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<p>Initial postings are usually to large Combat Service Support Battalions (CSSB) located in Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide and Townsville. Subsequent postings can be to various locations and units throughout Australia.</p>

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Training

Your starting salary

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Army you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training.<br><br>In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

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<p>As a Vehicle Mechanic you will be a valued member of a team, working not only in a workshop, but also out in the field on domestic exercises, deployments and humanitarian operations. Vehicle Technicians serve in the Corps of the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME).</p>
<p>You will  inspect, service, repair and maintain a wide variety of vehicles including motorbikes, four wheel drives, trucks, trailers, plant equipment and protected mobility vehicles. You'll receive comprehensive and ongoing training that ensures you master a huge variety of equipment.</p>
<p>You'll have the opportunity to grow your technical knowledge through a range of specialist courses covering equipment such as medium and heavy armoured vehicles such as the Abrams Tank, specialist equipment and earthmoving vehicles.</p>
<div class="p">As a Vehicle Mechanic, your duties include, but aren’t limited to:</div>
<ul>
    <li>diagnosing, maintaining and repairing the Army's fleet of general service vehicles, protected mobility vehicles and earth moving vehicles. </li>
    <li>working with specialist teams on advanced armoured vehicle hydraulics, fuel and electrical systems or vehicle power plants including the gas turbine engine on the Abrams Tank.</li>
    <li>performing safety and technical inspections on vehicles and specialist equipment.</li>
    <li>general soldiering duties, such as manning defensive positions, patrolling, traffic control, camouflaging of vehicles and field equipment, and navigation.</li>
</ul>

<div class="p"><strong>In-Service Information</strong><br />
This role is known as <strong>Vehicle Technician</strong> within the Army.</div>

<div class="p">Employment Category Number (ECN): <strong>229</strong></div>

<div class="p">Employment Category: <strong>Combat Support</strong></div>

Maintain and service an exciting variety of high-tech military vehicles including tanks, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, bulldozers, 4WDs and motor bikes.

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Vehicle Mechanic

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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