Army News, July 5, 2001

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July 5, 2001

		Digger career needs come first Chief concerned as soldiers withdrawn from courses. CA LT-Gen Peter Cosgrove recently expressed concern at a growing trend for commanders to place the needs of defence in higher priority over soldier career progression.

		Double honour for graduate Minister for Defence Peter Reith presents Sword of Honour recipient SCdt Tony Bennett with the Queens Medallion during the graduation parade for t senior class at RMC Duntroon.

		Joining the commissioned ranks THE most recent graduating class at RMC Duntroon featured a Sword of Honour recipient who had risen from his enlisted position to take the top prize in his graduation to the ranks of the commissioned.

		Minister looks to flexible leave management Minister for Defence Peter Reith has suggested that ADF commanders could have greater flexibility in the granting of extra recreation leave. In a paper on workplace relations to which he spoke at a meeting of the...

		Everest team home to heroes' welcome THE Army Alpine Association expedition to Mt Everest, which succeeded in placing one of their team on the summit in the army's centennial year, has returned to Australia.

		Ausbatt operation captures militia band near Maliana A swift and successful security operation conducted by Australian PKF soldiers earlier this month has resulted in the surrender of 34 suspected militia members in and around the village of Lontama, seven kilometres south of Maliana.

		Chance sighting leads to WW2 battleground A chance sighting during a recent routine patrol to Torokina may have helped to uncover some of the thousands of missing US and Japanese servicemen from WW2.

		Helping Army serve the nation Science has played a major role in supporting the Australian Army over the past century, in peacetime and in conflict. From its crude beginnings in a small laboratory at Victoria Barracks in Melbourne, the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) undertakes research...

		Letters to the Editor To the heart of area health. The civilianisation process of the ADF may have it's merits but when this process is detrimental to the health of serving personnel, we need to draw the line and bring back the standards we could rely on from uniformed personnel.

		AARU blitz ARMY rugby union is back on course following a triumphant interservice series where the men in green crushed all comers to regain the champion's crown.