Training Session #5 – Service Dogs: Part 4
In this fourth part to my series on Service Dogs, I want to get in to some nitty gritty regarding
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Get stronger for easier pack marching
We have searched far and wide for info on how to improve your pack marching using strength and conditioning before
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Chapter 31: The new OC
I think it is fair to say that we were stunned to lose both platoon commanders. I don‘t want to
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Training Session #4 – Service Dogs: Part 3
In this third part to my series on Service Dogs, I want discuss the financial costs associated with training Service
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2RAR will be called 2RAR (Amphib)
Following a recent CONTACT article that suggested 2RAR would ‘cease to exist as an infantry battalion’, new details have emerged.
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Two pedants draw sabres over spelling of saber
Exchanges such as this really do tickle my fancy…. G’ day Brian. Cheers for the Contact Magazine link –
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Let’s buy Amtracs for 2RAR
. Dear generals and politicians, Before you get too carried away with reinventing Army’s amphibious capability, best you realise paddling
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A tactical plan to increase your pull-ups
Having hit a plateau in my pull-ups before the Navy’s Clearance Diver selection test I was desperate to try anything
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Training Session #3 – Service Dogs: Part 2
Information relating to Service Dogs can be long and complex. Today in Part 2 I want to talk about how
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Ian Cavanough has published his book
For more than a year, CONTACT has been publishing a series of stories by Vietnam Veteran Ian Cavanough – and
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New war on terror in Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump made a speech this morning Australian time – Monday night in America – outlining America’s new
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“2RAR will cease to exist as a light-infantry battalion”
While some in Army would prefer to put it a little less indelicately, a senior army officer recently told CONTACT
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Training Session #2 – Service Dogs: Part 1
In this lesson I want to start a three-part series on Service Dogs. Today in Part 1, I will cover
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Chapter 30b: Casualties
Soon it was our turn to defend the NDP (Night Defensive Position). We patrolled back to the NDP to relieve
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Building the Ultimate Teammate
The Frogman Project would like to introduce an inspiring and driven man who has served a long career in the
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I believe reports Army is discriminating against male recruitment
More troubling reporting in mainstream media today suggests that the Australian Army has instructed recruiters to stop recruiting males and
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LHDs incapable of delivering tanks to shore
There were worrisome reports in the media yesterday saying the landing craft on the Royal Australian Navy’s Landing Helicopter Dock ships,
Read moreA guide for potential ‘bloggers’
What’s the difference between advertising, advertorial, editorial and blogging? CONTACT is a ‘platform’ with a large, engaged niche audience,
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Chapter 30: Land Clearing Teams
“When do we get a ride in the choppers like everyone else?” “Sheesh, are the bastards trying to save money?”
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Finning – a basic skill for CD selection and general fitness
The military diver uses a method called “finning” as a mode of transportation and to conserve gas from their dive
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