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Air Force personnel are required to pass an annual fitness test and so are encouraged to participate in sporting activities. Because we expect you to remain fit for operational purposes, we incorporate sport into your normal working day. There aren't many other jobs which pay you to keep fit!
Whatever your favourite sport or pastime, you're sure to find plenty of people with similar interests on base. Not only are traditional sports like Aussie Rules, rugby, netball, hockey and basketball catered for, you'll also find there are clubs for sailing, diving, fishing, water skiing and gliding. You'll find most bases have fully-equipped gyms, swimming pools, tennis, squash and basketball courts.
You'll find bases are places of constant excitement and change, with a huge range of social and sporting facilities to help you relax and enjoy your life outside of working hours.
Our Messes / Clubs are the social heart of life on base. They host everything from formal functions to everyday get-togethers with your mates. If you decide to live on base it's where you'll spend a lot of time eating, drinking and simply hanging out. Dress codes apply but are fairly basic. A member's rank usually determines which Mess they can access, for example The Officers' Mess, the Sergeants' Mess or the Airmens' mess.
Given that so much of Air Force life is based upon working closely in a team, from the moment you join the Air Force you'll find you'll make lots of new friends. That will become even more apparent when you are posted to a base where you'll most likely socialise with your work friends, as you would in any other job. Given that your working hours are similar to those anywhere else, you can still catch up with your friends outside the Air Force as well.
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