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ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Sun, 15 May 2005 08:26
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Gday guys. im currently in year tweleve in canberra and am considering applying for adfa to do my tertiary studies. ive been talkin to a few people and it sounds alright/pretty good to me. Just wondering if any of you guys go to/have gone to ADFA and what are the good/bad points?
Thanks
tom
PS oh yeah i wanna do mechanical engineering, pref thru airforce, but would do army over navy.
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newcastle nsw
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March 2005
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Sun, 15 May 2005 09:37
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a mate of mines at adfa he says it great, PROS GETTING PAID FOR SCHOOL. cons lots of work.
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Location:
Batemans Bay, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Sun, 15 May 2005 11:06
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Im also considering this method of training next year.
(A trade of some type - still not sure which)
would like to hear peoples coments of this route...
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Location:
Darwin
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March 2003
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Mon, 16 May 2005 03:17
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forced...i think you had better look into this a bit more...if you sign on the dotted line to go to ADFA for 4/6 years...i think you have to pay the defence back with a few more years...eg 4 year course then another 5 years to the service???
i believe the ADFA only accepts people in the top 3-5 %...and are you doing the correct classes at school???
Best bet would be to call the defence recruiters... no strings attached
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Canberra
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August 2004
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Mon, 16 May 2005 05:51
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yeah i realise about the ROSO (return of service obligation) but im cool with that. at the moment my main concern is if they give you a whole heap of work in comparison to uni? obviously im quite lazy, but i think that a structured learning environment like that of ADFA will prob suit me more than a regular uni, where everyone seems to bludge and do assignments at the last minute.
Oh at the moment im studying (and did all last year) Physics, Maths method and Specialist maths (ie double major maths), chemistry, english and religion (damn catholic school).
Im getting low 70s in all, cept Religion (my 1st semester was a 45.3 and 2nd was 53.4. hahaha)
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Mon, 16 May 2005 07:39
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Im doing an electricians apprenticeship with Enegry Australia, its ace. Good money, good hours, all training paid for, both in-house and TAFE. Highly recomended.
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Mon, 16 May 2005 07:50
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my mate from year 12 went to ADFA. pros are you meet new ppl, make friends and get paid while you are there. cons are for every year you are at uni, you must do that amount of years in service plus one. ie my mate is doing 4 years uni so must do five years service. if you drop out at any time you must pay them back for your uni time. but its a big commitment, 9 years... he loves it tho, in between uni work hes doing top fun shit.
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Melbourne
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March 2004
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Sat, 21 May 2005 15:25
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Dont do it. If you're really keen then join a University Regiment. You get to do all the cool stuff and SAME training as the ADFA cadets but get to live a normal life at the same time.
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Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: ADFA. Pros, Cons
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Sun, 22 May 2005 23:47
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| smashed_wombat wrote on Sun, 22 May 2005 00:55 |
Dont do it. If you're really keen then join a University Regiment. You get to do all the cool stuff and SAME training as the ADFA cadets but get to live a normal life at the same time.
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But then everyone else at your normal Uni thinks you're a bit of a wanker. At least with ADFA everyone is in the same boat.
I have a couple of mates who did ADFA or a trade through the Army. Quite a few pros with ADFA but it is a lot of work and very regulated. It will not help that you are a lazy bastard because you can still fail ADFA and there is no-one to hold your hand and make you get things done. Better you learn self discipline before joining. All of my mates enjoyed officer training at Duntroon much better than ADFA. All of them are still in the Army a few years on after finishing their service obligations, but most are considering leaving to do something else now.
Although being paid is a benefit, I'd say get a part-time job and go to a normal Uni first (to do your degree) then decide if you want to join the army.
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