Description
Title: ‘Signals – A History of the Royal Australian Army Corps of Signals 1788 – 1947’ by Theo Barker and ‘Signals – Swift and Sure – A History of the Royal Australian Army Corps of Signals 1947 – 1972′ by John Blaxland
Condition: Both Near Mint
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 1987
Cover: Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
Comments: The two book set about the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
The Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RASigs) is one of the ‘arms’ (combat support corps) of the Australian Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems. The motto of the Signals Corps is Certa Cito and is translated as ‘Swift and Sure’, signifying the aim of the signal service – that communication be carried out with maximum speed and certainty. Like their British counterparts, the Royal Australian Corps of Signals’ flag and hat badge feature Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods, affectionately referred to by members of the corps as “Jimmy” (the origin dates back to the merge with Engineers when the Engineer’s band’s Drum Major had a “Jimmy” on his staff).
Modern Army command and control systems demand reliable, high speed transfer of large volumes of data. The communications systems provided by Signals must keep pace with modern information technology. The control of the electromagnetic spectrum offers a decisive advantage in modern warfare and Electronic Warfare, listening to or interfering with enemy electronic transmissions, is a critical contribution by the Signals Corps to the Army’s combat capability.
On the battlefield Signals provides commanders with the means of controlling the battle using road and air dispatch services, radio, microwave and satellite links. A high technology computer switched digital network, capable of providing a high quality, high capacity, secure communications network is being introduced.
The Corps has recently taken over the responsibility for Army Information Systems. Signal Corps personnel now control large integrated information systems and are responsible for the installation and operation of local area networks using state-of-the art computer equipment.
Specialist roles in the Corps include: Communication System Operator (Known in the Corps as “Operators”), Telecommunications Technician (Known as “Techs” or “Techies”), Electronic Warfare Operator (Known as “Bears” from being primarily posted to a base near Cabarlah (Koala), QLD”)and Information Systems Technician (Known as “Geeks”).
Signals – Swift and Sure: Previous owners name on top of page block.
