Training Block 1 - Military Foundation Skills - 35 days duration delivered at the
Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka (Wagga Wagga, NSW) is actually the Reserve Recruit Training Course. Qualified soldiers who are selected to be officers may be granted recognition of this training and commence the ARes GSO FAC at Training Block 2. Likewise any officer candidate who does not wish to continue officer training is able to become a soldier on completion of this training block. This training block is conducted throughout the year.
Training Block 2 - Small Military Team Leader Theory - is 16 days duration and is conducted in the January to February and June to July periods by Sydney University Regiment at Singleton, NSW. This training block builds on the skills introduced at Recruit Training and provides Officer Candidates with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to operate as part of a section.
Training Block 3 - Small Military Team Leader - 16 days duration conducted in the January to February and June to July periods by Sydney University Regiment at Singleton, NSW. This training block provides Officer Cadets with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to command at section level. This training block is also your first step along the way to learning the leadership and management skills that you will need to successfully command soldiers in the Australian Army. This training block also gives qualifications in the conduct of military live fire weapons range practices.
Training Block 4 - Command, Leadership and Management - 16 days duration conducted in the January to February and June to July periods by Sydney University Regiment at Singleton, NSW. This training block provides Officer Cadets with the theoretical knowledge required for the conduct of platoon level operations and introduces Officer Cadets to command at platoon level.
Training Block 5 - All Corps Army Reserve Platoon Commander - 28 days duration conducted in January and July by External Training Wing RMC Duntroon at Majura (near Canberra), ACT. This training block provides Officer Cadets with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to command at platoon level and confirms you have all attributes, skills and values to become an officer in the Australian Army. It also confirms that you have the leadership, management, operational skills and knowledge required of a junior officer to command a platoon on likely Army Reserve operations. On the successful completion of Training Block 5 you will be commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army Reserve.
Training in Your Unit
In between residential training blocks, you will undertake training and assessment and consolidate your skills in your University Regiment. You will be expected to attend parade nights and weekends organised by your parent Army Reserve University Regiment. Your unit will look after all your administration for attending the ARes GSO FAC training blocks. The training staff will help you prepare for the residential training blocks, revise the skills you learn as well as provide instruction and assessment on military skills like fieldcraft, drill, training, military justice and written and oral communication. There are also some additional requirements for training which can be obtained through external organisations. These requirements will be explained to you by unit training staff.