LT Dawes graduated from the Royal Military College – Duntroon in April 2020, into the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police. He was posted to Delta Company, 1st Military Police Battalion, where he undertook the role of Company Operations Officer. In 2021, LT Dawes was appointed to Command of 14 Platoon, the investigations and forensics element within Delta Company, which he continues to Command. LT Dawes has undertaken a rotation of Rifle Company Butterworth with Alpha Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, where he was the Training Officer.