I know there are two or three people among us that think they can leave school and join the ADF. While on Paper you can do this I think this is now very unlikely.

I had my Assessment Day just a couple of days ago and I was told I had to pass Grade 12 English or they will delay my entry and may even make me go to TAFE.

I am only going in as rifleman so doesn’t try to blow it off as a specialist possie. It says that you only need grade 10 Maths and English. So don't think you can leave school to join the ADF. OR
If you really have your heart set on it then stays in school until your assessment is done.

Sorry for starting a new thread on this probably already is a couple

Daniel

Be Cool; Stay in school.

And don't do drugs.

Well why dont they just say on paper that you have to do grade 12?

Anyway how did it go, did u get in or not?

Don't be so quick to throw your life away mate. That's my advice. I joined at young 18, regret it.

I got in pending my end of year report. If I turn up to my swearing in and either my Maths or English is under a SA/C they said ill be turned around and told to go home.

I think this has something to do with now when you want to rise up through the ranks (further down the track) if you don't have those two subjects they make you do TAFE. (This is coming from my Interviewer, RAAF man). The point was also backed up by the Assessment Day Co-ordinator

And for Dallas I know that’s what they say on the pages of information but that’s just what I got told by 2 different recruiters. This is why I suggest still going through school while applying.

Daniel

Thanks for all the help.

Your a great bunch of guys, Kudos to you all.

I've never seen the point in the people that drop out in year 10, 11, or 12.

You've put up with it for so many years, why not wait it out just a little bit longer and not waste the last decade.

Year 12 is definately worth having.

Why would the ADF make you do yr 12 if your I have the vocabulary of a bogan who dropped out in year 9 and the word I was looking for was "going to" come out with a UAI of 40 if you could have been learning job specific stuff in that time?

Anyone had a problem with this in terms of joining as a reservist?
Like, have DFR knocked you back because your still doing your yr 11 or 12 studies?

Negative, there are people in the Reserves still at school