Defence Force Members - Other Ranks

What the job involves

• Guarding airfields and other defence force bases

• Serving as an infantry soldier

• Erecting bridges, building field defences, constructing temporary roads, clearing minefields, repairing airfields and demolishing targets using explosives

• Crewing armoured fighting vehicles

• Operating artillery, ground and surface-based defence systems, shipboard weapons and other advanced specialist military weapons and equipment

• Providing firepower and ground-based air defence

• Establishing and maintaining command, control and communications equipment and facilities

• Conducting surveillance, reconnaissance and boarding operations

• Maintaining personal arms and ammunition