Thread: Army - Heavy Vehicle Mechanic

Yeah I'd actually noticed recovery mechanic, thought it wouldn't be all that good on its own though. Will definitely look into doing it when I get in though.

Cheers for the advice all, I'll have a ponder over it but I have a feeling I'll stick with HVM, mostly because it's what I want to do and even if jobs die out in the future it isn't necessarily what I want to do for my whole life either.

Do they take bored 47 year olds ?

No matter what service you choose you'll get,
Secure career,
good pay,
meet good and bad people,
make good mates,
drink loads,
good and bad times, etc


The list goes on and on.

Easo

My 14 yr old son has decided that when he's old enough to Join the ADF to do mechanic work.
The ADF Army is a better choice than a Civvy apprenticeship.
The ADF take you on as an adult mechanic traineeship. So you get full pay plus allowances VS Civvy appenticeship working for peanuts at $6.50 an hour and having to pack a cut lunch!

Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

My 14 yr old son has decided that when he's old enough to Join the ADF to do mechanic work.
The ADF Army is a better choice than a Civvy apprenticeship.
The ADF take you on as an adult mechanic traineeship. So you get full pay plus allowances VS Civvy appenticeship working for peanuts at $6.50 an hour and having to pack a cut lunch!

Cool decision.

Have him bear in mind that he should also choose a second pref because of all the reasons I mentioned before but more importantly, by 2014 we (Army) will be full to the gunwales with mechs. It will be harder to be selected. In contrast to the electronics techs in my WKSP, I have ZERO VM vacancies and therefore have neither the room nor justification to hold apprentices.
Just let him know to consider another trade as second choice that's all!
Cheers
Ralph

hey Ralph you might find that your boys are going to be forced onto the program the RAAF now has....

mechs must do tech elec to get career progression...

ceiling rank for a GSEFITT as of about next year in the RAAF is going to be CPL.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

hey Ralph you might find that your boys are going to be forced onto the program the RAAF now has....

mechs must do tech elec to get career progression...

ceiling rank for a GSEFITT as of about next year in the RAAF is going to be CPL.

Yes,
We are having quite a few discussions regarding that.
As usual, we are split down the middle, Mechs for it, the rest against it.
The problem is what to do with the Tech Elecs - Electricians (and others) ...if mechs are gunna be trained to do fridge and auto elec, will Eleckies be cross trained to to do gear boxes or brakes?
The debate is about training liability. It comes down to whether we are able to base train a mech for 18 mths then extend for a further 12 to do the other stuff. Bear in mind that not all mechs are cut out for electricity or fridge so attrition may be high.
The converse is having already trained an Eleckie for 24 mths, do we extend him for 6 mths to pick up mech stuff?
At the moment, the momentum is with the non mechs and they are stopping the mechs from stealing jobs and quals.

We have a problem with remuneration (or justifying it) as few of our trades actually carry ATF quals anymore. Many of us are pressing for a formalised promotion/remuneration pathway whereby (example) one would leave trade school as cert 3, cert 4 for CPL, Diploma SGT, Adv Dip WO2, Grad Cert WO1 etc.

Cheers.

the RAAF solution appears to be that

existing techs who havent come up through the mech stream can hold the tech position and maintain career progression but they can also branch off into coms and proper tech stuff not just power/refrig. Incoming mechs will be limited to corporal and to progress must go and do the tech course.

whats going to settle it is the ending of the OEM warranty support for the busmasters and the new fleet thats coming on with the Gwagon. Im tipping that in Aust conditions your going to have more tech faults than Mech faults.

Ive already done the been there done that thing with both the Kalmar 240 rtch and the faun-tadano 30-2. Things that were coming up as mech faults were really electrical control related.