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The Crewman Leopard Tank 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 that provide mobility, communications,
endurance and combat power.
The Tank Regiment operates the Leopard main battle tank. The Regiment's manning
and equipment make it suitable for a variety of employments. Its main role is to
provide close combat protection.
The Crewman Leopard is a soldier who drives and helps maintain a Main Battle
Tank (MBT) or loads the main armament and machine guns and operates
communications equipment organic to the vehicle.
The Leopard Tank is in the process of being replaced by the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. It is anticipated that this page may change in the near future.
Duties
- Tactical driving by day and night.
- Performs all driver's servicing tasks on
the tank and carries out minor repairs and adjustments.
- Assists tradesmen and other crewmen in
repairs on the tank and its ancillary equipment.
- Loads the main armament and machine guns.
- Operates communications equipment organic to the vehicle.
Employment Training
You will undertake a 56 day Crewman Leopard course (MBT) which will consist of
Corps Indoctrination, a Communications, Driving and Servicing phase, followed by
a Loaders phase at the School of Armour, Puckapunyal, Victoria. After a period
of service as a driver in a Tank you will be eligible to be trained as a Special
Equipment Operator or Gunner MBT.
Employment Location
At present Crewman MBT are employed at Puckapunyal and Darwin.
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 065
Crewman Leopard. It shows the flow from ECN 065 Crewman Leopard through ECN 067
Crewman Specialist 105mm Gunner, ECN 095 Crew Commander Leopard, ECN 426
Supervisor Troop Operations Leopard to ECN 429 Supervisor Squadron Operations
Leopard.