To find out all the relevant information on how to apply, the selection process and other SF information, interested personnel should contact as follows:

• Civilian personnel should contact Defence Force Recruiting.
  
  
• Serving personnel should contact Special Forces Training Centre.
  
  

Name Defence Force Recruiting General Enquiries 131 901

Service in the Special Forces is open to volunteers from any service of the Australian Defence Force including any Corps of the Australian Regular Army (ARA) and Army Reserve (ARes).

To be eligible to apply for entry, a soldier must meet the following criteria:

• Be a volunteer.
• Have completed recruit training and Initial Employment Training (IET).
• Have reached the minimum age requirement.
• Be assessed as psychologically suitable.
• Be assessed by a Medical Officer (MO) as Medical Employment Classification One (MEC1) including a specialist classification for parachuting as P1.
• Volunteer for parachute training or be a qualified parachutist.
• Have a high level of physical and mental fitness and completed the minimum physical entrance requiremenst for service in SF.

All policy on Selection for the special Forces is contained within DI(A) 149-1.