The following articles are published in Australian military magazine. This information has been provided by PATS Manager Jonathan Ryan.
- Article 1 - 'ADF Pilot Selection Process'
- Article 2 - 'ADF Pilot School'
- Article 3 - 'Trade and Technical Jobs in the ADF'
- Article 4 - 'Advanced Pilot Course'
- Article 5 - 'Helicopter Training for Army and Navy Pilots'
Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Education Award
ADFA Education Award is presented to 120 Year 12 students who are considered most suitable applicants applied for ADFA annually.
- 200 laptops to be won; excellent interview preparation; put students on the fast track for an ADFA offer
- Application opened on May the 1st 2011
- Open to current year 11 students who are interested in going to ADFA on completion of year 12
Defence Force Open Days
- ADFA Open Day - Saturday August 26th @ ADFA Canberra - Full day open day which is fantastic for people thinking of ADFA. It also has some great information session for those wanting to become ADF Pilots either via ADFA or Direct Entry.
- HMAS Cerberus Open Day - Sunday October 23rd @ HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Cerberus is the Navy base where basic training is done for all enlisted RAN Personnel. Excellent information available for people interested in Navy General Entry (non-officer) jobs.
Airline Pilot Cadetships
Increasing trend over the past five years for airlines to set up ab-initio (from the beginning) training programs to satisfy their future needs for pilots. A much more secure outcome for trainees as the "airline section" component is done and secured prior to investing both time and money into training.
Programs that year 12 graduates are eligible for include:
- Jetstar Pilot Cadetship - two programs based in Australia and NZ - applications are open - read more
- Cathay Pacific Pilot Cadetship - open to ALL Nationalities - applications are open - read more
- Rex Airlines Pilot Cadetship - applications are open
- Qantas Airlines Pilot Cadetship - read more
For further information about PATS, please see me.