@@outperformfitnessah ok I tried in 2013 but was knocked back as my hearing is stuffed , tried going around but got knocked back again Applied for artillery but got put thru for assessment for RAEME as a reservist
I'm 32 I stay at home to take care of my father who is a Vietnam veteran.I've always wanted to join in some capacity.The reserves feels like a good choice to me.Family loves to discourage you these days.I'm from Michigan here and I don't know where to start.
About to get my aptitude test to become a reservist any fitness programs to attend to get ready for basic as I'm very lean and wanting to bulk up before I go to basic
3 weeks? Wow..... Watering it down to pump out more SES guys. Gone are the 13 week times and coming out actually doing army stuff. 😂 You join the reserves now to just do work for the SES.
reserves has never been 13 weeks. Back in the day there wasn't even a reserve course but then implemented one that went for 7 weeks, then dropped to 5, now it's 3 but don't come out qualified. They still have a few things to catch up on at their unit. Working with SES during natural disaster is a great opportunity during peace keeping times
@@outperformfitness Yes 8 not 13. Except we were with the regs too when I went in 2000. Both the regs and chocos did kapooka together back in the day. This watered down 3 weeks just isn't enough. I know there is IET after it but 3 weeks? Cmon.... And doing the SES work for them because they are lazy isn't fun at all....
@@Looking-greatthey to finish their initial courses back at base before IET's. They still aren't qualified as a soldier marching out of basics so they end up doing all the same stuff, it's just broken up to allow people to join that are unable to go for 5+ weeks away from their regular jobs. I can definitely see where you are coming from but it's recruiting is way down at the moment so this is an opportunity for those that couldn't do it with the longer course.
@@outperformfitness I can't speak about the CMF days. But from the early 1980's there was always a "recruit course" run at state level for the Army Reserve. It was 2 weeks duration from the 80's until the early 2000's I believe. They centralised recruit training at Kapooka in about 1995 from memory for the Ares but it remained at 2 weeks. They then bumped it up to what you described at about seven weeks to bring the standards up to a sort of ARA equivalent. Clearly retention and recruiting into the Ares has now reached such a problem they are going back to the shorter course to get the numbers up.
Just came across this video as somebody who's been in the army for 13 years now, I love seeing older people jumping aboard. Good for you, whether it's active or reserves.
Hey, Sam had mentioned that reserbes BT is now 21-22 days but all paperowrk i can find menions its still 35 days. Just wondering if thisnis right or if im missing something? Had it changed more recently than the websites been updated?
Hot tip for new players, get your run time down to a sub 10. Seeing the new march ins from the 3 week course is interesting. They are quite deficient in quals but most concern is fitness. Kapooka is not going to make you fit and the basic pt program by army is very deficient. My unit we have stupid level of fitness. About 20% are sfet level fit, with wide variation from there. Your goal should be the following when you hit kapooka. Min 11 minute run for 2.4, 60 pushups and 100 situps. You hit these before you go you will find kapooka a joke.
Recruit Course was 2 weeks for years back in the 1980's and 1990's for the Army Reserve. The courses were also run at state or military district level by the MD training groups, rather than nationally at Kapooka. Vic recruits went to Puckapunyal, NSW to Singleton I believe, Tas to Brighton Military Camp etc. Made a lot of sense as the majority of training was at unit level and the 2 week recruit course just covered the basics. Unlike the ARA, you could actually of served up to a year as a Recruit in an Ares unit before you even did recruit course. This was the extreme and I think six months was the official limit. Technically you weren't supposed to fire live rounds down range until you did recruit course, although this rule was often not followed by the letter.
HALLWAY 35! ... a phrase you'll never forget! LOL. I was ARA, It was a great time of my life (I went through Kapooka in 2005). Went to Iraq, East Timor and Afghanistan ... you'll be amazed what you can do when in. Volunteer for everything and you'll have amazing opportunities brought your way.
haha yep I was at the end of 2005 and still remember "HALLWAY 15!" great advice to volunteer for everything. It might seem shit at the time but when you leave you will wish you had done it all
Good video, answered most of my questions...all but one, toilet breaks. How do they work and especially when your busting for a Nr.1 or 2 in those 3 weeks, could happen to anyone any time ;-) ???
With the reduced course, when do you get a marchout parade that family can attend? Is it still the end of Kapooka, or when you finish all your initial training and are deemed proficient???
I'm tossing up between joining the police force or ADF as an Artillery Operator, with ambitions to eventually join commandos if I go down that route. Any suggestions as to why the ADF would be the better option?
No way is that too late! My tips is to start preparing your fitness straight away. Check out my Battle Ready Program here info.outperformfitness.com.au/getbattleready
Yep I did 7 weeks when i first joined as a reservist back in 2005 before transferring to full time and I felt that was very rushed. It's set up different though
I was in the navy when i turned 19 but dropped out after two years. Im hoping 12 years later now to do army reserves. Currently training hard to see if they will take me lol. Ive got no health issues, a health degree and career, ive changed i swear lol
Great video, I’m going to Kapooka in Feb and sh!tsing myself, I’m 47!
Good luck!!
Congratulations, how did you get thru I thought entry stopped at 36??
@@joey243win no, I think you have to have completed all your training by 65, I think in this video they mention someone going through at 61(!)
@@joey243win no way! I've helped heaps of people passed that aye go through. Special forces would be different though
@@outperformfitnessah ok
I tried in 2013 but was knocked back as my hearing is stuffed , tried going around but got knocked back again
Applied for artillery but got put thru for assessment for RAEME as a reservist
49 years of age and scheduled reserves at kapooka 10 November 2023
don't let age stop your dream. Good luck with it mate!
I'm 32 I stay at home to take care of my father who is a Vietnam veteran.I've always wanted to join in some capacity.The reserves feels like a good choice to me.Family loves to discourage you these days.I'm from Michigan here and I don't know where to start.
About to get my aptitude test to become a reservist any fitness programs to attend to get ready for basic as I'm very lean and wanting to bulk up before I go to basic
I have created the Battle Ready Program for people exactly like you. Check it out here: info.outperformfitness.com.au/getbattleready
I’m not a Australia citizen I’m a Tongan citizen but all my kids is can I join still or
I'm not a recruiting officer. Best thing to do is to call defence force recruiting and speak to them
Theres no excuse for BT being less the 30 days, even the U.S gave weeks in WW2 and Vietnam.
Mate back in the day there wasn't even an Army reserves recruit course at kapooka
how long is the process to join
It's different for everyone. Sam speaks about how long it took him to go through his application to join
Hey guys!
Do you know if Covid vaccination is mandatory to join adf and the reserves ?
Kind regards,
Lex!
Unsure. If you give defence force recruiting a call then they will give you an accurate answer 13 19 01
3 weeks? Wow..... Watering it down to pump out more SES guys. Gone are the 13 week times and coming out actually doing army stuff. 😂 You join the reserves now to just do work for the SES.
reserves has never been 13 weeks. Back in the day there wasn't even a reserve course but then implemented one that went for 7 weeks, then dropped to 5, now it's 3 but don't come out qualified. They still have a few things to catch up on at their unit. Working with SES during natural disaster is a great opportunity during peace keeping times
@@outperformfitness Yes 8 not 13. Except we were with the regs too when I went in 2000. Both the regs and chocos did kapooka together back in the day. This watered down 3 weeks just isn't enough. I know there is IET after it but 3 weeks? Cmon....
And doing the SES work for them because they are lazy isn't fun at all....
@@Looking-greatthey to finish their initial courses back at base before IET's. They still aren't qualified as a soldier marching out of basics so they end up doing all the same stuff, it's just broken up to allow people to join that are unable to go for 5+ weeks away from their regular jobs. I can definitely see where you are coming from but it's recruiting is way down at the moment so this is an opportunity for those that couldn't do it with the longer course.
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@@outperformfitness I can't speak about the CMF days. But from the early 1980's there was always a "recruit course" run at state level for the Army Reserve. It was 2 weeks duration from the 80's until the early 2000's I believe. They centralised recruit training at Kapooka in about 1995 from memory for the Ares but it remained at 2 weeks. They then bumped it up to what you described at about seven weeks to bring the standards up to a sort of ARA equivalent. Clearly retention and recruiting into the Ares has now reached such a problem they are going back to the shorter course to get the numbers up.
Just came across this video as somebody who's been in the army for 13 years now, I love seeing older people jumping aboard. Good for you, whether it's active or reserves.
its good to see
Hey, Sam had mentioned that reserbes BT is now 21-22 days but all paperowrk i can find menions its still 35 days. Just wondering if thisnis right or if im missing something? Had it changed more recently than the websites been updated?
Yes, it's only 3 weeks now. Paperwork probably hasn't been updated
Hot tip for new players, get your run time down to a sub 10. Seeing the new march ins from the 3 week course is interesting. They are quite deficient in quals but most concern is fitness. Kapooka is not going to make you fit and the basic pt program by army is very deficient. My unit we have stupid level of fitness. About 20% are sfet level fit, with wide variation from there. Your goal should be the following when you hit kapooka. Min 11 minute run for 2.4, 60 pushups and 100 situps. You hit these before you go you will find kapooka a joke.
good numbers to aim for as a baseline and isn't hard to achieve with some proper consistent training
How much phone use are you allowed while at basic for reserves? Ie: check emails, work, house, family stuff etc
I think it's changed a bit but there was very little phone time when I went through. Expect to have none and you won't be disappointed.
Speaking honestly why doesn't Australia have a formal of National Service - I see only benefits for our people
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I’m just about to turn 19… I’m currently doing assessments hopefully I get in!
Good luck! Make sure you are on top of your fitness
Can a person from different background join defence with 🇦🇺 citizenship?
If you are an Australian citizen, yes. You can find all the info needed about applying for a job in the ADF here.
www.adfcareers.gov.au/
It was two weeks in 1988 and all training was run at unit level. Ready Reserves introduced in 1992 killed the enlistment numbers.
I wonder if it's on its way to going back t9 that
Recruit Course was 2 weeks for years back in the 1980's and 1990's for the Army Reserve. The courses were also run at state or military district level by the MD training groups, rather than nationally at Kapooka. Vic recruits went to Puckapunyal, NSW to Singleton I believe, Tas to Brighton Military Camp etc. Made a lot of sense as the majority of training was at unit level and the 2 week recruit course just covered the basics. Unlike the ARA, you could actually of served up to a year as a Recruit in an Ares unit before you even did recruit course. This was the extreme and I think six months was the official limit. Technically you weren't supposed to fire live rounds down range until you did recruit course, although this rule was often not followed by the letter.
they looked at going back to something similar but I don't think it worked out
Great video, informative 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
HALLWAY 35! ... a phrase you'll never forget! LOL. I was ARA, It was a great time of my life (I went through Kapooka in 2005).
Went to Iraq, East Timor and Afghanistan ... you'll be amazed what you can do when in.
Volunteer for everything and you'll have amazing opportunities brought your way.
haha yep I was at the end of 2005 and still remember "HALLWAY 15!"
great advice to volunteer for everything. It might seem shit at the time but when you leave you will wish you had done it all
43 here struggling with the beep test.
Join my Tactical Fitness Forum. It's a free community with loads of training tips for the beep test.
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Good video, answered most of my questions...all but one, toilet breaks. How do they work and especially when your busting for a Nr.1 or 2 in those 3 weeks, could happen to anyone any time ;-) ???
There are toilets available for toilet breaks
With the reduced course, when do you get a marchout parade that family can attend?
Is it still the end of Kapooka, or when you finish all your initial training and are deemed proficient???
I'm not sure with that. All of this information will be given to you by your career advisor when enlisting
Good vid very good ready for my new adventure
Good luck!
I'm tossing up between joining the police force or ADF as an Artillery Operator, with ambitions to eventually join commandos if I go down that route. Any suggestions as to why the ADF would be the better option?
Neither is better or worse. It comes down to what you want to do and what suits you better.
Police Force won't help you get into Commandos. Army will help you. Army Infantry maybe more
I am enlisting on 4th December 23 as reserve , are we still doing march out ? If not then are we ever doing march out anywhere else?
Yep you will still have a march out parade
@@outperformfitness after 3 weeks ?
@patelsunny2006 yes. You are still marching out of basic training even if it is a shorter course. Why wouldn't you march out when leaving?
@@outperformfitness absolutely . That’s good that they kept march out . I heard rumors that they not doing it in three weeks course
@patelsunny2006 to be honest I'm just assuming they still have a march out mate. I could be wrong though? I didn't actually ask Sam that.
Is too late to join if I’m 29 turning 30 soon. Any tips for now for me to prepare
No way is that too late! My tips is to start preparing your fitness straight away. Check out my Battle Ready Program here info.outperformfitness.com.au/getbattleready
Not at all mate I just left and there were people in their 40’s & 50’s smashing it
I am going to enlist on 4th Dec. I am 38, nothing is too late
3 weeks is so short…. I did 5 weeks and thought it was too rushed.
Yep I did 7 weeks when i first joined as a reservist back in 2005 before transferring to full time and I felt that was very rushed. It's set up different though
Dropping standards leads to injury and/or death.
For many years the Ares recruit course was 2 weeks 😬
Can a person join without citizenship?
No you must be an Australian citizen to join the ADF
@@outperformfitnessin some rare circumstances you can
This may change soon
This country honestly needs national service, like korea and Singapore
why's that?
I was in the navy when i turned 19 but dropped out after two years. Im hoping 12 years later now to do army reserves. Currently training hard to see if they will take me lol. Ive got no health issues, a health degree and career, ive changed i swear lol
good luck!