322 (City of Ryde) Squadron

Current members: click here to go to the 322SQN Portal (login required)

Recruiting information

322 Squadron conducts a single recruit intake each year. Due to overwhelming demand, our recruiting is currently closed. Our next available recruit intake will occur in September 2026.

To be added to our Recruit Interest Register, please submit the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/CNftHPcgYp

However please be advised that the September 2026 recruit intake is already heavily over-subscribed and it is unlikely any further positions will be available if you are not already on the Recruit Interest Register.

There are three steps to join 322SQN:

1. Submit an expression of interest, and wait to be invited to complete a recruit application

2. Attend our Recruit Orientation Day and commence attending Wednesday parade nights

3. Attend our Recruit Course & Kitting Weekend

Expression of interest (EOI) - prior to September

To be added to our Recruit Interest Register, submit the form linked above.

After submitting your EOI, initial checks will be conducted to confirm your eligibility, and availability within our next recruit intake. Please wait to be invited to submit an application, which will occur closer to the next recruit intake.

Recruit Orientation Day - September

Our Recruit Orientation Day aims to give you a taste of what we do in the AAFC. It is conducted on a Saturday in September. Attendance at the full day by prospective recruits is required, to ensure they meet the established training objectives. The Recruit Orientation Day commences with an information session for prospective recruits and parents/guardians where you will receive all the essential information about the AAFC and 322SQN, and enrolment formalities will be finalised. You will then get to know your new course mates and commence your Orientation Phase training in a variety of subjects including fieldcraft, service knowledge, aerospace skills, and drill and ceremonial.

There is no cost to attend the Recruit Orientation Day and if you decide the AAFC is not for you then you are under no obligation to join. If you decide you do wish to join, then subject to availability of places you will be invited to confirm if you wish to continue with your application to join as a cadet. You would then commence attending Wednesday parade nights on a provisional basis in Term 4 (noting the Sqauadron breaks over December-January, with parades resuming in February).

Recruit Course & Kitting Weekend - March

During March, you will attend a Recruit Course & Kitting Weekend to complete your initial training. The Recruit Course is conducted over a Saturday and Sunday (no overnight stay) and attendance at the full 1.5 days is required. During this weekend you will be issued with your uniforms, making you a fully fledged member of the AAFC!