Australian Department of Defence Employee Reviews

Supervisors and managers are great to work with. Pay and progression flatlines rapidly after APS 6, and the work can be pretty dull as the fun stuff was all outsourced. Funding for projects is spotty at best.

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It had good and bad days, found office politics the most difficult to tolerate

Administrative Services Officer (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 11 July 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?I was just fed up with the office politics and double standardsWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Not being able to advance as far as I had hoped What is the work environment and culture like at the company?difficult and at times intimidating

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Absolute boys club as a female I was given no career path. Very little respect. Very little support.

Inventory Manager (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 4 June 2023

I loved my working for the Military however after 26 years I was just a number just someone who used to work for them. Its rude and disgusting the way staff treated after doing countless hours unpaid, doing lots if job to help out because we get told that there won’t be any staff employed to replace persons who leave or retire. WHS wasn’t a high priority for the powers to be be who have over worked its APS for no appreciation.

Pros

You might get a ride in a Defence plane

Cons

Woman are still largely mistreated.

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Great team to work with

Quality Assessment Digitisation Officer (Former Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 8 April 2023

Everyone is great, we all helped each other. There was always jobs to do. If you got bored doing one task, you only had to ask and somebody swapped with you.

Pros

Interesting project

Cons

Nothing

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Excellent place to work

Records Officer (Current Employee) - Melbourne VIC - 20 July 2022

Interesting work and great range of customers to work with. Great career opportunitiesGood staff and training. Great career development.Skilled staff. Flexible work arrangements

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Toxic leadership!

Small Arms and Seamanship "Specialist" (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 8 June 2022

Toxic in every scene of the word. anyone joining the ADF for the money is a moron! the salaries offered are offensive and degrading considering. and the culture isn't much better. Go to Uni, get a degree, or start a business, you will be far better of physically and mentality in the long run! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME, LIFE OR YOUTH OR SACRAFICE ANYTHING REMOTELY CLOSE TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSCIAL CAPABILITY OR LIFE AWAY BY WORKING FOR THESE CLOWNS

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I am loving working with Department of Defence and it’s a good experience.

APS4 Administration Support Officer (Current Employee) - Canberra ACT - 24 April 2022

So far i am enjoying working with the Department of Defence and learning new stuff every day which only going to help me gain experience and knowledge. I really recommend people to apply for the Defence jobs and i can assure you that you will not regret.

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Loved my 20 yrs. Wish i had never left.

Aviation Firefighter (Former Employee) - Australia - 10 October 2021

Just do it... best years of my life. Get through rookies and it's easy money. Meet some great people along the way. Friends for life. Choose mustering wisely and know where you can go with that job.

Pros

Travel australia overseas

Cons

Bush trips but not too bad.

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Defence life 👎

Rifleman (Current Employee) - Canberra ACT - 8 October 2021

Families do not come first, the ads are lying.Depending on posting location will depend whether you have a social life or spend much time with your family.Training establishment postings are toxic environment, do not recommend at all.

Pros

Job security, benefits

Cons

Lack of promotion opportunities

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Very High level of Bullying Micro-management

Human Resources Officer (Current Employee) - Canberra ACT - 19 April 2020

Not the best organisation to work for. High Level of Bullying and Micro-management. Managers do not communicate well with or are honest and open with staff. Advancement, promotion or otherwise are not done to merit.

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Very Professional

Senior Systems Management Practitioner (Former Employee) - Canberra ACT - 21 February 2020

The initial TITAN component targeted and successfully completed was a seamless Single-Sign-On environment between Microsoft AD, RHEL and all monitoring components at the group level. The TITAN Project is considered to be one of the most advanced of its type in the world and I am proud of my contribution to its success.

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very good place to work

Soldier (Former Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 24 November 2018

learn a lot of skills and very well educated in job position great team working environment very well mannered and experience obtain helped me with life experiences

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Productive and Rewarding

Supply Chain Supervisor (Current Employee) - Townsville Milpo QLD - 17 March 2018

The rewards are deep meaning and forever beneficial. The training is hard at times but will reward you in the future. Don't underestimate what you can do because you can achieve the unbelievable.

Pros

Promotion and medals

Cons

Ticks and a shovel

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You need to be ready for it

Recuit (Former Employee) - Wagga Wagga NSW - 20 November 2017

I couldn't make through training and I saw many others not make it, be very fit and never go for the minimum work to your best. You will need to move away from home so if you get homesick easy work on that. You need to so a lot of jobs that may seem pointless, just do them you will be working for the second best trained army in the world and they want to maintain that position and get to first. They will not give you much space, comfort, time and freedom. You will have to work your best all the time. Also a small tip please know the Australian anthem it's not a good look to the corporals. Overall you'll make good friends and have fun and learn a lot quickly.

Pros

Free living, Good experiences, Free dental and career

Cons

Long hours, War you know all that stuff they will tell you

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Hard work

Range Safety Officer (Current Employee) - Brisbane QLD - 17 November 2017

Be prepared to work hard! Pay is ok. Plenty of overtime. Require MR license. Safety is paramount and the main factor. Would have to be ex military to hold the qualifications required to get this job.

Pros

ok Money

Cons

Management

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A very high stress environment

Maintenace supervisor (Current Employee) - Darwin - 14 November 2017

Maintenance planning Managing people Reporting on people and safety Conducting maintenance Keeping the group of peoples fitness to a high standard Travelling anywhere for work at a moments notice

Pros

secure competitive pay

Cons

high stress

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comraderie, discipline, adventure

Finance Manager / Resources Manager (Former Employee) - Sydney NSW - 25 October 2017

Physical training followed by breakfast. Performing trade duties remainder of day. When deployed to the field, your trade is that of infantry. To be out of your normal environment at first can be stressful, but within no time your believe in your abilities comes through.

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Great lifestyle

Soldier (Former Employee) - Rigger/ linesman - 7 August 2017

Best lifestyle highly recommended for all young people that have no direction work travel and be fit and payed for it all where else can you do that free medical and dental also

Pros

Travel

Cons

Going to war

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Professional

Aircraft spares assessor (Current Employee) - Oakey QLD - 24 July 2017

My current role is of a professional nature with a good group of people. It involves searching for and assessing suitability of aircraft parts and GSE.

Pros

Good group of workers

Cons

Desk Job

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A demanding position in a rapidly changing environment.

Project Manager (Former Employee) - Canberra ACT - 24 April 2017

Checking on the progress of projects with team members and vendors. Reporting progress and status to appropriate stakeholders. Developing and updating project plans and communicating change to stakeholders. Encouraging project members and reassuring external stakeholders about progress and outcomes. I learned that the potential for change is always present and dealing with it is the most demanding aspect of project management. The culture was supportive - we worked in highly skilled professional teams that had respected each other.

Pros

Great work culture

Cons

No prospect of advancement due to government policy.

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Productive

Trainee (Former Employee) - NSW North Coast NSW - 17 January 2017

Good work place good fitness Great mates defintly place for willing to learn and endhance your life skills and survival training plenty of oppurtunity to excel in life career