ADF JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
2025-2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
WhyfdofyoufwishftofbefinfthefADF?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTofimprovefmyfmentalfandfphysicalfresilience,fandfbecausefIfwantftofbuildfandf
strengthenfmyfselffdiscipline,fthroughfcompletingftheftrainingfrequiredftofbefanfADFfmember.fAndf
additionally,fmaintainingfitfthroughfexperiencingfwhatfitfisflikefbeingfafmemberfoffthefAustralianfDe
fencefForce.
WhyfdofyoufwishftofjoinfthefServicefyoufarefapplyingfto?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSBecause,fIfadmirefthefresiliencefthatfmembersfoffthefArmyfandfNavyfhave,fand
fIfwantftofableftofexperiencefwhatfitfisflikeftofpushfmyselffbeyondfmyfexistingflimits,fasfIfbelievefthatf
willfhelpfmefimprovefmentallyfandfphysically,fandfalsofasfafperson.f
Resiliencefseenfthroughftheirfabilityftofcarryfthefresponsibilitiesfthatfcomesfwithftheirfjob,fandfthro
ughftheirfabilityftofcompletefinitialfmilitaryfandfemploymentftraining.
WhyfdofyoufwantftofbefafNavyfSailorforfanfArmyfSupport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSItfisfbecausefIfwantftofbefafpartfoffafteamfandfIfbelievefthroughfworkingfasfNavyf
SailorfinfthefADFfgapfyearfprogram,fIfamfableftofbefpartfoffafcommunityfandfexperiencefwhatfitfisflike
ftofworkftogetherfwithfothersftofachievefthefsamefgoal,fthatfisfgreaterfthanfmyfindividualfgoals.fAddi
tionally,fbecausefIflikefthefpartfaboutfthefNavyfGapfyearfprogramfthatfallowsfitsfparticipantsftofexpe
riencefdifferentfjobsfinfthefNavy,fasfIfdon'tfhavefafpassionfandfIfthinkfthisfexperiencefwillfhelpfmefgetf
closerftoffindingfoutfwhatfitfis.
WithfthefArmyfsupportfprogramfIfreallyflikefthefpartfwherefafterfthefinitialfmilitaryftrainingftraineesf
arefableftofchooseftoftrainfandfworkfasfanfadministrativefassistant.fItfisfbecause,finfuniversityfIfhavef
currentlyfstudyingfbusinessfandfIfamfveryfinterestedfinfit,fsofIfbelievefthatfcanfhelpfmefinftheffuture.
, Whatfdofyoufthinkfarefsomefoffthefchallengesfyoufwillffacefatfinitialfmilitaryftraining?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSPhysicianfandfmentalfchallenges,fasfmyfmentalfandfphysicalfresiliencefwillfbefp
utftoftheftest.f
Buildingfandfmaintainingfself-disciplineftofensurefIfcompleteftheftrainingfsuccessfully.
Missingfmyffamilyfmembers,fdueftofbeingfawayffromfthemfforfaflongfperiodfofftime.
Howfwillfyoufovercomefthesefchallenges?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTryingfmyfbest,fthroughfpractice,fandfbelievingfthatfIfcanfcompleteftheftraining
.f
Buildingfandfmaintainingfmyfsupportfnetwork.fThroughfkeepingfinfcontactfwithfmyffamilyfmember
sfwheneverfIfamfallowedfto,fandfbyfmakingffriendsfwithffellowftrainees,fasfwefcanfhelpfeachfotherfo
vercomefthefmentalfandfphysicalfchallengesfofftheftraining.f
Askingfforfhelpffromfmyfsupervisor,ftofgainfadvicefregardingfhowfIfcanfimproveftofcompleteftheftrai
ningfeffectively.
ForfthefNavy,fwhatfisfyourfinitialfminimumfservicef(IMPS)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefgapfyearflastsfforfafyear;fhowever,fparticipantsfwillfhavefthefflexibilityftofvo
luntarilyfleavefthefprogramfatfanyfstagefiffthingsfaren'tfworkingfout,fasflongfasfwefprovidef21fdaysfn
otice.
ForfthefNavy,fwhatfarefsomefoffthefresponsibilitiesfoffthefservicefyoufarefapplyingffor?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAsfafGeneralfDutyfSailor,fsailorsfworkfbothfatfseafandfashore.fTheyfparticipatefi
nfvariousfseamanshipftasks,fincludingfgeneralfriggingfandfropefwork,fberthingfandfcastingfoff,fwatc
hfonfdeck,fanchorfworkfandfafrangefoffseamanship'sfevolutions.fHowever,fIfhavefheardfthatfasfafNav
yfSailorfinfthefgapfyearfprogram,fparticipantsfarefessentiallyfdoingfafworkfexperience,fwhereftheyfp
articipatefinfafrangefoffdifferentfNavyfrolesfafterftraining.
WhyfdoesfthefADFfhavefvalues?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefvaluesfoffthefdefencefforcefprovidefmembersfwithfexpectationsfandfstand
ardsfthatfallfDefencefmembersfarefexpectedftofdemonstratefeveryday.fThefvaluesfalsofunderpinfev
erythingfthatfthefAustralianfDefencefForcefmembersfdo.
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
2025-2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
WhyfdofyoufwishftofbefinfthefADF?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTofimprovefmyfmentalfandfphysicalfresilience,fandfbecausefIfwantftofbuildfandf
strengthenfmyfselffdiscipline,fthroughfcompletingftheftrainingfrequiredftofbefanfADFfmember.fAndf
additionally,fmaintainingfitfthroughfexperiencingfwhatfitfisflikefbeingfafmemberfoffthefAustralianfDe
fencefForce.
WhyfdofyoufwishftofjoinfthefServicefyoufarefapplyingfto?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSBecause,fIfadmirefthefresiliencefthatfmembersfoffthefArmyfandfNavyfhave,fand
fIfwantftofableftofexperiencefwhatfitfisflikeftofpushfmyselffbeyondfmyfexistingflimits,fasfIfbelievefthatf
willfhelpfmefimprovefmentallyfandfphysically,fandfalsofasfafperson.f
Resiliencefseenfthroughftheirfabilityftofcarryfthefresponsibilitiesfthatfcomesfwithftheirfjob,fandfthro
ughftheirfabilityftofcompletefinitialfmilitaryfandfemploymentftraining.
WhyfdofyoufwantftofbefafNavyfSailorforfanfArmyfSupport?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSItfisfbecausefIfwantftofbefafpartfoffafteamfandfIfbelievefthroughfworkingfasfNavyf
SailorfinfthefADFfgapfyearfprogram,fIfamfableftofbefpartfoffafcommunityfandfexperiencefwhatfitfisflike
ftofworkftogetherfwithfothersftofachievefthefsamefgoal,fthatfisfgreaterfthanfmyfindividualfgoals.fAddi
tionally,fbecausefIflikefthefpartfaboutfthefNavyfGapfyearfprogramfthatfallowsfitsfparticipantsftofexpe
riencefdifferentfjobsfinfthefNavy,fasfIfdon'tfhavefafpassionfandfIfthinkfthisfexperiencefwillfhelpfmefgetf
closerftoffindingfoutfwhatfitfis.
WithfthefArmyfsupportfprogramfIfreallyflikefthefpartfwherefafterfthefinitialfmilitaryftrainingftraineesf
arefableftofchooseftoftrainfandfworkfasfanfadministrativefassistant.fItfisfbecause,finfuniversityfIfhavef
currentlyfstudyingfbusinessfandfIfamfveryfinterestedfinfit,fsofIfbelievefthatfcanfhelpfmefinftheffuture.
, Whatfdofyoufthinkfarefsomefoffthefchallengesfyoufwillffacefatfinitialfmilitaryftraining?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSPhysicianfandfmentalfchallenges,fasfmyfmentalfandfphysicalfresiliencefwillfbefp
utftoftheftest.f
Buildingfandfmaintainingfself-disciplineftofensurefIfcompleteftheftrainingfsuccessfully.
Missingfmyffamilyfmembers,fdueftofbeingfawayffromfthemfforfaflongfperiodfofftime.
Howfwillfyoufovercomefthesefchallenges?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSTryingfmyfbest,fthroughfpractice,fandfbelievingfthatfIfcanfcompleteftheftraining
.f
Buildingfandfmaintainingfmyfsupportfnetwork.fThroughfkeepingfinfcontactfwithfmyffamilyfmember
sfwheneverfIfamfallowedfto,fandfbyfmakingffriendsfwithffellowftrainees,fasfwefcanfhelpfeachfotherfo
vercomefthefmentalfandfphysicalfchallengesfofftheftraining.f
Askingfforfhelpffromfmyfsupervisor,ftofgainfadvicefregardingfhowfIfcanfimproveftofcompleteftheftrai
ningfeffectively.
ForfthefNavy,fwhatfisfyourfinitialfminimumfservicef(IMPS)?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefgapfyearflastsfforfafyear;fhowever,fparticipantsfwillfhavefthefflexibilityftofvo
luntarilyfleavefthefprogramfatfanyfstagefiffthingsfaren'tfworkingfout,fasflongfasfwefprovidef21fdaysfn
otice.
ForfthefNavy,fwhatfarefsomefoffthefresponsibilitiesfoffthefservicefyoufarefapplyingffor?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSAsfafGeneralfDutyfSailor,fsailorsfworkfbothfatfseafandfashore.fTheyfparticipatefi
nfvariousfseamanshipftasks,fincludingfgeneralfriggingfandfropefwork,fberthingfandfcastingfoff,fwatc
hfonfdeck,fanchorfworkfandfafrangefoffseamanship'sfevolutions.fHowever,fIfhavefheardfthatfasfafNav
yfSailorfinfthefgapfyearfprogram,fparticipantsfarefessentiallyfdoingfafworkfexperience,fwhereftheyfp
articipatefinfafrangefoffdifferentfNavyfrolesfafterftraining.
WhyfdoesfthefADFfhavefvalues?f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERSThefvaluesfoffthefdefencefforcefprovidefmembersfwithfexpectationsfandfstand
ardsfthatfallfDefencefmembersfarefexpectedftofdemonstratefeveryday.fThefvaluesfalsofunderpinfev
erythingfthatfthefAustralianfDefencefForcefmembersfdo.