I WAS AN electrician living in Brisbane, but I wasn't enjoying it. For me, becoming educated and getting a degree was a way for a career change. I enrolled in the commerce degree under the air force undergraduate scheme, which funded my study, and never looked back.
University study gives you exposure to wider experiences and for me it was a transition from a technical background to managerial roles. It also taught me about researching and how to critically analyse. After graduating I worked for the air force in logistics at locations across Australia including Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. I was a squadron leader in Canberra for the Aerospace Ssystems Division and was responsible for logistics preparedness planning.
In 2006 I was deployed to the Middle East for six months as the commander of a combat support element. Today I am the commanding officer of the recrit training unit, which provides ten and a half weeks of induction training for all personnel at the non-commissioned level entering the air force.
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