Letters to the Editor

The following quotes from Major General R N L Hopkins, CBE (author of ‘Australian Armour’), are relevant to the Royal

The damage so far: 1 Armd Regt stripped of its tanks and made a non-combatant, losing all crew skills and

The recent Chief of Army’s symposium introduced a new catchphrase: ‘command accountability’. A bit of research brings up ADF Philosophical

The recent (2025) Chief of Army Symposium highlighted some of the failings in the Defence space that we’ve been saddled

The Chief of Army can’t explain why 1st Armoured Regiment had to be stripped of its tanks and made a

Trust: the result of a working environment in which human values are paramount: the dignity of the individual is respected;

We used to be a Corps focussed solely on developing the skills needed to close with and out-manoeuvre the enemy;

These are the questions that the CA and his Chief of Staff, have been asked to answer (and for which

On 20 July 25, a letter was posted to Brigadier Matthew Campbell, AM, the Chief of Army’s Chief of Staff.

What is it that defines ‘soldiering’? Is it enough to say the life or job of a soldier? The previous

The National Defence Strategy 2024 makes it clear that the Army must have the capacity to respond with credible military

The Chief of Army has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, declaring that the Australian Army is a national

On 20 July 25, a letter was posted to Brigadier Matthew Campbell, the Chief of Army’s Chief of Staff. The

The Chief of Army wrote to me earlier this year, partly in response to a paper I had submitted advocating

The Commanding Officer and RSM of the Combat Experimentation Group (CXG) have said that they are “committed to upholding the

Perhaps the CA has forgotten what he was taught back in 1990 before he graduated. As the CI Military Training

It wasn’t long ago that the CO, 1st Armoured Regiment, asked: “who better to forge a path through these new

Despite having long ago given up any attempt at trying to convince the Chief of Army to return 1st Armoured

As part of his ANZAC Day address for 2025, the Chief of Army, Lt Gen Simon Stuart, AO, DSC, said