Ben Tabet served in 5th/7th Battallion, Royal Australian Regiment (RAR), the Royal Military College and 5 RAR before transferring to the Army Reserves. He is currently an Instructor at Western Australian University Regiment and instructor pool for the Jungle Training Team Malaysia. He has deployed to Iraq, Timor Leste, and on Border Protection operations. In his civilian work he is a Detective at the Rapid Apprehension Squad Western Australia Police Force.