NADJT – Tessa Zangalis

National Cadet Adjutant, Cadet Under Officer Tessa Zangalis, joined the Australian Army Cadets in July of 2018 at 302 ACU Oakleigh in Victoria. Tessa was promoted to Cadet Lance Corporal in 2019 after successfully completing  the Junior Leadership Course. Following being a Section Commander on Victoria Brigade’s Annual Field Exercise in September 2019, Tessa was promoted to Cadet Corporal.

In December 2019, Tessa attended the Senior Leadership Course and subsequently was promoted to Cadet Sergeant. During her 2020 tenure as a Cadet Sergeant, she delivered both in-person and online training. She further contributed to her Brigade’s Cadet Advisory Committee in their online meetings.

In August 2020, Tessa attended the CUO/WOs course online, and later finished the in-person component in January 2021. She was also a cadet directing staff member on the Junior Leadership Course in January 2021.

Tessa was then promoted to Cadet Warrant Officer Class One, as the 34 Battalion Regimental Sergeant Major in January 2021. During her time as an RSM, Tessa completed the Adventure Training Award in the Victorian Grampians, and further led the CUO/WOs course both in July 2021 and January 2022 as the Course Sergeant Major.

In late 2021, Tessa was selected as the National Cadet Adjutant, and assumed the position at the start of 2022.

As the National Cadet Training Officer, along with the National Cadet Under Officer, National Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major and National Cadet Training Officer, RCUO Tessa Zangalis will endeavour to make cadets accessible to each individual youth member, from recruits to NCOs, by acting as the point of contact between national AAC HQ and individual units. She will ensure that the exceptional quality of the policies and traditions within the Australian Army Cadets are sustained whilst working to facilitate the implementation of the new Cadet Development Continuum and personal initiatives.