Ford Performance Racing Teams up with Royal Australian Navy

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[ICE]

I am not trying to recruit anyone here but....News Today.....



"The Royal Australian Navy and Ford Performance Racing (FPR) have joined forces to support and grow the next generation of Marine Technicians (MT) through two key initiatives announced at HMAS Waterhen.

FPR’s Development Series driver Chaz Mostert will drive a special car in the final meet of the season, this weekend’s Sydney Telstra 500. The race car has been prepared in RAN livery with the special number of 100 for this one race.

Head of Navy Engineering, Rear Admiral Michael Uzzell also announced a five-year agreement between Navy and FPR for a unique outplacement scheme which will see two Marine Technical sailors work with the factory Ford outfit for the next five seasons, beginning in 2012.

The scheme was offered to Navy by FPR and will be used to develop the technical skills of our MT sailors.

Ford Performance Racing Principal Tim Edwards said it was an honour for FPR to work closely with the Navy on two great initiatives which will help develop the next generation of leaders.

“I am proud the Navy has accepted our offer to place two mechanics within our team each year for the next five years. Not only will they provide valuable assistance as we transition to Car of the Future, but I am sure our team will learn valuable skills from them as well,” Mr Edwards said. "

Head of Navy Engineering Speech....(Its about time we got an Engineering Admiral - especially one who digs Motor-sport and loves Fords)

"Today at HMAS Waterhen, Ford Performance Racing and Navy are combining to reveal one of the FPR cars which will race this weekend at the Telstra 500 in Sydney.

In a year in which we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the granting of the title Royal Australian Navy, we are very pleased to be in partnership with FPR, showcasing our identity through this very fine motor vehicle. When the car is unveiled you will notice that the race car is numbered 100 as a special recognition of the significance the centenary of conferring the title Royal.

Chaz Mostert, driving for FPR in the Fujitsu Series will be behind the wheel of the Navy branded car this weekend. Chaz is a very exciting young racing prospect. In his first appearance for FPR at Sandown recently, Chaz achieved two second place finishes out of three races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, and his first ever V8SC round podium finishing 3rd behind Andrew Thompson and Jack Perkins.

And speaking about supporting our best young prospects, today we are excited to announce another initiative which is being entered into by Navy and Ford Performance Racing.

The race at the Sydney Olympic Park street circuit represents the final event of the 2011 V8 Supercar racing season but it also heralds the beginning of an association between Navy and Ford Performance Racing that will endure for the next five years.

I am very pleased to announce the establishment of an outplacement scheme for Navy mechanics, (we call them Marine Technical sailors), to work as members of the FPR maintenance support crew throughout the 2012 V8 Supercar season.

Behind any successful V8 race car is a highly focussed and close knit team capable of working under pressure with high technology equipment to win in demanding environments. There are direct parallels between the work of a V8 Supercar team and the expectations we have of our Marine Technical sailors in meeting Navy’s mission of being able to fight and win at sea.

The purpose of this initiative is to expose two of our sailors each year to these environments and share experiences as Navy builds its own technical excellence.

I want to thank Tim Edwards from Ford Performance Racing, Mr Damon Hill from Signature Series Group and LCDR Don Hogarth for providing the opportunity for our technical sailors to gain some unique experiences which we will expect them to pass on when they return to Navy. "

More at http://images.navy.gov.au...red%20V8%20Supercar%29%29

Unfortunately, Warrant Officers and Commissioned Engineering  Officers can not be eligible  ....but a fantastic opportunity for non commissioned technical sailors over the next five years...all the same

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[broady]

cool. 

so you're in the service then Adam?  My brother just got out after 32 years but still works for Navy as a civvy contractor.

[ICE]

  Yep, Marine Engineer, working with Combat Survivability Engineering, Soon to be lobotomized back to run the Diesel show at Waterhen

Hopeful, then onto our new bigguns in 2013. 

[Cholly]

Yep, Marine Engineer, working with Combat Survivability Engineering, Soon to be lobotomized back to run the Diesel show at Waterhen

Hopeful, then onto our new bigguns in 2013. 

wow!! my dad was a radar technician based at ennogera, army kid i am hahaha!! he went to iraq twice, he quit and was working on the unmanned boeing planes, then quit that and is now decommisioning the f1-11

[ICE]

  So he is an ex RAAFie, or Army. The ADF is pretty tri-service these days...not a bad thing though!

Anywhere up in Hargeganisraq is over rated, especilly now the ADF is paying taxes for dodging their "Allied" forces bullets. great work Julia!

Anyhow, I will shut that down there as its sore all round.

The initiative is a good one though, and the new 2013 platforms will have all three services embarked, so happy days.

[Cholly]

So he is an ex RAAFie, or Army. The ADF is pretty tri-service these days...not a bad thing though!

Anywhere up in Hargeganisraq is over rated, especilly now the ADF is paying taxes for dodging their "Allied" forces bullets. great work Julia!

Anyhow, I will shut that down there as its sore all round.

The initiative is a good one though, and the new 2013 platforms will have all three services embarked, so happy days.

lol i can imagine how competitive with all 3 services on board hahaha!!! he is ex army

[broady]

Yep, Marine Engineer, working with Combat Survivability Engineering, Soon to be lobotomized back to run the Diesel show at Waterhen

Hopeful, then onto our new bigguns in 2013. 

ok.  my brother was skipper of our hometown patrol boat for a while, hmas wollongong, and later 2IC of all the partrol boats out of darwin. has had some other high ranking jobs but got disillusioned when he was overlooked for command of a big ship. too young they used to tell him, then there was a policy change as they were losing too many young officers so they started giving them commands. overnight he became too old...      spent the last 8 years or so in perth. i think was overseeing the new patrol boat project but i'm not sure now what he is doing?  he has to fly to canberra a lot begging negotiating for funding... 

like cholly's dad, he did a tour in the gulf although this was during the 1st gulf war. 

[ICE]

That happened alot with the Fremantle Class boats. The sweet spot for a Major Fleet Unit command is realy in the 30 to 40 year old range as Navy statrs wondering what sort of investment return it will get after a certain age and at the same time has to ensure competence and experience to ensure regulatory compliance.

I am at 20 years in and started as a Fireman, before becoming an Marine tech when the Fireman branch disbanded. At CPO and WO level, i realised that I would have to change to commisioned officer to keep the career moving foward ,as better to be a 50 year old experienced Commander than a disgruntled 50 year old Warrant Officer blocking the promotion roster.

It is unlikely that I will progress past the Commander Rank in my career as it all becomes more about political agendas rather than engineering management once past the Flag ranks (Commodore, rear and Vice Admirals),and I am all about keeping my people and machinery happy and safe rather than politicians opinions;)

Yes the Sandpits are over rated, got the T-shirts from both engagements, but those jobs have funded some toys and bricks over the years!

[Luke]

this is a bit like what the do with MTU, i wonder what the ROSO is?

[ICE]

Same outplacement scheme concept fella, MTUDD and Westrac CAT outplacements still avilable. 1 year with the company and then 2 years ROSO with Navy.

The idea being to off set the service seperation by up to 3 years at the Leading Hand Rank arround 6 years and Petty Officer Rank at around 10 years.

Still, not a bad way to get the foot in the door with the company for down the track (no pun intended)