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The private rank of soldiers in the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery is gunner but all members of the Regiment, regardless of rank, are referred to as gunners. Adding to the confusion, gunners is also the term used to refer to the Regiment as a whole. In other words, "Gunner Reading reported to the guardroom", or "General Austen is a gunner", or "The gunners have served in every conflict in which Australia has been involved".

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Gun Number Missile Number Operator Artillery Meteorology & Survey Operator Radar

Further Information

Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery

Royal Australian Artillery


	For as long as battles have been fought, soldiers have been trying to throw the biggest stone, the most accurate arrow or the deadliest bomb further than their foes. The role of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) is to support the other arms and services, by establishing such fire supremacy in the battle area that the enemy can neither interfere with our operations, nor develop his own effectively.
There are currently three main career areas where you can be employed within Artillery. They are as follows: As a "Gun Number", serving on a 105 mm or 155 mm Howitzer in a Field or Medium Regiment. These regiments are situated in Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane, with part time units in all other capital cities in Australia. As a Operator Ground Based Air Defence, serving on the RBS 70 ground based air defence system. The Air Defence Regiment is situated at WOODSIDE, SA (approx 30 minutes east of Adelaide). As a "Operator Radar" or "Operator Meteorology and Survey", serving on Surveillance and Target Acquisition systems. The 20 Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment is situated in Brisbane, with smaller elements employed in Townsville and Puckapunyal.

For as long as battles have been fought, soldiers have been trying to throw the biggest stone, the most accurate arrow or the deadliest bomb further than their foes.

The role of the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) is to support the other arms and services, by establishing such fire supremacy in the battle area that the enemy can neither interfere with our operations, nor develop his own effectively.

There are currently three main career areas where you can be employed within Artillery. They are as follows:

As a "Gun Number", serving on a 105 mm or 155 mm Howitzer in a Field or Medium Regiment. These regiments are situated in Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane, with part time units in all other capital cities in Australia.
As a Operator Ground Based Air Defence, serving on the RBS 70 ground based air defence system. The Air Defence Regiment is situated at WOODSIDE, SA (approx 30 minutes east of Adelaide).
As a "Operator Radar" or "Operator Meteorology and Survey", serving on Surveillance and Target Acquisition systems. The 20 Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment is situated in Brisbane, with smaller elements employed in Townsville and Puckapunyal.