Army’s Transformation: Sadly, It’s Not All Good
“There are no soldiers, no team, no call signs that won’t be affected by Army’s transformation and future direction, and
Read more“There are no soldiers, no team, no call signs that won’t be affected by Army’s transformation and future direction, and
Read moreThose who permitted tanks to be stripped from 1 Armd Regt have really got the RAAC into a mess! They
Read moreThe transfer of the first tranche of Australian-gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed.
Read moreThis week I set out to install a garden hose in a niche cut into the wall of my bunker
Read moreThe Role of the RAAC hasn’t been changed to encompass the Combat Experimentation Group (CXG), as yet. It is still,
Read moreApproximately 150 personnel of ship’s company of HMAS Stuart are among the first in the nation to receive the Australian
Read moreIt might be for some. What would you do? You’ve gone to the assistance of an infantry platoon in danger
Read moreThe Victoria Cross for Australia was formally presented to the family of the late Private Richard Norden today, in recognition
Read moreAustralia’s largest bilateral military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, officially commenced today following an opening ceremony on board HMAS Adelaide.
Read moreThere is no such thing as an RAAC chain of command. Neither the Representative Honorary Colonel nor the RAAC Head
Read moreThis week I get a little artistic in the bunker. Things are going in, instead of always coming out. I
Read moreThe Jun/Jul 2025 1 Armd Regt Assn newsletter contains a summary of this year’s RAAC Corps Conference, attended by the
Read moreIntroduction ‘Baby Boomers’ come from the generation born between 1946 and 1964. I’m one of them. The generation before us
Read more…the answer is easy. Those responsible can’t be allowed to continue detracting from 1st Armoured Regiment’s hard-fought heritage. A unit
Read moreIt feels great to be putting things back into my excavations instead of always taking stuff out. This week I
Read moreThere is a growing suggestion that the Chief of Army was pressured into finding a unit to manage new and
Read moreSometimes one forgets that not all readers have a complete understanding of all the important issues. Rather than emphasising significant
Read moreA current serving member of 1st Armoured Regiment recently wrote an open letter to me. (I’d previously written a similar
Read moreOne of the consequences of the tanks being stripped from 1 Armd Regt is that it leaves 3 Brigade (designated
Read moreIt wasn’t only the CO who suggested that it wouldn’t be long before 1st Armoured Regiment became a tank regiment
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