Riggers Ring

The Parachute Rigger soldier is a member of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC). The RAAOC is concerned with the provision of logistic support to the Army, specifically with providing, managing, warehousing and issuing all the Army's equipment.

RAAOC is also responsible for the demolition and disposal of explosives, salvage of battle-damaged equipment, re-packing of parachutes and many other support services.

A Parachute Rigger is a specialist soldier who performs a wide range of technical functions on parachutes and Aerial Delivery Equipment.

These functions include :

• Inspection
• Repack
• Repair
• Modification
• Malfunction analysis
• Sentencing
• Procurement
• Fleet management of parachutes and Aerial Delivery Equipment

All Parachute Riggers are required to be a military static line operator and upon achieving the rank of Corporal are required to be a free-fall operator.

In many instances, Parachute Riggers have diversified their employment further by becoming Parachute Jump Instructors in the specialties of static line, free-fall and high altitude parachute operations.

They are critical to all Army parachute operations. Every parachute packed, repaired and maintained by a Parachute Rigger can affect the safety of others directly in the personnel packing role or indirectly in the cargo packing role.

This responsibility is represented by the Parachute Riggers Motto, Be Sure Always .