Can your Girlfriend and family visit you on base in the Australian Army?

Question

Can your Girlfriend and family visit you on base in the Australian Army?

Hi as some may already know i am joining the Australian Army (Full Time) as a rifleman and eventually want to go onto Special Forces preferably the Commando's.

1. I have a girlfriend and she cant leave SA until mid next to the end of next year i want to stationed in Lavarack Barracks in townsville and was wondering if it is true that you can have friends and family visit you on base?

imagine no1 can stay with you on base over your days off tho?

2. if i join the commando's what is the difference with leave entitlements and how much are you called away for 6 months at a time?

hope I'm making sense sorry :)

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

im not sure soz i wud ring up a hotline on the army and ask

Answer 3

yes they can, but when they arrive at the gate you will have to sign them in and they have to get there photo taken and they have to wear a name tag around there neck all the time so that the people know that they are visiting. Also if they are going to have meals on base then they have to pay for it. When i went on base and stayed it cost me $5 to eat in the canteen, but it was all you can eat.

Answer 4

1. You can apply for annual leave and she can come up. She can tour the base with a pass, but cant stay there. Same with your family. But there are hotels and such nearby.

2. If the Army selects you to be a commando, it's not just being able to walk in and say i wanna be a commando. its a tough and challenging  role. Which i know most people who go to Kapooka will find that training tough without the added training of a commando.

Leave is leave like other areas of the military.

You should have received a pack explaining leave entitlements and its a question they ask you on Assessment day. You could be called away for however long your needed.

Gee not even in yet and already want leave.