Alumni Profile ERIN LEHANE – CLASS OF 1998
corporal. During this posting she deployed to Afghanistan, serving in Tarin Kot as a member of the Force Communications Unit Seven. On return she served as a cryptographic custodian and troop sergeant, before posting to HMAS Adelaide, as part of the commissioning crew. Warrant Officer Class Two Lehane posted to Headquarters Forces Command in January 2017, as the Communications Systems Supervisor within the Army Frequency Management Cell where she provided radiofrequency spectrum support to army before moving into the Communications Systems Engineer role for 2018. She is currently working in the Force Modernisation cell within Forces Command.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Warrant Officer Class Two Erin Lehane enlisted in the Australian Army Reserve in Melbourne, Victoria on 18 January 2000. After completing her basic training she posted into the 108th Signal Squadron as a radio operator in the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. Here she completed her initial employment and trade training, qualifying first as an Operator Radio, in 2000, and then as an Operator Specialist Communications, in 2002. Whilst posted to 108th Signal Squadron, she served in several different radio detachments and the cryptographic vault as both a soldier and detachment commander. During her time within the squadron she also undertook several periods of continuous full time service.
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In this tenure, she deployed to Malaysia as a company signaller for Rifle Company Butterworth 68. Relocating to Brisbane in 2006, Erin was posted to the 7th Command Support Regiment. In the course of this posting she deployed with the 8th Brigade, supporting the multi-national Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, serving as a detachment commander in the communication centre. On return to Brisbane she undertook a further period of continuous full time service and applied for a transfer into the Australian Regular Army. In January 2012, Erin enlisted into the Australian Regular Army and was posted to the 7th Combat Signal Regiment as a
Concurrent to her service, she has undertaken civilian employment as a recreational access worker, a high ropes instructor, a first aid trainer, and as an optic fibre technician. She has also undertaken tertiary studies; graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Victoria University, in 2000, a Trade Certificate in Telecommunications through Brisbane City Council, in 2009 and is currently undertaking post graduate studies in Engineering for Telecommunications Management through the University of Technology Sydney. Warrant Officer Class Two Lehane enjoys travelling with her partner Hayley and their daughter Matilda. Although she no longer plays, she is passionate about Australian Rules Football and is an avid supporter of the Western Bulldogs.
