Students from Yarram Secondary College met with Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester, as well as Petty Officer (PO) Leigh Fester and Corporal (CPL) Stella Anning this week to learn about Australian Defence Force (ADF) careers.
Mr Chester joined the recruiters, who are participating in a week-long tour of the South and West Gippsland region visiting schools and hosting information sessions for the local community.
PO Fester is an Electronics Technician in the Royal Australian Navy who works at the leading edge of technology maintaining advanced missile systems, navigation equipment, radar, surveillance equipment, communication networks and more.
CPL Anning is a musician in the Australian Army and has had the opportunity to travel around Australia.
Mr Chester said it was great young Australians had the opportunity to learn about the realities of an ADF career from current serving members like PO Fester and CPL Anning.
Defence is looking for talented Australians to pursue their ambitions through a career in the ADF.
Mr Chester said a career in the ADF enabled young Australians to set themselves up for the future.
“The ADF offers world class training. From the moment you start your career, you’re paid to develop vocational and life skills,” Mr Chester said.
“ADF members take on interesting and varied work and benefit from career-long, structured learning.
“It’s a career which will equip you to take on new challenges and diverse opportunities.”
The Australian Defence Force offers more than 200 roles across the Navy, Army and Air Force.
With an extraordinary variety of trades and technical professions on offer, there is a career option to suit people with broad ranging backgrounds, skill levels and interests www.defencejobs.gov.au
Recruiters also visited Sale schools this week.
