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<div class="p" >On completion of your training, you will be mainly based at HMAS Albatross, Nowra. Throughout your career you will also conduct postings to sea.</div>
Opportunities may also exist for short periods (4-6 months) of overseas operational service.

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 Navy 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

<div class="p" >Course: Aviation Medicine 
Duration: 1 Week 
Location: Institute of Aviation Medicine, RAAF Base Edinburgh, SA</div>
You will learn to understand and how manage the physiological challenges of flight such as G-forces and hypoxia.
<div class="p" >Course: Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape Training 
Duration: 3 Weeks 
Location: Combat Survival Training School, RAAF Base Townsville, QLD</div>
You will learn how to survive in arduous and/or hostile environments during domestic and combat downed aircraft scenarios.
<div class="p" >Course: Helicopter Underwater Escape Training 
Duration: 1 Day 
Location: HMAS Albatross, NSW</div>
In a state of the art facility, you will learn how to safely egress a submerged helicopter both with and without emergency breathing devices as well as other sea survival techniques.

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

Officer Entry: Officer

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This high-flying opportunity requires you to keep calm under pressure while supporting the aircrew team on a range of helicopter missions.
Whether you have recently finished school, currently studying, already in the workforce or you have no experience at all, you'll be paid from day one. You'll gain all the skills needed with extensive on-the-job training.
As a Helicopter Mission Commander (known in the Navy as Maritime Aviation Warfare Officer), you&rsquo;ll be part of the aircrew team responsible for operating in the Navy&rsquo;s advanced combat helicopters. You&rsquo;ll act as Mission Commander during the flights in the helicopters by navigating the pilot, providing tactical communications and managing the strategic use of weapons and sensor systems. 
Your duties include, but aren&rsquo;t limited to:
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 <li>Operating in the MH-60R Seahawk helicopters</li>
 <li>Navigating and directing the pilot</li>
 <li>Assisting with operating and managing weapons in the helicopter</li>
 <li>Using sensors to direct and support operations, perform tactical analysis and communicate key information</li>
 <li>Being responsible for the tactical employment of the helicopter</li>
 <li>Using communication systems to inform the crew of key tactical and strategic information</li>
</ul>
As an officer, you'll learn additional skills and duties to become highly trained and efficient in supporting the security and safety of the ship and personnel onboard. This involves providing leadership, management, administration and career advice to sailors and junior officers within your division.
You'll enjoy a competitive salary package, career stability, opportunities for continuous progression and an adventurous lifestyle, all while making a difference to Australia.
To succeed with the Navy tomorrow, <a href="https://app.adfcareers.gov.au/olat/?_gl=1*1vc9695*_ga*OTc3MDg2NTc2LjE2MjA2MDY3NDQ.*_ga_L7JJVP5TLB*MTY1MTE5MzUzMi41OTUuMS4xNjUxMTkzNTc3LjE1">apply today</a>.

Take the jump seat in a state-of-the-art Navy helicopter working alongside the pilot to manage navigation, tactical communications, weapons, and sensor systems.

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Aviation Warfare 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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