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MWODMOVE
— DPE ACCOMMODATION arrangements for Members without Dependants (MWOD) are being examined and steps being taken to improve existing conditions. |
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Australia says thank you THE Australian Army Banner being manufactured for the Centenary of Army celebrations is unique among ADF banners and colours. RSM Ceremonial WO1 Darryl Kelly said it was the only one of its kind, breaking some new milestones in design and being a distinctive army red. |
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A century of
Aussie soldiering draws near CELEBRATIONS around the nation for the centenary of army are well under way as Australia’s soldiers prepare to celebrate a century of defending the commonwealth. The Army Centenary Parade on March 10 will see the coming together of the past, present and future of the army... |
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Victorian
soldiers plan to celebrate PERSONNEL at Melbourne’s Victoria Barracks are celebrating the Australian Army’s birthday by inviting the public onto the base on February 24. The barracks will be open between 11.30am and 9.30pm with displays and activities by units and historical societies... |
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Event Update The following is not a comprehensive list of upcoming events, however ARMY will publish future Centenary of Army events as details become available. |
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New allowance
recognises separated service hardship MARRIED members separated from family for service reasons no longer have to carry the cost of two households following the recent introduction of a new allowance. |
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ADF nurse on
trial in ACT first MILITARY nurses are set to take centre stage in coming months following news that ADF nurse Flt-Lt Sharron Jordan will take part in an ACT Nurse Practitioner Trial. |
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Music fest
brings recruiting harvest An army presence at the Tamworth country music Festival has led to more than 100 enquiries and 85 applications to join the ADF. |
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CA emphasises
fair go SPEAKING to all soldiers through a video message, CA Lt-Gen Peter Cosgrove reiterated his Rules for a Fair Go at the nation-wide military justice stand down on February 5. |
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Era ends for
East Timor fighters DILI, February 1: Today marks a significant step forward to nationhood for East Timor with the disbanding of Forcas Armadas da Libertacao de Timor Leste (Falintil). |
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Support team
completes Comoro tour in style DILI: Members of 383 Expeditionary Combat Spt Sqn donned their UN berets and cravats to bid a formal farewell to CASG and East Timor with a parade on Comoro airfield. |
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Nun’s
run convoy feeds homeless DARE: A small convoy headed into the hills behind Dili early today to deliver care and food packages to orphans living in the small mountain community of Dare. Known colloquially as the nun’s run, members of CASG make the trip weekly to hand out food and necessities... |
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Staff on broken
chain embedded I WRITE in regard to the current trial of outsourcing defence recruiting to Manpower Defence Recruiting (MDR) in Victoria and Tasmania. Many issues concerning the embedded military staff in MDR have not been finalised or even addressed. |
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