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Old 21st Jul 2010, 10:57
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It is for starters a Combat Officers course, RAAF being a support service does not qualify (maybe LOIC or LOAC is more appropriate). Secondly I have yet to see an RAAF officer (even the senior ones) who understand, little own how to employ the IMAP.
I would include the effects of close air support to fit into a BOS .... and it ain't the CSS BOS. But you've (inadvertently perhaps) made the point I want to make as well: is it time that for any given effect - no matter who supplies the effect - the provider gets the same or equivalent training.

Why not? We do it for JTACs, 9mm SLP users, PMV drivers, RAAF & RAN aircrew (to 'wings' standard) - so why not?

So why not send some Ronnie knuckleheads on a COAC? Why not start training AAAvn aircrew to wings at 2 FTS? OK OK OK money's involved, it has to come out of someone's budget, but what other VALID reasons would there be? Smal defence force - I would argue that the more of this we do the better.
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