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The Crewman Australian Service Light Armoured
Vehicle (ASLAV) is employed in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) which
provides armoured mobility and firepower on the battlefield. RAAC units are
equipped with a range of tracked and wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, which
provide mobility, communications, endurance and combat power.
The Cavalry Regiments operate the ASLAV and M113A1 family of vehicles. A Cavalry
units manning and equipment enable it to conduct a variety of tasks ranging from
medium reconnaissance and surveillance through to providing security and
conducting offensive, defensive or delaying actions.
The Crewman ASLAV is a soldier who drives and helps to maintain the ASLAV in
tactical situations and operates the communications equipment in the vehicle.
Duties
- Operate and maintain the ASLAV, including
minor servicing of the power pack and suspension.
- Operate the communications equipment
organic to the vehicle.
- Maintain and operate both radio and weapon
systems on the AFV.
- Tactical driving by day and night.
Employment Training
You will undertake a 56 day Crewman ASLAV course which will consist of Corps Indoctrination, Communications phase followed by Driving and Servicing at the School of Armour, Puckapunyal, Victoria. After a period of service as a driver in a Cavalry Reconnaissance Regiment you will be eligible to be trained as an ASLAV Gunner or Crewman Specialist Dismounted / Crewman Specialist Surveillance Operator.
Employment Location
Drivers of ASLAV are employed at Puckapunyal, Darwin and in Brisbane.
Pay
This particular job is classified as a Pay Group 2 after successful completion
of initial course, and up to Pay Group 3 after approximately 12 months.
Special Requirements
In addition to being able to pass the Army swim test. Applicants must be capable
of passing the Armoured Corps swim test which involves duck diving twice through
at least two underwater obstacles. The obstacles are two metres apart at a depth
of not less than 2.5 metres and not more than 3.5 metres measured from the
bottom of the obstacle. Applicants are to swim 30 metres in fresh water, or 50
metres in salt water and without leaving the water, remain afloat out of depth
for three minutes. Applicants need to be able to withstand being confined in
restricted spaces for extended periods of time and to have the capacity to hold
a drivers licence, and those that do are not to have any restrictions imposed or
pending on their current licence.
Medical Requirement.
In addition to requirements set out for Army GE, applicants for RAAC must have a
visual acuity of 8/3 or better in each eye, and a colour perception (CP) rating
of no less than 2.
Civil Accreditation
This category's courses meet the requirements for both civilian and military
authorities and will make you eligible for:
- Certificate II in Resource Operations is
granted to personnel on being assessed as competent as a ARA Crewman
Specialist.
- Certificate III in Resource Operations is
granted to personnel on being assessed as competent as a ARA Crewman
Commander.
- Certificate IV in Resource Supervision is
granted to personnel on being assessed as competent as a ARA Sergeant.
- Diploma of Resource Management is granted to personnel on being assessed as competent as a ARA Warrant Officer.
Career Flowcharts
The flowchart below provides the career flow information from IET for ECN 063
Crewman ASLAV. It shows the flow from ECN 063 Crewman ASLAV through ECN 066
Crewman Specialist 25mm Gunner, ECN 093 Crew Commander ASLAV, ECN 424 Supervisor
Troop Operations ASLAV to ECN 427 Supervisor Squadron Operations ASLAV.
The flowchart also shows where a soldier can elect to train in either ECN 068
Crewman Specialist Surveillance Equipment Operator or ECN 069 Crewman Specialist
Dismounted.