4: Geordie's team was with the 1 PARA Battle Group at Camp Pegasus Geordie with 1 PARA's Forward Air Controller (FAC) Sgt Woolf RAF Regt wearing Maroon Beret just finished our final briefings and were about to fly in Chinooks across into Iraq
When The RAF Regiment send people to 16 Air Assault Brigade they must first complete ' P' Company and then they all where the Maroon Beret back with an RAF Badge
the main man in the link above is "woolfie" he does like his badges
see how many you can spot boys n girls
he is a fac with 16 aab
he already had his wings as he has done a couple of tours on 2 sqn
he probably lapped up the "P" coy
woolfy is a total nutter we worked together on several raf regt sqns
he may be a nutter but he is also a consumate professional
what woolfy doesnt know about soldiering you could write about on the back of a postage stamp..
"Once a Rockape Always a Rockape"
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i had the pleasure with "A" flt 51 sqn raf regt of breaking his collar bone lol
pt was sorta rough in the late 80's
i did say sorry
he was like a wounded sparra for weeks lol
still rocks will be rocks
You broke his collar bone! He looks like the type of bloke who would of got back up again and then broken yours for you . But i suppose you cant judge a book by its cover he may be the type of guy who gives Poodles their haircuts and watches the Ballet at weekends....
*Runs off very fast incase Woolf see's this thread*
I bust my collar bone whilst at 4Para, again it was doing phys. Its the type of injury that you dont really notice. Fair one it hurt abit TA doc even said i'd only sprained it,so I proceeded to the company bar straight after and began suppin on the cheap TA booze,needless to say I soon forgot about it....must have been the numbing effect of the Caffreys....next day I woke in bits went to casualty and had an x-ray, hey presto clean break and practically coming through the skin....nice.
gunner75 wrote:I bust my collar bone whilst at 4Para, again it was doing phys. Its the type of injury that you dont really notice. Fair one it hurt abit TA doc even said i'd only sprained it,so I proceeded to the company bar straight after and began suppin on the cheap TA booze,needless to say I soon forgot about it....must have been the numbing effect of the Caffreys....next day I woke in bits went to casualty and had an x-ray, hey presto clean break and practically coming through the skin....nice.
mmmmm....Cheapo booooooze
Nasty stuff Gunner. I've never broken a bone (well i've broken Toes and Fingers) mainly because they are so thick, i was in some pretty bad bike accidents a while back and i'm amazed why stuff like that never happened to me. Wearing a helmet does make sense..it saved my life most def.
I've known the man for many many years and he is without a doubt the most airborne, barking mad bod I have ever met. Heart of gold though. This may sound like an insult to those who have never had the pleasure of his company, trust me, it isn't.
Geordie is a mate too (pre and post commission). I will slag him for the "ME" web site when I see him next.
--------------------------------------------Job Description
Airfield Defence Guards (ADG) are employed on operational tasks in and around RAAF Bases and Installations. They form the basis of the RAAF's ground combat force; protecting Bases and Installations against attack by enemy ground forces. An ADGs job is mentally and physically demanding. Due to the physically demanding nature of the duties carried out by ADGs there is a requirement for the maintenance of a very high physical fitness standard. You will frequently be absent from your home base and family for at least several months of the year. You must be able to function in all climatic conditions for indefinite periods and endure high levels of fatigue. ADGs live and work as a team, normally in groups of five to ten men. Some typical tasks performed by ADGs are:
- foot and vehicle patrolling by day and by night around airfields;
- construction of field defences and obstacles such as weapon pits and bunkers, fences and road blocks;
- searches and clearance operations;
- manning of crew served weapons such us machine guns and anti-armour weapons; and
- instruction on small arms such as rifle, shotguns and machine guns.
On graduation from training, an ADG will normally be posted to a Rifle Flight in an Airfield Defence Squadron at Amberley in QLD or Edinburgh (near Adelaide) in SA. He will be part of a section of ten men within a Rifle Flight.
On obtaining Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) rank, NCO ADGs may be employed on a range of duties including Airfield Defence Squadron operations and instructional duties within RAAF establishments, which include weapon handling, ground defence battle tactics, general service instruction and field operations.
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Entry Type
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) is the term used to describe the large number of non-technical jobs available to people entering the Air Force as Airmen (non-Officer entry) and for which training is provided. Each Airman job in the Air Force is referred to as a mustering; for example, Cook is a mustering.
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) Airmen graduate from recruit training with the rank of aircraftman/aircraftwoman and generally progress to leading aircraftman/leading aircraftwoman after 12 months productive service following completion of initial employment training and successful completion of a trade test or workplace assessment. Further promotion to corporal, sergeant, flight sergeant and warrant officer is based on performance, time in rank and vacancies and will normally require the successful completion of a trade test (for promotion to corporal) and promotion courses.
Corporals are referred to as Non-Commissioned Officers, or NCOs, while sergeants and flight sergeants are called Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs). Warrant Officer is the most senior Airman rank. A corporal will normally have some responsibility for the supervision of junior staff and this progressively increases on promotion to sergeant and flight sergeant. A warrant officer normally has a substantial personnel management role.
The Air Force has a system whereby serving Airmen may, in certain circumstances, be appointed as Officers. The prerequisites vary depending on your mustering, the preferred Officer specialisation, your rank, performance history and a number of other factors.
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Age Requirement
Must be aged between 17 and 50 years inclusive on day of entry.
Applicants will not normally be 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 nine months of age, depending upon the capacity of their local recruiting centre.
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Educational Requirement
It is essential that the applicant has completed Year 10 with passes in English and Maths and is proficient in the areas of spelling and grammar. A 'pass' (or Sound Achievement) is defined as a result that places a candidate in the top 70 percentile band of students that complete the subject. This means that an applicant must have achieved better than the bottom 30% of students who completed the subject.
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Citizenship Requirement
Citizenship requirements will be met, for Full-time and Part-time applicants, if any of the following apply:
You are an Australian citizen;
You are a permanent resident who can provide a DIMIA (Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs) receipt to prove you have applied for Australian citizenship. (A permanent resident is generally eligible to apply for citizenship after two years. A permanent resident married to an Australian can apply immediately); or
You are a permanent resident who is not eligible to apply for Australian citizenship but are prepared to sign an undertaking to apply after completing 90 days service in the ADF or 130 days part-time aggregated service in the ADF Reserve. (Permanent residents become eligible to apply for citizenship on completion of 90 days service in the ADF or 130 days part-time aggregated service in the ADF Reserve).
A permanent resident who enters the ADF will have their service terminated if they subsequently:
fail to apply for citizenship when eligible to do so;
are not offered citizenship; or
fail to accept citizenship when it is offered.
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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.
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Medical and Physical Fitness Requirement
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 standards, click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of this page and refer to 'Medical Standards for Enlistment or Appointment into the ADF'.
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Aptitude Requirement
Aptitude testing is undertaken to assess your ability to cope with the training and intellectual demands placed on you whilst serving in the ADF. The standards are sound and realistic in expectation, with psychology support staff explaining what is involved with each test.
For further details click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of this page and select 'ADF Selection Procedures'.
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Gender Restriction
The Direct Combat exclusion precludes the employment of women in this job role.
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Military Training
Duration: 10 weeks and four days
Location: RAAF Base Edinburgh (near Adelaide, SA)
No 1 Recruit Training Unit conducts initial recruit training for Airmen and Airwomen. The 10 week and four day recruit course is an intensive period of learning and adjustment to a military lifestyle. The aims of the course are to; provide an orderly transition from civilian to Air Force life; equip the recruit with the basic knowledge, skills and physical fitness to perform his/her future role in the Air Force; and instill in the recruit the motivation to become a dedicated and productive Air Force member. For further details of military training click on 'Additional Information' at the top of this page and then on 'Joining Instructions Air Force General Entry Military (Recruit) Training'.
Upon graduation, most Airmen and Airwomen undertake specialist employment training before moving on to full employment in their chosen mustering in the Air Force.
During Military (Initial Recruit) Training and (Initial) Employment Training, members may be required to pay a contribution towards meals, accommodation and utilities, depending on a number of factors. For more details, please refer to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section (click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of the window).
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Employment Training
Basic ADG Course - 13 Weeks
Trainees are required to undergo a Basic ADG Course of 13 weeks duration at the RAAF Security and Fire School (RAAFSFS) RAAF Base Amberley QLD. Training is provided on: small arms weapons, high explosive weapons and explosive stores, radio communications, field engineering, battle-craft and tactics, map reading and navigation, nuclear, biological and chemical defence, first aid and casualty handling; and physical training. The basic ADG course is physically very demanding. Accordingly, students need to have a very high level of physical fitness before commencing training. Upon graduation from RAAFSFS, students must be able to perform 10 chin-ups 40 sit-ups (3 second cadence) and run 2.4 kilometres in under 10 minutes.
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Employment Location
You may be posted to any Air Force Base within Australia or possibly overseas, although overseas postings are limited.
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Pay Level
Salary while undertaking Military (Recruit) Training: $885.60 per fortnight ($23,089 per year)*.
Salary while undertaking Employment Training: $1001.09 per fortnight ($26,100 per year)*.
Salary (excluding allowances) on completion of Employment Training: $31,814 per annum ($1220.25 per fortnight)*.
Uniform Maintenance Allowance at a rate of $419 per annum ($16.06 per fortnight)* is paid to assist members to maintain an approved scale of uniforms in good order and condition.
Service Allowance at the rate of $8781 per annum ($336.80 per fortnight)* is paid to all members (except while undertaking Recruit and Employment training) below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent. The allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.
Each General Entry job in the Australian Defence Force is classified into a pay group. This particular job is classified as a Pay Group 2 occupation.
Salary will continue to increase based on rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank. Pay Group may also increase following the acquisition of additional skills and completion of advanced courses. Refer to the Salary Scales shown under 'Additional Information' (click on button on the toolbar at top of page).
Note: Trainees with dependants may be entitled to Trainee's Dependant Allowance which is paid to enable trainees with dependants to receive a salary not less than $30,165 per annum ($1157 per fortnight) while training. Conditions apply. Speak to the ADF Careers Adviser for details.
* Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); and superannuation. For more details, please refer to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section (click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of the window), and 'Conditions of Service'.
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Fixed Period Of Service
You will be enlisted for a Fixed Period of Service (FPS) 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 outstanding Initial Minimum Period of Service obligation.
Personnel are expected to serve for the period specified as the Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS), which may be all or a specified part of the Fixed Period of Service.
Your Defence Interviewer can advise on how IMPS will relate to your chosen occupation.
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Further Training
Career progression for an ADG is as follows:
ADG1 - Aircraftman - Leading Aircraftman
ADG2 - Leading Aircraftman (having served for 18 months and passed the required trade test) up to the rank of Warrant Officer.
Promotion through the ranks of non commissioned officer is competitive and subject to vacancies. You will need to demonstrate sound trade skills, positive attitude and also to have successfully completed any qualifying trade tests and/or promotion examinations. The opportunity exists within the mustering for promotion to the rank of Warrant Officer.
--------------------------------------------Job Description
Airfield Defence Guards (ADG) are employed on operational tasks in and around RAAF Bases and Installations. They form the basis of the RAAF's ground combat force; protecting Bases and Installations against attack by enemy ground forces. An ADGs job is mentally and physically demanding. Due to the physically demanding nature of the duties carried out by ADGs there is a requirement for the maintenance of a very high physical fitness standard. You will frequently be absent from your home base and family for at least several months of the year. You must be able to function in all climatic conditions for indefinite periods and endure high levels of fatigue. ADGs live and work as a team, normally in groups of five to ten men. Some typical tasks performed by ADGs are:
- foot and vehicle patrolling by day and by night around airfields;
- construction of field defences and obstacles such as weapon pits and bunkers, fences and road blocks;
- searches and clearance operations;
- manning of crew served weapons such us machine guns and anti-armour weapons; and
- instruction on small arms such as rifle, shotguns and machine guns.
On graduation from training, an ADG will normally be posted to a Rifle Flight in an Airfield Defence Squadron at Amberley in QLD or Edinburgh (near Adelaide) in SA. He will be part of a section of ten men within a Rifle Flight.
On obtaining Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) rank, NCO ADGs may be employed on a range of duties including Airfield Defence Squadron operations and instructional duties within RAAF establishments, which include weapon handling, ground defence battle tactics, general service instruction and field operations.
[Back to Top]
Entry Type
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) is the term used to describe the large number of non-technical jobs available to people entering the Air Force as Airmen (non-Officer entry) and for which training is provided. Each Airman job in the Air Force is referred to as a mustering; for example, Cook is a mustering.
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) Airmen graduate from recruit training with the rank of aircraftman/aircraftwoman and generally progress to leading aircraftman/leading aircraftwoman after 12 months productive service following completion of initial employment training and successful completion of a trade test or workplace assessment. Further promotion to corporal, sergeant, flight sergeant and warrant officer is based on performance, time in rank and vacancies and will normally require the successful completion of a trade test (for promotion to corporal) and promotion courses.
Corporals are referred to as Non-Commissioned Officers, or NCOs, while sergeants and flight sergeants are called Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs). Warrant Officer is the most senior Airman rank. A corporal will normally have some responsibility for the supervision of junior staff and this progressively increases on promotion to sergeant and flight sergeant. A warrant officer normally has a substantial personnel management role.
The Air Force has a system whereby serving Airmen may, in certain circumstances, be appointed as Officers. The prerequisites vary depending on your mustering, the preferred Officer specialisation, your rank, performance history and a number of other factors.
[Back to Top]
Age Requirement
Must be aged between 17 and 50 years inclusive on day of entry.
Applicants will not normally be 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 nine months of age, depending upon the capacity of their local recruiting centre.
[Back to Top]
Educational Requirement
It is essential that the applicant has completed Year 10 with passes in English and Maths and is proficient in the areas of spelling and grammar. A 'pass' (or Sound Achievement) is defined as a result that places a candidate in the top 70 percentile band of students that complete the subject. This means that an applicant must have achieved better than the bottom 30% of students who completed the subject.
[Back to Top]
Citizenship Requirement
Citizenship requirements will be met, for Full-time and Part-time applicants, if any of the following apply:
You are an Australian citizen;
You are a permanent resident who can provide a DIMIA (Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs) receipt to prove you have applied for Australian citizenship. (A permanent resident is generally eligible to apply for citizenship after two years. A permanent resident married to an Australian can apply immediately); or
You are a permanent resident who is not eligible to apply for Australian citizenship but are prepared to sign an undertaking to apply after completing 90 days service in the ADF or 130 days part-time aggregated service in the ADF Reserve. (Permanent residents become eligible to apply for citizenship on completion of 90 days service in the ADF or 130 days part-time aggregated service in the ADF Reserve).
A permanent resident who enters the ADF will have their service terminated if they subsequently:
fail to apply for citizenship when eligible to do so;
are not offered citizenship; or
fail to accept citizenship when it is offered.
[Back to Top]
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.
[Back to Top]
Medical and Physical Fitness Requirement
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 standards, click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of this page and refer to 'Medical Standards for Enlistment or Appointment into the ADF'.
[Back to Top]
Aptitude Requirement
Aptitude testing is undertaken to assess your ability to cope with the training and intellectual demands placed on you whilst serving in the ADF. The standards are sound and realistic in expectation, with psychology support staff explaining what is involved with each test.
For further details click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of this page and select 'ADF Selection Procedures'.
[Back to Top]
Gender Restriction
The Direct Combat exclusion precludes the employment of women in this job role.
[Back to Top]
Military Training
Duration: 10 weeks and four days
Location: RAAF Base Edinburgh (near Adelaide, SA)
No 1 Recruit Training Unit conducts initial recruit training for Airmen and Airwomen. The 10 week and four day recruit course is an intensive period of learning and adjustment to a military lifestyle. The aims of the course are to; provide an orderly transition from civilian to Air Force life; equip the recruit with the basic knowledge, skills and physical fitness to perform his/her future role in the Air Force; and instill in the recruit the motivation to become a dedicated and productive Air Force member. For further details of military training click on 'Additional Information' at the top of this page and then on 'Joining Instructions Air Force General Entry Military (Recruit) Training'.
Upon graduation, most Airmen and Airwomen undertake specialist employment training before moving on to full employment in their chosen mustering in the Air Force.
During Military (Initial Recruit) Training and (Initial) Employment Training, members may be required to pay a contribution towards meals, accommodation and utilities, depending on a number of factors. For more details, please refer to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section (click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of the window).
[Back to Top]
Employment Training
Basic ADG Course - 13 Weeks
Trainees are required to undergo a Basic ADG Course of 13 weeks duration at the RAAF Security and Fire School (RAAFSFS) RAAF Base Amberley QLD. Training is provided on: small arms weapons, high explosive weapons and explosive stores, radio communications, field engineering, battle-craft and tactics, map reading and navigation, nuclear, biological and chemical defence, first aid and casualty handling; and physical training. The basic ADG course is physically very demanding. Accordingly, students need to have a very high level of physical fitness before commencing training. Upon graduation from RAAFSFS, students must be able to perform 10 chin-ups 40 sit-ups (3 second cadence) and run 2.4 kilometres in under 10 minutes.
[Back to Top]
Employment Location
You may be posted to any Air Force Base within Australia or possibly overseas, although overseas postings are limited.
[Back to Top]
Pay Level
Salary while undertaking Military (Recruit) Training: $885.60 per fortnight ($23,089 per year)*.
Salary while undertaking Employment Training: $1001.09 per fortnight ($26,100 per year)*.
Salary (excluding allowances) on completion of Employment Training: $31,814 per annum ($1220.25 per fortnight)*.
Uniform Maintenance Allowance at a rate of $419 per annum ($16.06 per fortnight)* is paid to assist members to maintain an approved scale of uniforms in good order and condition.
Service Allowance at the rate of $8781 per annum ($336.80 per fortnight)* is paid to all members (except while undertaking Recruit and Employment training) below the rank of Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent. The allowance compensates a member for the unique requirements that service life may impose on an individual and his or her family.
Each General Entry job in the Australian Defence Force is classified into a pay group. This particular job is classified as a Pay Group 2 occupation.
Salary will continue to increase based on rank and the number of years of service completed in that rank. Pay Group may also increase following the acquisition of additional skills and completion of advanced courses. Refer to the Salary Scales shown under 'Additional Information' (click on button on the toolbar at top of page).
Note: Trainees with dependants may be entitled to Trainee's Dependant Allowance which is paid to enable trainees with dependants to receive a salary not less than $30,165 per annum ($1157 per fortnight) while training. Conditions apply. Speak to the ADF Careers Adviser for details.
* Please note that these figures do not include compulsory deductions for taxation; meals, accommodation and utilities (as applicable); and superannuation. For more details, please refer to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' section (click on 'Additional Information' on the toolbar at the top of the window), and 'Conditions of Service'.
[Back to Top]
Fixed Period Of Service
You will be enlisted for a Fixed Period of Service (FPS) 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 outstanding Initial Minimum Period of Service obligation.
Personnel are expected to serve for the period specified as the Initial Minimum Period of Service (IMPS), which may be all or a specified part of the Fixed Period of Service.
Your Defence Interviewer can advise on how IMPS will relate to your chosen occupation.
[Back to Top]
Further Training
Career progression for an ADG is as follows:
ADG1 - Aircraftman - Leading Aircraftman
ADG2 - Leading Aircraftman (having served for 18 months and passed the required trade test) up to the rank of Warrant Officer.
Promotion through the ranks of non commissioned officer is competitive and subject to vacancies. You will need to demonstrate sound trade skills, positive attitude and also to have successfully completed any qualifying trade tests and/or promotion examinations. The opportunity exists within the mustering for promotion to the rank of Warrant Officer.
. But i suppose you cant judge a book by its cover he may be the type of guy who gives Poodles their haircuts and watches the Ballet at weekends....
