Each region is to conduct their own selection board with the successful regional candidates being passed to HQAAC for final selection. The national selection board will be conducted with the HQAAC final selection process being completed according to the dates on the relevant Task Order. Both successful and unsuccessful candidates will be advised of their result.

When forwarding the results of their deliberations Regional Headquarters are to ensure that their nominations are placed in order of merit.

Regional Headquarters will advise those candidates who do not proceed beyond the regional selection board process that their application has been unsuccessful.

For those Army Cadet Staff and Army cadets who reach the national selection process, HQAAC will be responsible for advising both successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates of their results.

• • The AAC will fund travel expenses from major regional centres to the host nation and return.
• • Travel arrangements to nearest major airport and to the departure airport will be managed on a case-by-case basis and be advised to the candidate.
• • All members participating in AAC exchange activities, will be required to pay for their own passport.
• • Travel Insurance will be provided by the Commonwealth.

Many of the activities conducted by the other nations are physically demanding and ACS staff and cadets must have an acceptable level of fitness. Detailed fitness requirements will be listed on the relevant application forms.

• The minimum age for Army Cadet Staff to apply as an escort is for the IACE program is 21 years of age on the day of departure.
• The minimum age for a cadet to participate in the ACE program is 15 years old on the day of departure

More detail on the AAC exchange activities including Commanders Directive, policy and specific information documents elaborating on the AAC exchange activities, will be available to ACS and cadets on CADETNet.

The following advice is provided to assist applicants in writing their application. It should be noted this list is not exhaustive but does include issues that have been identified during the previous selection processes:

• Read and follow instructions carefully. Applicants who demonstrate an inability to do this reduce their chance of selection.
• Neatness! If the selection panel cannot read your application, it cannot assess your suitability for the exchange.
• Correctness and completeness. Make sure your application is complete
• As a way of checking your application, go through every section, imagine you are a person on the selection panel, and then ask yourself what is good about your application and what is not.
• The physical standard is the physical standard. Applicants who do not meet the minimum standard will not be considered.
• Please address any questions or concern to the POC listed on AAC exchange activities information.