CONTACT! WAIT OUT!

Did you receive this email from DVA?

I promptly turned into this “hastily prepared Ambush!” “Engaged the Enemy!” and am “Fighting Through” for our community!

Fancy giving us less than four days to sort out affairs! What of our community overseas; interstate; laid up; out of reach; possibly in hospital; or just unable to drive that ship My Gov? or My Account? and to make matters worse, someone can’t spell! Better as it has been written as Beta on the NEW!! My Service (tongue in cheek!).

What happened to two weeks notice or six months as a lot of us remember? Or have I got this completely wrong? Did I miss out on the “Warning Order?” I must have been doing a SOP!

Bugger me mate!

You take care Brian!

Also to all of our volunteer and paid advocates, does this create more work for you?

Merry Christmas! c/o DVA!

Best wishes and stay safe to my community and team CONTACT!

 

Spent Cartridge
Proud Army Veteran and Peace Keeper


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Posted by Brian Hartigan

Managing Editor Contact Publishing Pty Ltd PO Box 3091 Minnamurra NSW 2533 AUSTRALIA

2 thoughts on “CONTACT! WAIT OUT!

  • 06/01/2026 at 1:13 am
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    Im ex RACT 1975 WRAAC.
    One thing i learnt is to STAY IN THE SERVICED.

    DO NOT TRY dealing with anything to do with Centrelink & MyGov…it’s like the current Head of Army having a go at 1 Arm Regt, I think he is playing politics and Lib Party etc.

    At least up to 1970s the Australian Defence Forces from top to bottom were for the women & men who served in our great nation

    People have lost the ploy over all, they are trying to catch up to Daffy Duck (in white house in big trouble with everyone has orange face) defence forces so we wouldnt be left behind
    Its ok make sure we can equal and/or beat the enemy at war or im exercises. But we dont have to run around like Daffy Duck and make policy that suits the brass and to forget about the hard working Tank crews 1 Armoured Regiment and to every person in our great ADF
    We must NEVER FORGET our heritage of our forces begining with WW1 & GALLIPOLI Campaign and the ANZAC LEGACY that is the backbone of the Australian Army, NZ Army and rest of the ADF

    Their i believe is going to be a WW3 unfortunately and we are going to need every ADF personnel Battle ready for when and if it comes if we have any chance at all!!!

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  • 07/12/2021 at 4:59 pm
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    Hey Spent Cartridge. Yes, I did get this letter – and, yes, you obviously did miss the warning order sent out months ago.
    That said, I saw ‘no action required’ (except for saving letters in your MyAccount inbox to somewhere safe – which I always do anyway, if they are important). Aside from that, no action required, as far as I can see.
    It’s only a software change from one system to another – nothing to fret about mate.
    If you weren’t already Spent, I’d say “keep your powder dry” 😉
    Your favourite big, bald, Irish magazine editor,
    Brian Hartigan
    AKA The Big Irish Git

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