The Book for Officers
What You Get
In purchasing ‘The Book’ you will receive the following:
Personal Characteristics
How to demonstrate the personal characteristics the interviewers are looking for including:
- The personal qualities and characteristics the Officer Selection Board is searching for
- How to demonstrate leadership qualities
- The correct way to demonstrate motivation
- How to align with the values of your desired service
Officer Training
Information covering the Officer Training questions you will be asked during your interviews including:
- ADFA
- GSO training – Army
- SSO Training – Army
- Air Force Officer Training
- Navy Officer Training
Knowledge Questions
Information covering the various categories that you will be asked about during your interviews including:
- The hierarchy in Defence (the chain of command) and the names/faces you need to know
- The rank progression in all services in the Defence Force
- Values of the three services in the Defence Force
- The way each service is structured
- A list of the acronyms commonly used in the ADF (they will use these during the interviews)
Defence History
A brief overview of military history that is commonly targeted which covers:
- Brief history of the Australian Military
- Brief WW1 history
- Brief WW2 history
- Vietnam War and others
- Important dates that you will be questioned on; Anzac Day, Remembrance Day etc
Maths and Cognition
How to answer questions you could be asked including:
- Quick mental arithmetic
- Basic mathematical calculations
- Cognitive questions
Group Activities
A breakdown of the group activities completed during the OSB process including:
- The group activity process
- Activities that may be completed
- Insight into what the OSB panel is looking for regarding them so you can demonstrate the best of your leadership potential
Written examples
A compilation of written examples including:
- Step by step instructions on how to prepare your answers
- A case study of written examples detailing how one of our mentors prepared and answered all of their questions in the Officer Selection Board interview
- A broad range of examples covering personal questions through to knowledge questions
- You will see the principles we teach you in action and learn exactly how to prepare your own answers to convey the most important qualities
Practice Questions
An extensive list of practice questions that will be asked during the interviews:
- Personal characteristics
- Knowledge questions
- Gives you the opportunity to put into action what you have learnt throughout the book and create your own responses using the techniques we teach you
- Practice our techniques using these questions to ensure you sound natural and organic on the day
Learning Activities
A number of activities to assist in learning the material:
- Crosswords
- Word searches
- Puzzles
- Covers the structure of the Defence Force, Officer Training, ADFA, past wars, defence leaders, important dates etc
- Enables you to assess how much information you have retained
Tutoring Call
A 30 minute tutoring call with one of our experienced mentors:
- Conducted after you have finished reading The Book for Officers
- Ideally conducted prior to your assessment day (however if the e-book is purchased after the assessment day, email us immediately and we will book it in)
- We answer any of your questions and also complete some mock interview questions which assess your ability
- You will receive tailored advice targeted at any weak areas we discover during the call
- Timothy
I’ve just been Highly Recommended at my OSB for RMC and ADF Mentors were the guys who led me to this result. ADFmentors and ‘The Book’ is a MUST for those who want to succeed at becoming an Officer in the Australian Defence Force.
Army GSO Officer
