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Reserve Radio Frequency Technician

Become part of a committed team that engineers and manages Radio Frequency networks for the NZ Army. The skills you gain in this trade will help to develop you for future roles within the IT industry.

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About the role

  • Specialisations

    Army Reserve

  • Entry type

    Army Reserve

  • Location

    Palmerston North | Christchurch

  • Job on base

    Your day to day activities will involve working as a member of a Communications Access Node (CAN) Detachment. Within the camp environment, you will be responsible for maintaining and operating Radio Frequency (RF) links and communication equipment. You will also conduct training to stay proficient in general soldiering skills such as physical fitness, weapon handling, medical and vehicle based training tasks.  Additionally, as a trained Reserve RF Technician your role may see you interacting with Regular Force and Reserve personnel from other NZ Army units providing training, advice or assistance to meet their specific communication requirements. In the field, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining RF networks and assisting in Command Post Operations. This will primarily be conducting vehicle based operations, although various scenarios may see you working out of hard standing infrastructure or at times dismounted in support of other units. 

Training and career progression

01Training overview

02Mod 1

03Mod 2

04Corps Training

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