“no matter <strong>what</strong> i do w<strong>it</strong>h the rest of my life, noth<strong>in</strong>g will replace the experience the army has given me.” charlie bar<strong>to</strong>n, Pilot. 28
Pilot—Specialist Service Officer Another way of becom<strong>in</strong>g a pilot <strong>in</strong> the Army Aviation Corps is as a Specialist Service Officer (SSO). The SSO scheme generates short-term pilot appo<strong>in</strong>tments <strong>to</strong> operate the Army’s rapidly grow<strong>in</strong>g fleet of helicopters <strong>an</strong>d fixed-w<strong>in</strong>g aircraft. Your <strong>in</strong><strong>it</strong>ial fly<strong>in</strong>g will be w<strong>it</strong>h helicopter un<strong>it</strong>s, but you may convert <strong>to</strong> fixed w<strong>in</strong>g. You may also be selected <strong>to</strong> tra<strong>in</strong> as a Qualified Fly<strong>in</strong>g Instruc<strong>to</strong>r. Public Relations Officer The Army is no different from other large org<strong>an</strong>isations that need <strong>to</strong> communicate w<strong>it</strong>h the media on all matters relat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> their activ<strong>it</strong>ies. As a Public Relations Officer, you’ll need <strong>to</strong> be skilled <strong>in</strong> <strong>an</strong>swer<strong>in</strong>g media enquiries, issu<strong>in</strong>g media releases, m<strong>an</strong>ag<strong>in</strong>g PR pho<strong>to</strong>graphers <strong>an</strong>d respond<strong>in</strong>g pos<strong>it</strong>ively <strong>to</strong> public<strong>it</strong>y. Dur<strong>in</strong>g operations, you’ll gather material <strong>in</strong> the field <strong>an</strong>d liaise w<strong>it</strong>h media <strong>in</strong> the area of operations <strong>to</strong> help keep the public <strong>in</strong>formed. Radiographer As a Radiographer, you’ll enjoy modern, wellma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>an</strong>d equipped facil<strong>it</strong>ies that feature the latest <strong>in</strong> diagnostic ultrasound un<strong>it</strong>s, mobile <strong>an</strong>d fixed image <strong>in</strong>tensifiers <strong>an</strong>d at some bases, the latest generation radiographic casualty un<strong>it</strong>s. W<strong>it</strong>h such equipment now available <strong>in</strong> Sydney, Brisb<strong>an</strong>e, Townsville <strong>an</strong>d Darw<strong>in</strong>, Radiographers are able <strong>to</strong> perform a broad r<strong>an</strong>ge of <strong>in</strong>vestigative procedures on mil<strong>it</strong>ary personnel no matter where they are stationed, both on base <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong> Mobile Field Hosp<strong>it</strong>als. As a Radiographer, you may also have the opportun<strong>it</strong>y <strong>to</strong> travel overseas <strong>in</strong> support of <strong>Defence</strong> Force personnel on combat deployments <strong>an</strong>d peacekeep<strong>in</strong>g missions. Or you may form part of a hum<strong>an</strong><strong>it</strong>ari<strong>an</strong> operation or disaster relief program. Science Officer (PATHOLOGIST) As a Science Officer, you’ll be responsible for aid<strong>in</strong>g medical pract<strong>it</strong>ioners <strong>in</strong> the diagnosis, mon<strong>it</strong>or<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d prevention of disease through the <strong>an</strong>alysis of biological specimens. You’ll also provide a r<strong>an</strong>ge of pathology services <strong>in</strong> deployed <strong>an</strong>d nondeployed pathology environments. This <strong>in</strong>cludes the m<strong>an</strong>agement of labora<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>to</strong> conduct rout<strong>in</strong>e biochemical, microbiological, haema<strong>to</strong>logical <strong>an</strong>d blood tr<strong>an</strong>sfusion test<strong>in</strong>g of cl<strong>in</strong>ical pathology specimens. Signals Corps Officer As a Signals Corps Officer, you’ll play <strong>an</strong> import<strong>an</strong>t role <strong>in</strong> the comm<strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>d control of the battlespace through the delivery of a complete <strong>in</strong>formation service dur<strong>in</strong>g times of peace, conflict <strong>an</strong>d crisis. W<strong>it</strong>h your unique underst<strong>an</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g of communications <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong>formation systems, you’ll be equally at home tr<strong>an</strong>sferr<strong>in</strong>g large volumes of high-speed data, or work<strong>in</strong>g on computer sw<strong>it</strong>ched dig<strong>it</strong>al networks provid<strong>in</strong>g highcapac<strong>it</strong>y secure communications. Tr<strong>an</strong>sport Corps Officer W<strong>it</strong>h the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g sophistication of tr<strong>an</strong>sport logistics, the Royal Australi<strong>an</strong> Corps of Tr<strong>an</strong>sport (RACT) has a grow<strong>in</strong>g need for officers <strong>to</strong> m<strong>an</strong>age <strong>it</strong>s fleet of vehicles <strong>an</strong>d drivers as well as <strong>it</strong>s comput<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d systems m<strong>an</strong>agement. As a Tr<strong>an</strong>sport Corps Officer, you’ll be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> all aspects of the Army’s tr<strong>an</strong>sport operations, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>an</strong>d, sea <strong>an</strong>d air tr<strong>an</strong>sport, cargo term<strong>in</strong>als, <strong>an</strong>d special pack<strong>in</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d despatch of supplies for air drops. 29
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