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A challenging career in the Air Force where you will be supporting expeditionary air operations using your skills to design, construct and maintain buildings and temporary facilities.
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Qualified, Other Ranks (Technical), Other Ranks (Technical) (Reserve)
Carpenters are required to provide construction support to the Air Force's expeditionary operations. Construction tasks may include site planning, excavations, timber constructions, steel constructions, concreting and assisting allied trades. These roles can also be performed on deployments to temporary and permanent airfields during expeditionary operations. Such activities can be undertaken at any of the major Air Force Bases and at isolated temporary Air Force airfields or construction sites within Australia. Particularly in recent years, these roles have also been performed regularly on deployments to temporary and permanent airfields on foreign soil.
Carpenters receive training in general and specialist vehicle operation and are required to support other trades in the performance of their duties. Carpenters also participate regularly in ground defence exercises and are required to provide temporary construction services. Carpenters are able to progress to the rank of Corporal and then apply to become Works Supervisors where they can then follow a career path up to Warrant Officer.