Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
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The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) is the Corps within the Australian Army concerned with supply and administration, as well as the demolition and disposal of explosives and salvage of battle-damaged equipment. The Corps contains clerks, operator supplies (including q-store staff, warehouse staff and food technicians), petroleum operators, parachute riggers and ammunition technicians.[1]
Unlike other Corps within the Australian Army, there are no longer any RAAOC specific units, instead RAAOC sub-units sit within mixed units such as Combat Service Support Battalions (CSSBs) or Force Support Battalions (FSBs). RAAOC is also responsible for clerks and quartermaster store staff in all Australian Army Units.
[edit] Training
RAAOC training and Corps HQ is based at Army Logistic Training Centre (ALTC) Bandiana in rural Victoria. The lenght of training for soldiers of the Ordnance Coprs varies betweeen 5 weeks for an administrative clerk, to the 32 week ammunition technician course. To train as an ammunition technician, a member must a minimum of three years in service and have achieved the rank of Corporal.[2]
[edit] Corps Motto and History
The Corps traces it's history back to federation where |General Edward Hutton started the Australian Army Ordnance Corps. The Corps gained it's Royal prefix for it's work during the second world war.
The RAAOC motto translates from latin to 'To the warrior his arms, to the thunderer his thunder bolts'. The RAAOC badge originates from the Board of Ordnance in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Footnotes
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 Australian Army  Royal Australian Navy  Royal Australian Air Force |
