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Along with learning to be an Artillery Gunner, you can specialise in the field of communications. As an Artillery Signaller you operate the radios, telephone and computers that provide the vital link in the artillery command and control system. Without communications the guns cannot be told what targets to engage, when to fire or what ammunition to use.
Whether it’s new instructions from HQ, a special report, or an order to start firing, you will transmit and receive it all.
You may be located
in a hide observing the target, or in an Artillery Company Post
where the orders for the guns are sent. Either way it’s important,exciting
and where the action is!.
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After you have completed Common Recruit Training (CRT) at Kapooka, you will be ready to start your Initial Employment Training (or ‘IET’ as we call it). We will teach you everything you need to be a skilled artillery signaller.
You will receive an initial 5-day introduction to Army communications equipment as part of your Basic Gun Number Course.
After this you can
complete the Specialist Communications Course which is a 2-week
course. The training is conducted either at Puckapunyal in Victoria,
or here in the unit. This training will provide you with the skills
you need to work as a Artillery Signaller in the unit.
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As an Artillery Signaller you will be skilled in operating a wide range of the Army’s sophisticated electronic communications equipment. The skills you gain here, in addition to the qualifications you get as an Artillery Gunner, will make you a valuable asset within the Army Reserve.
More importantly,
with these qualifications under your belt, you will gain considerable
experience in communications, leadership and teamwork, which will
help give you The Edge in any career you choose.