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Artillery Observer
Full Time

Want to engage hostile targets with all available firepower? Then a career as an Artillery Observer using a range of resources from laser rangefinders to thermal surveillance systems to locate enemy forces will provide this unique opportunity.

Job Details
The Artillery Observer is a soldier who uses and operates basic and advanced target acquisition equipment, such as Binoculars, Laser Rangefinders, and Laser Target Markers. He uses this equipment to assist him in the prosecution of targets in support of Australian and coalition operations. He also operates digital and analogue communications equipment to assist him in this role. This soldier operates as part of a small team of up to six soldiers whose task it is to find and suppress enemy positions using artillery guns, naval surface guns, armed helicopters and ground attack aircraft. He also plays an important role in the discovery, reporting and dissemination of battlespace intelligence.

Entry
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) is the term used to describe the large number of non-technical jobs available to people entering the Army as soldiers (non-officer entry). The Army is made up of different specialist branches, called Corps, which perform various different functions such as Administration, Catering, Communications, Health, Armoured, Artillery, Engineering, Infantry and Transport. General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) soldiers graduate from recruit training with the rank of private and generally progress to private proficient after 12 months effective service following completion of initial employment training. Further promotion to corporal, sergeant and warrant officer is based on performance, thelength oftime spent in a particularrank and vacancies and will normally require the successful completion of trade and promotion courses. Corporals (Bombardiers in Artillery) are referred to as Junior Non-Commissioned Officers, or JNCOs, while sergeants arereferred to asSenior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs). Warrant Officer Class 1 is the most senior soldier rank. A corporal will normally have some responsibility for the supervision of junior staff and this progressively increases on promotion to sergeant. A warrant officer normally has a substantial personnel management role.

Pay & Allowances

Salary while undertaking Military (Recruit) Training: $1,210 per fortnight ($31,538 per year).* Salary while undertaking Initial Employment Training: $1,382 per fortnight ($36,043 per year).* While under training, you will receive $335 per fortnight ($8,742 per year) pro rata Trainee Allowance. Salary (excluding allowances) on completion of Initial Employment Training: $1,728 per fortnight ($45,054 per year).* In addition to your salary, you will also receive Service Allowance of $447 per fortnight ($11,662 per year) except while undertaking Military (Initial) or Employment training. This allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family. To assist you in maintaining your uniforms in good order and condition, you will also receive a Uniform Allowance of $16 per fortnight ($419 per year). Each General Entry job in the Australian Defence Force is classified into a pay grade. This particular job is classified as a Pay Grade 3 occupation. Salary will continue to increase based on rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank. Pay grade may also increase following the acquisition of additional skills and completion of advanced courses. Refer to the Salary Scales for further details. * Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); and superannuation.

General Requirements Age Requirement

Must be aged between 17 and 55 years inclusive on day of entry. Applicants will notbe allowed to enter the ADF until they achieve a minimum of 17 years of age, however they may be able to initiate the application process from 16 years and six months of age, depending upon the capacity of their local recruiting centre.

Citizenship Requirement
Only Australian citizens are permitted to serve in the ADF. If you are a Permanent Resident of Australia, the ADF may consider a temporary waiver of the

citizenship requirement if the position for which you are applying cannot be filled by an applicant who meets all the citizenship requirements, and then only in exceptional circumstances. You will be required to obtain Australian citizenship as early as possible following enlistment or appointment. More information on citizenship requirements and the citizenship waiver process is available from the Recruitment Centre and your local Defence Force Recruiting Centre.

Security Requirement
The Department of Defence requires ADF entrants to attain a security clearance appropriate to their avenue of entry. A process of background checks, collection of relevant information and, as required, interviews enables the Regional Security Office to make an informed assessment of an applicant's suitability for a security clearance. Current policy requires applicants for this particular avenue of entry to have lived in Australia for the preceding 5 years, or have a checkable background for this period.

Aptitude Requirement
The application process to join the Australian Defence Force requires you to complete a series of aptitude tests including verbal, spatial and numerical ability and a general maths test. Some jobs may also need additional testing at a later date. Psychology support staff will explain what is involved with each test. The aptitude tests provide information about your suitability for the Defence Force and for particular jobs. Defence Force Recruiting can then help you identify jobs that match your abilities. Further information on the aptitude testing requirements can be found here.

Gender Restriction
Consistent with an exemption provided for Defence under the Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Act, women may not be employed in direct combat roles which includes Field Artillery units. However, female soldiers and officers may serve in the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) Corps within Surveillance Aircraft Operator, Operator Radar or related RAA officer employments currently only within the Surveillance, Targeting and Acquisition (STA).

Education Requirements
Completion of Australian Year 9 education (or equivalent) with passes in English and Mathematics. If you do not satisfy the education requirements for this trade but did attempt Year 10, your application

may be considered on a case by case basis; or You may be eligible to sit an Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) assessment to ascertain your ability at the required educational level for this trade. Further information is available here.

Medical & Fitness Requirements

To be enlisted or appointed, you must be medically and physically fit for entry to your chosen occupation. This is partially assessed from the completion of an extensive questionnaire covering your medical history, followed by a physical examination. You will also be required to successfully pass a physical fitness test before enlistment. For further details on medical and physical fitness standards refer toPhysical Fitness Standards for Entry into the ADF and Medical Process for Entry into the ADF.

Period of Service
You will be enlisted for an Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS) of four years. Subsequent periods of service may be offered subject to the requirements of the ADF and your suitability for further service. You may request discharge at any time provided you do not have an outstandingIMPS obligation. Your Careers Counsellor can advise on how IMPS will relate to your chosen occupation.

Military Training
All General Entry recruits into the Australian Regular Army are required to complete the Recruit Course. Total Duration: 80 days. Location: Kapooka, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Recruit training is the same for male and female entrants. During the 80 day Army Recruit Course you will be required to take part in physical training, weapon handling and shooting, first aid, drill and field craft. The training is deliberately challenging and has been designed to prepare you to be a soldier in today's Army. Recruits gain a sense of achievement, purpose and confidence during basic training, and on completion of the course feel justifiably proud of what they have achieved. For more details on recruit training, refer to the Joining instructions. These instructions will provide you and your family with enough information to arrange your personal affairs before enlistment in the Army, and give you an idea of what you will be doing on the recruit course.

Further information is also available at the Army Recruit Training Centre website. During Military (Initial Recruit) Training and (Initial) Employment Training, members may be required to pay a contribution towards meals, accommodation and utilities.

Employment Training
Artillery Observer Basic Course Location: School of Artillery, Puckapunyal in Central Victoria. Duration: 11.5 weeks. Includes training on: Advanced small arms weapon systems; Digital and analogue communication systems; Battlespace manoeuvre techniques; and Target location, identification, and engagement procedures.

Employment Location
On completion of employment training, you can expect to be posted to either 1 Field Regiment (Brisbane), 4 Field Regiment (Townsville), or 8/12 Medium Regiment (Darwin).

Civil Accreditation
Qualification as an Artillery Observer will enable eligibility for the award of Certificate II in Government PSP20104.

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