Army

[holmes]

HELLO

I am currently serving with the Royal Marines and i was looking at a transfwe to the Australian army, does any one have any info at all


Ian

[kaz101]

Hi Holmes,

Welcome to the forum.

Other than the website I don't have any other info -
Australian Army

Hopefully someone else will have some more info.

Regards,
Karen

[amaslam]

Hi Holmes:

Have a look at this link for overseas applicants who aren't AU Citizens or PR:
Overseas Applicants | Army | Defence Jobs

Originally Posted by holmes

HELLO

I am currently serving with the Royal Marines and i was looking at a transfwe to the Australian army, does any one have any info at all


Ian

[frostie]

Try A.R.R.S.E This is an excellant site for everything you need to know We are lateral transfers from the U.K.O/ is in the army.

[Dolly]

Here's a couple of recent threads:

army

Australian Army Lateral Transfer - help please!

Dolly

[pink-passion-flower]

hi
we have our inteview for the oz army nest month any info will be most appeviated how long have u been there is it all what u expect and where r u to in oz

cheers

[frostie]

Originally Posted by pink-passion-flower

hi
we have our inteview for the oz army nest month any info will be most appeviated how long have u been there is it all what u expect and where r u to in oz

cheers

We arrived in Sydney 4th May now living in "The Shire".
Not quite what I expected .O/Hs commute 30 mins on a good day a bad day an hour plus.He works a lot more hours so at the mo he is always tired.
Miss the army community i.e mess life,friends who are on the same wavelength.
ADF house all services together,Army,Navy,Air Force.From what I have seen so far they do not seem to mix well with each other.
Most housing seems to be miles from units so accessing services for help with various services for wives can be an issue.So for most people you do need 2 cars.
I live over an hour away from the nearest main camp where they run courses on ,how to get into the workplace,C Vs,living with snakes and beasties etc.
I am not trying to put you off but be prepared it is not so easy being a wife.
You are left on your own you have to physically hunt down any help you need.
Hope this helps.

[pink-passion-flower]

Originally Posted by frostie

We arrived in Sydney 4th May now living in "The Shire".
Not quite what I expected .O/Hs commute 30 mins on a good day a bad day an hour plus.He works a lot more hours so at the mo he is always tired.
Miss the army community i.e mess life,friends who are on the same wavelength.
ADF house all services together,Army,Navy,Air Force.From what I have seen so far they do not seem to mix well with each other.
Most housing seems to be miles from units so accessing services for help with various services for wives can be an issue.So for most people you do need 2 cars.
I live over an hour away from the nearest main camp where they run courses on ,how to get into the workplace,C Vs,living with snakes and beasties etc.
I am not trying to put you off but be prepared it is not so easy being a wife.
You are left on your own you have to physically hunt down any help you need.
Hope this helps.

hi thats great info what reg are you with? what was the actual interview like im a bit on the nervous side as they said they grill the wives. do you have childrewn and how have they coped sorry ti bombard you but any info would be very much appreciated

[frostie]

Originally Posted by pink-passion-flower

hi thats great info what reg are you with? what was the actual interview like im a bit on the nervous side as they said they grill the wives. do you have childrewn and how have they coped sorry ti bombard you but any info would be very much appreciated

O/H is with 5CSSB Banksmeadow Our kids have grown up and left home.No you will not be grilled they ask you how you will cope without a network of support ,how will your children settle .They are looking at you as a family unit and making sure it is what you all want.On the day your O/H will have a medical,you are both seen by the psychologist and fill in a questionnaire ,you both see the social worker ref schools etc.The doctor talks to everyone as a group .You both talk to the careers officer and the Colonel gives you an outline of the ADF.
The whole day is relaxed and informal.I know nothing I say will calm your nerves just be yourself.It really is not as bad as you imagine.
Good luck and feel free to ask as many questions as you want I will try to answer them all.
,

[pink-passion-flower]

Originally Posted by frostie

O/H is with 5CSSB Banksmeadow Our kids have grown up and left home.No you will not be grilled they ask you how you will cope without a network of support ,how will your children settle .They are looking at you as a family unit and making sure it is what you all want.On the day your O/H will have a medical,you are both seen by the psychologist and fill in a questionnaire ,you both see the social worker ref schools etc.The doctor talks to everyone as a group .You both talk to the careers officer and the Colonel gives you an outline of the ADF.
The whole day is relaxed and informal.I know nothing I say will calm your nerves just be yourself.It really is not as bad as you imagine.
Good luck and feel free to ask as many questions as you want I will try to answer them all.
,

Thats great thank you i have got loads of q i would like to ask you have very helpfull if we are sucssesful may i contact you again
after the inteveiw we are supposed to get told at the end arnt we and if we do whats the next step and how long from the interview till actually going to oz was the visa a long process and how was the medical.. we have done nothing but thought of this and it is what we want as family but in the end life is what u make it and hopfully we will do good for our son

many thanks

pink-passion-flower