Become a blogger – win this Leatherman
CONTACT has a Blog Spot where fans and budding writers can air their thoughts and scratch a writing itch – and maybe win
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CONTACT BLOG SPOT
Chapter 17: In the bush
“Righto men, all here?” said the platoon commander, “Follow me.” We exchanged glances, shrugged our shoulders and rolled our eyes
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From all of us here at CONTACT, we wish all of you and yours a very happy, healthy and safe
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Chapter 16: Nearing the sharp end of corps training
Someone said that soldiers expend more ammunition in training than they do in actual combat with the enemy. Someone said
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Aussie blockbuster immortalises US Medal of Honour medic
Army medic Private Desmond T Doss has been immortalised in the Aussie movie blockbuster Hacksaw Ridge. Private Desmond Doss who, for religious
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Chapter 15: Day/Night Navex
I mentioned before how powerful it can be to navigate in close country particularly at night. What I didn’t tell
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Chapter 14: We Settle In To Infantry Stuff
They called us the Cadre Company, 100 Nashos to be skilled in the fine art of infantry soldiering. The stakes
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Government commissions head-count of ‘veteran homelessness’
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan announced today that the government has commissioned a research project into homelessness in the veteran
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Chapter 13: Graduation and starting all over again
It was graduation parade day. My parents and my brother, a Vietnam veteran, and his girlfriend came to share the
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Seventh annual wounded, injured and ill digger forum
Army’s efforts to support wounded and ill soldiers to return to work would provide valuable lessons for the Australian community,
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CONTACT magazine now on our homepage
Did you know you can now read the latest CONTACT magazine directly on our homepage? That’s right – the most recent
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Chapter 12: The downhill run
We got a haircut, so I guess we are finally getting close to the end of the 10week recruit course
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Tuesday-night Army Reserve parades – Defence responds to soldiers’ concerns
Some of you will be aware that I raised this issue last week and sought clarification from Defence about their
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“Frequency of Tuesday night parading varies from unit to unit” – I didn’t know that
It was brought to my attention recently that some Army Reserve units that have traditionally paraded every Tuesday night, may
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Chapter 11: Duties
It seems the Army has a system regarding recruit training at Kapooka. The daily routine of room inspections, lectures, PT
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RAN fits propellers to new Romeo helicopter
Apparently, the Royal Australian Navy is now fitting propellers to it’s new MH-60R ‘Romeo’ helicopters. At least, that’s what the
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CONTACT confused by PM/DefMin statement
A recent joint statement from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Defence Minister Marise Payne said “the Australian Defence Force now
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Chapter 10: Football
Cootamundra in the 60s fielded very strong football teams in three codes: Rugby League, Rugby Union and Aussie Rules. Like
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Chapter 9: Yippee – we get local leave
We are fairly well into the 10-week course to turn us into soldiers. While there are lessons all day and
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CONTACT v Navy Daily – worth bragging about
I noticed an interesting statistic today and thought it was worth bragging about. I visited Navy Daily this morning – an official
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