ADF position: Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Clerk Supply

Current Role: Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioner Asset Management Specialist (Defence Prime)

At the completion of High School, Candidate Y enlisted into the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a Clerk Supply in the mid 2000’s, completing Basic training at 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU), RAAF Base Wagga, NSW prior to attending the Royal Australian Air Force School of Administration and Logistics Training (RAAFSALT) to complete Initial Employment Training (IET).

On the successful completion of IET training, Candidate Y was posted to RAAF base Williamtown NSW, as a Clerk Supply. Their responsibilities included: Providing governance, inventory management, procurement, storage and physical distribution of materiel, and sustained logistics system support for the Air Force and broader Defence organisation, within the ADF logistics support systems.

Candidate Y was deployed several times in a highly successful career receiving the long service medal, several unit Citations, the Defence Service Medal and Afghanistan medal prior to discharge from the ADF. Candidate Y underwent several training courses to provide greater opportunities and accelerate their career pathway consolidating service qualifications and experience with an ILS Practitioner Introduction course prior to landing their dream role with a Large Defence Prime as an Asset Management Specialist.

In their current role, Candidate Y is responsible for executing elements of support program activities to include support system analysis, spares, provisioning, technical data, training maintenance/modifications, support equipment and facilities. Develops support program plans and schedules, validates standard deliverables and supports trade studies for platform subsystems. Researches, documents and provides technical information and supports the establishment of processes to develop and maintain support products, engineering data and integrated support infrastructure.

ADF position: Royal Australian NAVY (RAN) Marine technician

Current Role: Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioner/Analyst/Engineer (Defence Prime)

At the completion of High School Candidate Z, enlisted into the Australian Defence Force (ADF): Royal Australian NAVY (RAN) in the early 2000’s, completing basic training at Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria prior to commencing Employment Training (IET) initially as a Boatswains mate posted to a ship. After several years Candidate Z transferred in service to become a Marine Technician (MT) successfully completing the highly technical course.

Candidate Z was posted to a ship requiring them to be adept at operating, monitoring and maintaining equipment. As operators and maintainers, they were required to operate equipment and monitor performance to identify trends which have the potential to impact on the operational capability of a ship and to initiate corrective action if required. As part of the maintenance function, they were required to conduct periodic routine planned maintenance, attend to breakdown maintenance, and assist contractors in higher level maintenance.

Post Candidate Z’s successful career in the RAN, they undertook several formal courses and qualifications including Technical Writing, Project Management and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioner course. The additional studies lead to initial employment as a Technical Writer within a Defence Prime, which involved writing the Technical Maintenance Standards, Technical Repair Specifications, and Test Procedures for several NAVY assets. They later went on to utilize Project Management skills leading the Planned Maintenance Team tasked to effect maintenance programs that met operational mission needs of several Naval platforms.

Currently Candidate Z’s is an (ILS) Practitioner/Analyst/Engineer with a Defence Prime, where they leading a team of ILS practitioners engineers and related project personnel responsible for the following:

• Logistic Support Analysis outputs;
• Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA);
• Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) modelling and calculations;
• Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM);
• Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
• Maintenance Requirements Determination (MRD) and Support Services Task Analysis;
• Level of Repair Analysis (LORA).

ADF position: Australian Regular ARMY Vehicle Mechanic

Current Role: Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), ILS Supportability Specialist (Defence Prime)

At the completion of High School, Candidate A enlisted into the Australian Defence Force (ADF): Australian Regular Army (ARA) as a Vehicle Mechanic in the Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers R.A.E.M.E in the mid 2000’s. They completed Basic training at the 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) Wagga Wagga N.S.W before attending Initial Employment Training (IET) Army Logistic Training Centre (ALTC), Bandiana, VIC.

On the successful completion of the Army Technical and Trades Vehicle Mechanic Course (ATTVM), Candidate A was posted to a number of locations including Albury/Wodonga, Sydney, Darwin and Melbourne working on the majority of Army’s specialist vehicles and equipment. Additional to military and leadership requirements, they provided removal, testing and replacement of components, overhaul, and diagnostics on various electrical mechanical and hydraulic systems, as well as basic fitting, machining, oxy-acetylene and arc-welding effecting various repairs and modifications.

Post service, Candidate A completed the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Practitioners course, initially securing a role as a Technical Spares Assessor within a Specialist Defence consultancy that provides ILS support on a large Land project for a Defence Prime. Over the past few years Candidate A has further developed their ILS skill set to become an ILS Supportability Specialist, providing inventory management, leading all contract management related to ILS, Planning and delivery of Logistics Support Analysis programs including Cost Life Cycle (CLC) Modelling and assessment). Assisting the Project Management staff with the ILS aspects of contract management, clarifying logistics policy and legislation for stakeholders within Defence.