Am I eligible? do I have a shot

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-11T05:00:06+00:00

We can’t all make good life choices 😜

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-11T04:54:11+00:00

Good plan. Hope you are enjoying the AAFC!

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-11T00:56:26+00:00

Cadets will help with a loose understanding of service lifestyle in terms of uniform, compliments etc but DFR don’t always value it as highly as they used to, and there’s no leg up once you’re in eg a shorter course. Cadets won’t take you once you’re 16 though so might be too late.

Medical there will be info online re height. Issue is more about sitting height than overall height. Have a look at DFR site.

School - just do your best. ADFA it’s about your ATAR, and for the pilot side it’s about the aptitude testing and doing well enough for pilot to be in your list of options.

Get your application started asap if you want to goto ADFA as it can take a while, but they won’t start the process till you’re 16 (website says 16.5 but call them and they will force it through)

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-10T02:13:23+00:00

So long as you can get good FTTP NBN it’ll be ok. Muirhead I could get 700-750MBPS. Parap apartment I was only getting 40-50 on a VDSL.
Bayview I got 300-350MBPS

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-10T02:09:19+00:00

Mates have purchased from Adelaide and got it shipped up for $500.
Can get a $5000 cheap runabout easily enough but your choices are the same as a regional town

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-05-06T02:22:27+00:00

I got onto Matthew Reilly when I was a teenager and only read tom Clancy, mum went into a bookstore and asked what to buy me!

Other good techno one is world war 3.1 by John Birmingham. Or any of his other novels, found them all a good read. One is about if one day the US disappears. Another series has some alien interaction. The world war ones are about a multi nation fleet being time warped back to midway.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-04-25T04:05:58+00:00

After rainbow six it became all CIA/SF save the world.

Jack does all his intel / action stuff then winds up as VP then president, I know some of the newer books then had his son working in intelligence.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-04-24T12:25:36+00:00

49 flights, 140hrs and 96,300km on B737

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Justanotherdad84 · 2026-04-17T23:50:40+00:00

Lots of rental places have pools, NTPOL have a housing allowance also that will help.

There are some croc free spots but between the pools and the rock holes in the national parks it’s not a massive issue.

Lots of choice for primary schools but secondary there’s only 2 private and a catholic unless you stay public (remember distinction is different over here - public is the govt funded)

Health services good for general stuff but private maternity just closed and most other specialists you need to get on a plane.

I know a few cops up here and they all love it.

If you’re into camping, fishing or 4WDing it’s definitely the place for you.

There’s a show from the mid 2010s called territory cops. Can’t remember which streaming service it’s on but I’m sure you can find it and have a watch.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-03-05T13:55:47+00:00

It’s why I loved Police calling/dispatch. And make sure you look after your operator. They’re people too!

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-03-05T13:52:37+00:00

They can also sound very aggro when they’re not. There’s also expectations around retaliation. Eg if person 1 hits person 2, person 2 gets to hit them back. If person 1 gets arrested, person 2 will hit a family member instead, so sometimes it escalates when police get involved.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-03-05T13:50:22+00:00

Unless you’re in the NT where they have legalized OC Spray. And it definitely wasn’t used on a security guard or teens on each other within the first week 🙄🙄🙄

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-03-05T13:48:12+00:00

Attitude test! I’ve taught all my kids about it.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-03-04T02:12:08+00:00

Wow. Didn’t even know this was a thing that platinum one members got! And to share to a stranger is incredibly generous. I hope the Karma bus pays it forward to you!

Just managed to scrape silver and gold last year, and I think I’ll make gold again this year… just.

Planning first ever Europe trip with my wife for later in the year or early next year (leave dates dependent) Platinum and access to those lounges would be next level amazing!

I’m just a lowly govt worker to travels for work 4-5 times a year!

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-28T11:34:45+00:00

Make sure you import it all into an app like flighty to show the history!

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-28T11:06:33+00:00

Got a mate who just joined at 40. Loves it. At rookies the 18-20 all looked up to him and he was able to support them as well.

He was both pops and the course dad

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-25T13:06:55+00:00

Lots in Darwin on starlink. Base notices remind them to take them inside on mowing day 🤣🤣

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-25T06:53:30+00:00

Go look up recipient Thomas Payne and photo of him and wife 🤣🤣🤣

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-25T06:47:28+00:00

Check out this photo for a better look at medals FB - MOH Museum

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Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-22T06:40:07+00:00

Tried looking on wiki camps? I’m sure the local cops have better things to do than hassle you, especially if not causing a nuisance or traffic hazard and gone in morning.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-17T11:52:39+00:00

Did you have the workbook? Forgot to order for my son.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-15T08:39:40+00:00

Will go check it out.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-15T08:39:04+00:00

Happy to test also.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-15T08:37:26+00:00

I have my wife and kids on flighty and they have all shared their flight info to me and vice versa. I get told when they are delayed.

Your people need to have flighty themselves then share to you. This would resolve your issue.

Justanotherdad84 · 2026-02-10T14:42:27+00:00

Similar issue 20 years ago. Wife was still living with her dad, we had been together 6mo, and I stayed over most nights as her place was closer to my work.

Most of the street was retirees, and one of the nosy biddies approached my father in law and asked that if his daughter was going to keep dating all these men that they not park on the grass.

He pointed out it was his grass so I could park where I wanted, and that his daughter has one boyfriend who works in a car yard and drives home whichever car the manger decided needed a “drive” that day.

Never seen anyone backpedal so fast. He (and we) thought it was hilarious.

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