Disclaimer

Please note that this blog is intended for the students and parents associated with MacGregor State High School. Please check areas of interest as seen on the blog to confirm dates and other information as there will be occasions when dates will change and the information may not be included in the blog as it may not have been received by the school. Posts prior to July 2021 may have reference to different schools as this blog was initially developed for students when I was the Guidance Officer at another school.








Tuesday 7 August 2018

Australian Defence Force Recruiting information Sessions

Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Information Session
Date: Wednesday 15th August, 2018
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Defence Force Recruiting Cairns – 118 McLeod Street, Cairns QLD 4870
RSVP: cptcairns@dfr.com.au

Engineering Careers Information Session
Date: Tuesday 21st August, 2018
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Defence Force Recruiting Cairns – 118 McLeod Street, Cairns QLD 4870
RSVP: cptcairns@dfr.com.au

School to Service Information Session
Date: Wednesday 22nd August, 2018
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Defence Force Recruiting Cairns – 118 McLeod Street, Cairns QLD 4870
RSVP: cptcairns@dfr.com.au

Army Officer Information Session
Date: Wednesday 29th August, 2018
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Defence Force Recruiting Cairns – 118 McLeod Street, Cairns QLD 4870
RSVP: cptcairns@dfr.com.au

Current priority roles in the Australian Defence Force for North Queensland include:

Navy – Communication & Information Systems Operator

Receive, process and transmit classified and personnel data in this ICT role, ensuring essential information flows throughout your ship, between vessels, and beyond.

Communicators and Information Systems (CIS) Operators (known in the Navy as Communication and Information Systems Sailors) operate the Navy's telecommunications systems using equipment which spans the communications spectrum. The CIS Operator also performs visual communications and operates and administers a number of Local and Wide area information technology networks used in the fleet. If you are a capable individual who can handle the challenge and responsibility of ensuring essential information flows to enable the Navy to fight and win at sea, a job in the field of telecommunications, visual communications and information technology maybe for you.

Army – Warehouse Assistant

Manage the receipt, storage and delivery of equipment and supplies that are vital to Army capability, on base and on deployments, in this important logistics role.

Like the local hardware store, Warehouse Assistants are ‘front-of-house’ suppliers, providing direct support to their unit, the customer. As a Warehouse Assistant (Unit Supply Operator) you'll become a supply specialist, providing stores and equipment to your unit. This could range from weapons and ammunition to stationery and food rations.
 
Army Reserve – Combat Engineer

Choose a part-time construction role that really takes you places, building roads, bridges, temporary airfields and military defences for exercises and operations.

The Combat Engineer belongs to the Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) Corps. RAE soldiers are known as 'Sappers' and are responsible for assisting our own forces to move whilst also denying mobility to the enemy. Sappers are trained in a broad range of tasks including bridge-building, clearing minefields, demolitions, field defences as well as building, road and airfield construction and repair. A Sapper, trained as a Combat Engineer, is a combat soldier with a wide range of trade and technical skills. Combat Engineers can wield a chainsaw, build a bridge, clear a minefield, build a road or airfield and use explosives to demolish a target. The Combat Engineer is a soldier who is a specialist in military field engineering.

 Air Force – Avionics Technician

Take responsibility for the state of the art electronic systems used to control, navigate and arm the Air Force's formidable fleet of world-class military aircraft.

The Avionics Trade is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of Avionics systems and equipment at either flight line or workshop level which may include instrumentation, communication, navigation, surveillance, radar, electronic warfare systems, self-protection and explosive ordnance systems, automatic flight control systems, oxygen systems and electrical power generation and distribution systems. Avionics Technicians are employed on duties which include aircraft flight line handling and replenishment; aircraft oxygen replenishment; inspection, removal and installation, test and troubleshooting of aircraft avionic components and systems at all levels of maintenance; disassembly and reassembly of aircraft components; preparation and use of aircraft support equipment; manufacture and repair of aircraft electrical looms and antenna cables; servicing aircraft earthing systems; identification and demanding of aircraft spares; preparation and packaging of technical equipment for transportation; and amendment and maintenance of technical publications; inspection, maintenance, servicing, repair test and fault diagnosis of electronic components and systems; soldering of miniature electronic components; oxygen systems and weapons systems.