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Military pharmacy
Pharmacists play a crucial role in collaborating with other healthcare professionals in supporting the health and wellbeing of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) staff in the Army or the Air Force.
Working in the ADF offers a competitive salary, subsidised accommodation, free medical treatment and travel opportunities. ADF sponsors suitable candidates to complete tertiary studies at an Australian university after successfully completing their first full year of study. Successful applicants will need to meet general entry requirements which include passing the aptitude, medical and fitness assessments. After the completion of tertiary studies, candidates are required to join the ADF for a period of service.
Entry
• Full‐time officer (undergraduate or graduate)
• Reserve (graduate: Army; specialist: Air Force)
Army pharmacist
General requirements
Age:
• Graduate: 17‐56 years old
• Graduate reserve: 17‐ 60 years old
• Specialist reserve: 17‐ 65 years old
• Undergraduate: able to complete degree and
Return of Service Obligation before compulsory retirement age (normally 60 years of age)
Australian citizenship
Aptitude tests:
• Verbal
• Spatial
• Numerical
• General mathematics
Medical and fitness assessments:
• Must be medically and physically fit for entry
• Must successfully pass a physical fitness test
before enlistment
(Refer to ADF website for further details)
Period of service:
• Undergraduate
‐ Length of sponsorship + 1 year • Graduate
‐ Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS) of 3 years
• Graduate reserve – Army
‐ Any length of service up to age of 65 years
• Specialist reserve – Air Force
‐ Serves an initial appointment of 5 years
followed by extensions (subject to approval) of 5 year periods
Air Force pharmacist
Military
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