Australian Military Internship?


I’m a recreation and tourism major in the United States. What I planned to do with this was work the the U.S. military under the MWR (Morale, Welfare, Recreation) department. The kind of work I would do would be working on a military base and help run their recreation centers, such as a gym or design recreation programs such as a baseball league or camping trip. It’s basically organizing recreation activities for people. I’ve still got another year left of college, but I was looking at doing my internship at a U.S. military base.
I’ve spent time in Australia working on a volunteer project and traveling across the country doing conservation work. I loved it and would like to eventually move to Australia. I figure this would be the best time out of any to move overseas: I’m young and without a family of my own, I haven’t bought a house here in the U.S. so I’m not tied up in a mortgage, most of my personal value is in savings accounts since I don’t have a house of my own and didn’t need to buy furnishings for it, and I don’t have any loans since I already paid off my car loans and I got scholarships for college. But another important thing is I’ve spent time in Australia, loved it, and am not leaving the U.S. due to being upset at the government or economical problems.
My question is do you think I should see if I can get an internship with the Australian military instead? It seems like they’re quite different and it’s not necessarily the same as the U.S.’s military MWR program. Also, I see that the U.S. usually wants U.S. citizens, I think it’s safe to assume that Australia is the same way. Any advice would be appreciated since I’m having difficulty researching this. I’m basically trying to gather information and go from there. I’d also like to hear about any experience you’ve had with Australia’s military bases if you were stationed yourself. Do you think I would be better off to stick with the U.S. military internship and then come to Australia afterwards with the experience to try to find a job? Thanks for your help!

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