Which is the best branch to serve when joining the military?

I am a year 12 student in Australia. I have a question asking which branch i would prefer to serve if i were to join the military and why.





First i don't even know how many branches there are, so can someone tell me what they are and the good and bad points of each or explain the differences to assist in making my decision. Also, what tasks are the most difficult and dangerous?





I have tried google but i didn't find anything helpful.|||People who don't know anything about Australia should pipe down - Australia does not have a 'Coast Guard", save for a completely civilian volunteer organization that sails around on bright yellow motorboats.





The three branches are:


- Australian Army - the land force of the ADF. Recruit training here is physically tougher than the other branches, and plenty of work and training is done outside your posting.





- Royal Australian Navy - consider if if you're interested in a life out at sea. Long hours, shifts and a lot of technical jobs available. Good opportunity to visit foreign ports.





- Royal Australian Air Force - a bit like the Army in some respects, but most of your work is done within the limits of your airbase.





Each branch has dozens of specific jobs and specializations, some of them overlapping with jobs from other branches.





My advice - do not look for the ideal branch of the Australian Defence Force to join - look a particular job that interests you from across the three branches. There is no point in picking a service if you're just going to get enlisted into a job you don't like.





What tickles your fancy? Policing - check out the RAAF SECPOLs. Apprenticeships - check out the RAAF and the Army. Infantry work - all three branches have it in some form or another, with varying levels of toughness. Flying - all three branches require pilots, but for different types of aircraft.|||This was very helpful to me also. Thanks!

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|||Australia does not have a coast guard we have customs. The brancheswe have are the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Army and


Royal Australian Air Force. Whichever one you choose to join depends on you personally, If you want to actually go overseas and fight you should join the army, you will most likely only go overseas after a couple of years of service, you should have a great time, plus they have great mateship and camaraderie, my bro joined the army and it only made him a better person. You also actually get to help the people of the countries you visit.|||regerugged - We are Australian. We don't have a Coast Guard. Just cos you are a Yank doesn't mean everyone on here is, or that they want to know about the Yankie DoD.


dibdibbler - What?





In Australia, we have the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force), RAN (Royal Australian Navy), and Army, who probably have Royal attached to their name somewhere too :)





Have a look at defence.gov.au, or defencejobs.gov.au You can click on a service and explore some of the jobs in it. If you are still stuck, or are having trouble with the website, give the recruiters a call on 13 19 01. There are downloadable pdf files on the different types of jobs online, and they can post them out to you too.





Best of luck!|||You ask a lot of questions so id say go for Intelligence, its the most interesting part of the army, there are several different disciplines like PsyOps, Imaging, Languages, Field Security etc.





Its all about gathering information on the enemy and presenting it to commanders in the field to make decisions.





You need good english and maths though.|||Try the Coast Guard. You get to ride around in ships or boats. You won't be called to go to war in a foreign country. Most Coast Guard duty stations are located near major population centers. They have the best looking uniforms.