ADF ASSESSMENT DAY PREPARATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS &
GENERAL FACTS
WhyfdofyoufwishftofbefinfthefAustralianfDefencefForcef(ADF)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSIfhavefbeenfinterestedfinfjoiningfthefarmyfforfafperiodfofftime,fandfIffeelfthatfw
herefIfamfcurrentlyfputsfmefinfbestfpositionftofapply.fTherefarefmultiplefthingsfthatfattractfmeftofafc
areerfinfthefADF.fSuchfasfcareerfprogressionfwithinfthefforce,fasfwellfasflearningfimportantftransferr
ablefskillsf(suchfas,fteamworkfandfleadershipfskills).fTheftrainingfandfjobfitselffisfveryfphysicallyfandf
mentallyfchallengingfandfpushesfpeopleftoftheirflimits,fwhichfisfsomethingfIfbelievefwillfhelpfmefgro
wfasfanfindividual.fTheflifestylefprovidedfbyfthefarmyfisfsomethingfIffindfappealing,fasfitfisfnotfafregul
arf9-5fjob,fwithfeverydayfprovidingfdifferentfopportunities.
WhyfdofyoufwishftofjoinfthefServicefyoufarefapplyingffor?f(Navy,fArmy,fAirfForce)f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefarmyftrainingfandffocusfonfindividualfandfgroupfdevelopmentfisfsomethin
gfwhichfIfthinkfsuitsfme.fFromfwhatfIfhavefseenftheffitnessfrequirementsfforfthefarmyfarefslightlyfhig
herfthanfotherfADFfareas.fIfbelievefthatfthisfservicefwillfpushfmefthefhardest,fandfisfwherefIfthinkfIfco
uldfprovidefthefmostfcontributionsftofthefADF.fThefservicefvaluesfoffCourage,fInitiative,fRespectfand
fTeamwork,farefallfvaluesfIfwouldfloveftofsupport.
Whyfdofyoufwantftofbefa...?fCareerfChoicef-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfdriverfisfafsolderfwhofoperatesfandfmanagesfArmyfvehiclesfinfcombatfsuppor
tfandfcombatfservicefroles.fThisfcanfbefdonefatfanyftimefoffthefdayforfnight,fonfallfdifferentfformsfoffr
oads.fVehiclesfoftenfcarryfaflargefvarietyfoffloads,fincludingfpersonnel,fcargo,fequipment,fandfdang
erousfgoods.fDriversfarefrequiredftofload,fdrivefandfmaintainfvehicles.fThefRolefoffafdriverfinfthef(RA
CT)fRoyalfAustralianfCorpsfoffTransportfisftofplanfmissionsfandfoperatefandfcontrolfArmyflandftrans
port.fthefRACTfisfanfimportantfrolefinfthefADF,fasfitfprovidesfmovementfcontrol,fwithfsoldiersfdelive
ringfrequiredfpersonnel,fequipmentfandfsupport,fthroughfmanyfdifferentfkindsfofftransportation.fD
riversfusefaflargefselectionfoffvehiclesfinforderftofcarryfoutftheirfmanftasks.
WhatfdofyoufthinkfarefsomefoffthefchallengesfyoufwillffacefatfBasicfTraining?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSIfwillfstrugglefwithfbeingfawayffromfmyffamilyfandffriends,fandfnotfgettingfanyff
reeftime.fIfthinkfIfmayfhaveftroublefovercomingfsomefoffthefphysicalfaspectsfofftraining.
, Howfwillfyoufovercomefthesefchallenges?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTheftrainingfitselffisf35fdays,fwhichfisfnotfveryflong,falthoughfIfmayfmissfmyflov
edfones,fthefthoughtfofffinishingftheftrainingfandfmakingfmyffamilyfproudfwouldfbefmorefthanfenou
ghfmotivation.fIfthinkfitfwillfbefafgreatfenvironmentftofimprovefmyfphysicalfhealth,fandfpushfmefpas
tfwhatfIfthinkfmyflimitsfare.
Whatfcanfyoufexpectftofbefyourfday-to-dayfrolefoncefpostedftofyourfunit?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSLoad,fdrivefandfmaintainfvehiclesfandfitsfassociatedfequipment.fDrivefloadedf
andfunloadedfvehiclesfinfvariedfconditionsfandfonfall-
terrain.fDeliverfpersonnel,fstores,fequipmentfandfCombatfServicefSupportf(CSS)—
utilisingfroad,frail,fseafandfairftransportation.fCamouflagefafvehicle.
MilitaryfTrainingfdurationf&flocationf-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS35fdaysfcontinuousfatfKapooka,fWaggafWagga,fNSW
Militaryftrainingfdescriptionf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-Samefforfmalefandffemale-
Recruitsfarefrequiredftoftakefpartfinfphysicalftraining,fweaponfhandling,fandfshooting,fdrills,ffirstfaid
,fnavigation,fandffieldfcraft.-
Itfisfdeliberatelyfchallengingfandfisfdesignedftofpreparefyouftofbecomefafsolider-
Recruitsfgainfafsensefoffachievement,fpurposefandfconfidencefduringfbasicftraining,fandfonfcomple
tionfoffthefcoursefmayffeelfjustifiablyfproud.
DriverfSpecialistfTrainingfCoursefdurationf&flocationf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
Upftof45fdaysf(Reservistsfmayfcompletefinfthreefmodules)-
ItfisfdonefatfthefRoadfTransportfWing,fArmyfLogisticsfTrainingfCentre,fPuckapunyal,fVIC
DriverfSpecialistfTrainingfCoursefdescriptionf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-MediumfRigidfTruckf(Unimog)-
Trainingfmayfoccurfonfthef40Mf(MediumfRigid)fvehicleforfHX77f(HeavyfRigid)fVehiclefinfsomefcircu
mstances.-ThefGfWagonf(LR2)fandfUnimogf(MR2)fcoursefcanfbefattendedfinfanyforder.-
ThefsuitabilityfoffGfWagonforfHeavyfRigidfTruckf(Mack)fwillfrequireffurtherfpending.-
OncefafUnimogflicencefcodefisfobtained,fafmemberfmayfthanfbeftrainedfonfafHeavyfRigidfVehicleforf
afLightfRigidfVehicle.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS &
GENERAL FACTS
WhyfdofyoufwishftofbefinfthefAustralianfDefencefForcef(ADF)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSIfhavefbeenfinterestedfinfjoiningfthefarmyfforfafperiodfofftime,fandfIffeelfthatfw
herefIfamfcurrentlyfputsfmefinfbestfpositionftofapply.fTherefarefmultiplefthingsfthatfattractfmeftofafc
areerfinfthefADF.fSuchfasfcareerfprogressionfwithinfthefforce,fasfwellfasflearningfimportantftransferr
ablefskillsf(suchfas,fteamworkfandfleadershipfskills).fTheftrainingfandfjobfitselffisfveryfphysicallyfandf
mentallyfchallengingfandfpushesfpeopleftoftheirflimits,fwhichfisfsomethingfIfbelievefwillfhelpfmefgro
wfasfanfindividual.fTheflifestylefprovidedfbyfthefarmyfisfsomethingfIffindfappealing,fasfitfisfnotfafregul
arf9-5fjob,fwithfeverydayfprovidingfdifferentfopportunities.
WhyfdofyoufwishftofjoinfthefServicefyoufarefapplyingffor?f(Navy,fArmy,fAirfForce)f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefarmyftrainingfandffocusfonfindividualfandfgroupfdevelopmentfisfsomethin
gfwhichfIfthinkfsuitsfme.fFromfwhatfIfhavefseenftheffitnessfrequirementsfforfthefarmyfarefslightlyfhig
herfthanfotherfADFfareas.fIfbelievefthatfthisfservicefwillfpushfmefthefhardest,fandfisfwherefIfthinkfIfco
uldfprovidefthefmostfcontributionsftofthefADF.fThefservicefvaluesfoffCourage,fInitiative,fRespectfand
fTeamwork,farefallfvaluesfIfwouldfloveftofsupport.
Whyfdofyoufwantftofbefa...?fCareerfChoicef-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAfdriverfisfafsolderfwhofoperatesfandfmanagesfArmyfvehiclesfinfcombatfsuppor
tfandfcombatfservicefroles.fThisfcanfbefdonefatfanyftimefoffthefdayforfnight,fonfallfdifferentfformsfoffr
oads.fVehiclesfoftenfcarryfaflargefvarietyfoffloads,fincludingfpersonnel,fcargo,fequipment,fandfdang
erousfgoods.fDriversfarefrequiredftofload,fdrivefandfmaintainfvehicles.fThefRolefoffafdriverfinfthef(RA
CT)fRoyalfAustralianfCorpsfoffTransportfisftofplanfmissionsfandfoperatefandfcontrolfArmyflandftrans
port.fthefRACTfisfanfimportantfrolefinfthefADF,fasfitfprovidesfmovementfcontrol,fwithfsoldiersfdelive
ringfrequiredfpersonnel,fequipmentfandfsupport,fthroughfmanyfdifferentfkindsfofftransportation.fD
riversfusefaflargefselectionfoffvehiclesfinforderftofcarryfoutftheirfmanftasks.
WhatfdofyoufthinkfarefsomefoffthefchallengesfyoufwillffacefatfBasicfTraining?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSIfwillfstrugglefwithfbeingfawayffromfmyffamilyfandffriends,fandfnotfgettingfanyff
reeftime.fIfthinkfIfmayfhaveftroublefovercomingfsomefoffthefphysicalfaspectsfofftraining.
, Howfwillfyoufovercomefthesefchallenges?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTheftrainingfitselffisf35fdays,fwhichfisfnotfveryflong,falthoughfIfmayfmissfmyflov
edfones,fthefthoughtfofffinishingftheftrainingfandfmakingfmyffamilyfproudfwouldfbefmorefthanfenou
ghfmotivation.fIfthinkfitfwillfbefafgreatfenvironmentftofimprovefmyfphysicalfhealth,fandfpushfmefpas
tfwhatfIfthinkfmyflimitsfare.
Whatfcanfyoufexpectftofbefyourfday-to-dayfrolefoncefpostedftofyourfunit?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSLoad,fdrivefandfmaintainfvehiclesfandfitsfassociatedfequipment.fDrivefloadedf
andfunloadedfvehiclesfinfvariedfconditionsfandfonfall-
terrain.fDeliverfpersonnel,fstores,fequipmentfandfCombatfServicefSupportf(CSS)—
utilisingfroad,frail,fseafandfairftransportation.fCamouflagefafvehicle.
MilitaryfTrainingfdurationf&flocationf-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS35fdaysfcontinuousfatfKapooka,fWaggafWagga,fNSW
Militaryftrainingfdescriptionf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-Samefforfmalefandffemale-
Recruitsfarefrequiredftoftakefpartfinfphysicalftraining,fweaponfhandling,fandfshooting,fdrills,ffirstfaid
,fnavigation,fandffieldfcraft.-
Itfisfdeliberatelyfchallengingfandfisfdesignedftofpreparefyouftofbecomefafsolider-
Recruitsfgainfafsensefoffachievement,fpurposefandfconfidencefduringfbasicftraining,fandfonfcomple
tionfoffthefcoursefmayffeelfjustifiablyfproud.
DriverfSpecialistfTrainingfCoursefdurationf&flocationf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
Upftof45fdaysf(Reservistsfmayfcompletefinfthreefmodules)-
ItfisfdonefatfthefRoadfTransportfWing,fArmyfLogisticsfTrainingfCentre,fPuckapunyal,fVIC
DriverfSpecialistfTrainingfCoursefdescriptionf-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-MediumfRigidfTruckf(Unimog)-
Trainingfmayfoccurfonfthef40Mf(MediumfRigid)fvehicleforfHX77f(HeavyfRigid)fVehiclefinfsomefcircu
mstances.-ThefGfWagonf(LR2)fandfUnimogf(MR2)fcoursefcanfbefattendedfinfanyforder.-
ThefsuitabilityfoffGfWagonforfHeavyfRigidfTruckf(Mack)fwillfrequireffurtherfpending.-
OncefafUnimogflicencefcodefisfobtained,fafmemberfmayfthanfbeftrainedfonfafHeavyfRigidfVehicleforf
afLightfRigidfVehicle.
