I am an Aircraft Technician at 6 Squadron working on the E/A18G Growler. The asset is crucial for Air Power. My role as an Aircraft Technician ensures that our aircraft are deployable and mission ready, which means we are constantly protecting Australia’s borders. I have also mentored and trained a lot of people on the flightline at 6 Squadron.

Mentoring and training became a passion when I watched the people in front of me grow and flourish. The passion I have for our people has translated through to a team of confident and competent members. When people take on your passion and grow theirs, that spreads like wild-fire and positively impacts the team, my service and the country.

Jenny appears in the latest ADF Careers recruitment campaign ‘Unlike any other Job’.

When I completed my training at the School of Technical Training, I had my dad there in the audience. I’d worked tirelessly to ensure I didn’t just make it through the course, but did the best I possibly could. This showed as I topped my class and received my award in front of my dad. This is the dad who at just 17/18 years old escaped the Vietnam war on his third attempt. He wanted to make sure his future family would have the freedom his country no longer could provide. Our surname upon my uniform and receiving the award for academic excellence meant everything he had gone through, was worth it.

I have become everything and more than the person I wanted to become on enlistment day. I’ve expanded on my strengths and worked on my weaknesses. It’s been the kind of career that has taught me to back myself in every aspect. I have far more courage to try and do things that I never thought I could.

I’ve become more technically minded, more confident using tools and understanding aircraft functions, and have had the pleasure of building leadership and public speaking skills.