Today, I held a virtual promotion to Brigadier for Commandant @ALTCAusArmy, COL Matt Patching. He will be a key leader in his new appointment as Director General Army People Capability and continue to shape our #FutureReady workforce to meet the Nation's needs. #GoodSoldiering
Today, the new Fly Army virtual reality simulation system had its first demonstration in Canberra. The system will be presented at schools across Australia to provide young people with the opportunity to experience what it’s like to #FlyAusArmy, & promote STEM career pathways.
I am constantly searching for an answer to this question — Why is violence against women not a National Emergency? — Can you imagine the call to action if white Australian men were being murdered at this rate in their own homes, or look at the reaction to coronavirus!
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Congratulations to a good friend and former colleague, Deb Jeppesen, who delivered her PhD research findings on the need for #EQ in military advisors to a packed house at Russell today. The fact that #CQ also featured in her recommendations? Winning!! 🤩
Read 'From Cooperation to Conflict: How Australia Lost Control of its Northern Approaches, 1901–1941' by Mr Tim Gellel in the #AustralianArmyJournal >>> https://t.co/WlNbFlrzTw
Watch 'Preparing the Australian Army for a Fourth Industrial Revolution' presented by Lieutenant Colonel Scott Holmes as part of the #AARCseminars in 2019 >>> https://t.co/wgvcG2Mg8y
Thank you @RSMAusArmy this was a great end to a great year. It was an honour to take on the challenge and make a contribution. Thank you to @AARCAusArmy for all your support during 2019. I hope to see more enlisted members applying for future scholarships!
Today Director General of Future Land Warfare, COL Simeon Ward, congratulated and farewelled the Chief of Army Scholars for 2019, commending their contributions as an #ArmyThinker.
#ICYMI Prof @JohnBlaxland1's #AARCseminars presentation 'Developing a Plan B for the ADF' can now be watched online >>>> https://t.co/buoi0FsFyt
New Publication alert!
Collected in one volume, Prof Ian Morris's four key presentations made during his visit as the E.G. Keogh Visiting Chair can now be read online. >>> https://t.co/yzb3QFo9lc Scroll to the end of the page
An excellent start to the Chief of Army History Conference down here at @UNSWCanberra! Well done to the Australian Army History Unit in discussing 'An Army of Influence'.
"...to support a viable professional fighting force... the ADF should not reduce or relax its current policy of zero tolerance for substance abuse, regardless of changing societal norms now or in the future."
'Zero Tolerance' by MAJ Morley-Turnbull >>> https://t.co/3IpbCGNlpb
New Publication alert!
Collected in one volume, Prof Ian Morris's four key presentations made during his visit as the E.G. Keogh Visiting Chair can now be read online. >>> https://t.co/yzb3QFo9lc Scroll to the end of the page
"Perhaps the next major #HADR task will see... suitcase water purifiers in place of bulk water, allowing communities to produce safe drinking water without a constant requirement for resupply. "
CAPT Dael Liddicoat's #DEFAUS19 pitch on #LandPowerForum https://t.co/5SR42CCAxg
"Ultimately--take calculated risks, be prepared to fail, learn and re-group."
Post #defaus19, some great insights and thoughts on pitching innovation from DR @LyndalThompson1 and LTCOL Warwick Miller from Future Land Warfare Branch >>> https://t.co/XiA4Tnx9vI
#ICYMI@peterwsinger's #AARCseminars presentation '#LikeWar: The Rules Behind the Weaponisation of Social Media' can now be watched online >>>> https://t.co/nyQSs9H7em
"Army must focus on the problem: what to train, its balance with education, and who needs it most rather than focusing on how to train better."
Read 'Devil's Advocate: Divergent Thinking is Salvation' from CA Scholar @Wars_Theory #LandPowerForum >>> https://t.co/NMbLi42KQO