Defence Force Members - Other Rank

Defence Force Members - Other Ranks provide specialised military services to the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces.

• 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.