Ideally, they want all of the above, plus someone who will stay on in the RAAF for as long as possible. I am early in my RAAF flying career and want to stay in as long as I can.
How things change
. Our "career manager" explained during the DPO brief that you can have two flying tours, and get promoted or get bent.
I think the line was something to the effect "The days of staying flying and being a FLTLT are over unless your an instructor".
Quiet amusing how he tried to make an airline job sound under paid and crap though