In a TV interview with Alan Jones, Army and RAR veteran Justin Huggett MG opines, "You can either have a military that is a "direct reflection" of your society or you can have a military that "fights and wins - you cannot have both". Justin Huggett MG "I genuinely...
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‘Army in Motion’ the future of the Australian Army
The ‘Army in Motion’ philosophy necessitates a force that is continuously adapting to an ever-changing environment.Read more This article is from Defence Connect
The Army Officer Cadet School – Portsea
The Army Officer Cadet School at Portsea is trying to track down all of the 3544 officers who graduated across 67 classes from 1952 – 1985. Many of those surviving graduates are now scattered across Australia and overseas and have lost contact with old classmates and...
50th Anniversary of Operation Hammersley
DVA held a National Commemorative Service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Hammersley.18 February 2020 Photo: Veterans of Operation Hammersley are thanked for their service during the National Commemorative Service for the 50th anniversary of Operation...
Opinion – Soldiers, justice suffer as war probes drag on
THE investigation into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan has taken an interminable time with no conclusion in sight. SONY DSC READ MORE
RCB Update 4/2019 – Action Changes Things
Facts from the Aust and Malaysian Governments’ records prove that RCB’s operational deployment (1970-1989) to protect the RAAF assets at Air Base Butterworth against the communist terrorists threat during Malaysia’s Counter Insurgency War (1968-1989) was warlike. READ...
RCB UPDATE 3/2019 – AND THE BEAT GOES ON
This is an Update on activities reported in Update 2/2019 Legal Conference Arising from the telephone conference meeting with our barrister it was decided that as there will likely be a new Minister after the election we need to put our case to that person afresh...
Anzac Day 2019: Vietnam War through a young Digger’s eyes
THEY are the images of war never before made public: candid snaps of young men behind enemy lines, captured by one of their own... raw, intimate and devastating. These photographs, taken by Vietnam War veteran Allan Beer, himself just 20 years old when he was...
Vale – Brave Warrior – Ron Perkins 3RAR, Korea, AATTV and Vietnam
It is easy to write of an old soldier such as Ron Perkins who demonstrated strong qualities of life including leadership and love of country. Ron left the army after a very distinguished career including operational service in both Korea and Vietnam. Even in...
Opinion – Who defines an extremist?
Last week The Bulletin received an email to senior army officers suggesting soldiers caught making hand gestures or symbols associated with racial hatred or white supremacists groups may have their service terminated. The message in the email prohibited personnel from...