being allocated to the Corps of your choice.

Manage the acquisition and dissemination of military intelligence from a variety of covert sources, providing commanders with a better understanding of the battle space.

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Intelligence Officer

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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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