Employment Location

Other Ranks (Non Technical) (Reserve)

The RAAC has a strength of about 250 officers and 1000 other ranks and is organised into the following Australian Regular Army (ARA) and Army Reserve (ARes) units:

ARA

• 1st Armoured Regiment. A Tank Regiment located in Darwin, NT. Equipped with Abrams Tanks and M113 family of vehicles;
• 2nd Cavalry Regiment. A Cavalry Regiment currently located in Darwin, NT. Equipped with ASLAV;
• 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (QMI). A Cavalry Regiment located at Enoggera, QLD. Equipped with ASLAV; and
• B Squadron 3/4 Cavalry Regiment. An independent APC Squadron located at Townsville, QLD. Equipped with PMV Bushmaster.

ARes Units

• 4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse (PWLH). A Light Cavalry Regiment located at Watsonia, Sale VIC, Albury NSW. Equipped with IIMV and LCPV;
• 1/15 Royal New South Wales Lancers (RNSWL). A Light Cavalry Regiment located at Parramatta and Goulburn, NSW. Equipped with IIMV and LCPV;
• 12/16 Hunter River Lancers (HRL). An Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment located at Tamworth, Armidale and Muswellbrook, NSW. Equipped with IMV Bushmaster;
• 3/9 Light Horse, South Australian Mounted Rifles (SAMR). An Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron located at Elizabeth , SA. Equipped with IIMV and LCPV; and
• A Squadron 10 Light Horse Regiment (10 LH). A Reconnaissance Squadron located at Karrakatta, WA. Equipped with IIMV and LCPV.

ARes Officers of RAAC also have the opportunity to serve in staff and instructional postings throughout Australia and overseas.