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Tips for surviving the female apocalypse

15/07/2016 Brian Hartigan 3176 Views 0 Comments crazed women

We’ve all seen the terrifying images of crazed women losing their collective minds and groping at male celebrities like Chris

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Private Leon Hayes performs a Haka during the official welcome ceremony for the Ambassador Designate to East Timor. Photo by CAPT Cameron Jamieson
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Reading Body Language

09/07/2016 Brian Hartigan 2584 Views 0 Comments body language

When you fold your arms or cross your legs, you unconsciously send a message that reveals your true thoughts. This

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RAAF teen worried he might be a soldier

01/07/2016 Brian Hartigan 7950 Views 11 Comments RAAF, School of Infantry, viewee twoee

RICHMOND, NSW—at first glance, Airman Luke Donald, 18, seems like any ordinary Airforce teen. He’s a member of RAAF Base

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THE POWER OF BREAKFAST!

21/06/2016 Brian Hartigan 1972 Views 0 Comments breakfast

Breakfast. Breakfast stands alone. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is the meal that fuels you

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How tactical sleeping can win Australian Idol

11/06/2016 Brian Hartigan 2172 Views 0 Comments Australian Idol, sleeping, snot

It’s one of life’s great mysteries, the fact that I can fall asleep during a live-fire shoot detailing man’s loudest

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My life in recon

02/06/201602/06/2016 Brian Hartigan 1928 Views 0 Comments Andrew Douglas

The fresh clean air; the sound of birds chirping; I have to say, nothing beats living under a pile of

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Drew Douglas salutes during The Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial
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A call for volunteers – AWM Last Post

30/05/2016 Brian Hartigan 3006 Views 1 Comment Australian War Memorial, AWM, Last Post

If you’re posted to the ACT region the Australian War Memorial needs your help. Over recent years the AWM has

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Kiwi exchange no laughing matter – unless you have good health cover

15/04/2016 Brian Hartigan 2141 Views 1 Comment Kiwi exchange

Today I will be talking about New Zealand. Why? Because aside from the many similarities we share with New Zealanders,

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Don’t try to be a super-hero

09/04/2016 Brian Hartigan 2213 Views 0 Comments super-hero, supermothman

For most of us, there comes a time in our lives when we must face the truth, and accept the

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Set an example by facing your fears

02/04/2016 Brian Hartigan 2328 Views 0 Comments

There comes a time in every man’s life when he must set an example for his son by crawling under

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embrace you inner weird
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You don’t have to be a Queenslander to embrace your inner weird

28/03/201628/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 1941 Views 0 Comments Queenslander, weird

As a New South Welshman who spent several years living in Queensland, I feel the states’ unofficial mantra “Keep Queensland

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Evidence links ration-pack biscuits to crazed kangaroos

22/03/201622/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2376 Views 0 Comments kangaroos, ration packs, Shoalwater Bay

Several years ago while on a grand tour of Shoalwater Bay, my chance to enjoy one of the world’s greatest

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Navy paving the way with robot-controlled technology

19/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2023 Views 0 Comments Andrew Douglas

As most sailors can attest, because of their bases’ proximity to the water, from time to time they have a

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Defence Information Technology ‘Support’

12/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2334 Views 1 Comment IT support

On Monday, sometime between mornos and lunch, my work computer slipped from its normal ‘sleep mode’ and into a ‘deep

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Age shall not weary you – as long as you soldier on

08/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2308 Views 0 Comments Rugby

Last weekend, I had my first Rugby game in 14 years. It was with a group of guys with names

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How an Armoured Corps FAD could save civilisation

05/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2217 Views 0 Comments Armoured Corps FAD

Recent studies have shown that mild anxiety among Armoured Corps soldiers after exercises and deployments is not only common but,

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A soldiers guide to area beautification

02/03/2016 Brian Hartigan 2505 Views 0 Comments area beautification

The great thing about TV reality shows like ‘The Block’ is that they inspire ideas on how to improve your

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The benefits of military training will never leave you

28/02/201629/02/2016 Brian Hartigan 2362 Views 1 Comment Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, military training

My first foray to an actual military “hot zone” was when, on a grey September day in 1983, my Cub

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The importance of bonding in the field

24/02/2016 Brian Hartigan 2458 Views 2 Comments baked beans, bonding, tent building

The importance of bonding in the field. My unit loves to go camping. In fact, we make sure to get

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