Army News, July 19, 2001

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July 19, 2001

		ATTITUDE CHECK now public Positives and negatives found in survey of Defence staff. Defence has released the preliminary results brief of the Defence Attitude Survey, giving personnel an attitude snapshot of a statistical sample...

		Red Berets drop in on Brumbies More than 20,000 fans watched a spectacular jump by the Red Berets into Bruce Stadium before the kick-off for the ACT Brumbies' clash with the British and Irish Lions. Photo by WO2 Phil Thamm.

		Reservists hone their skills at Bindoon Seventeen events over two gruelling days. Western Australia's citizen soldiers took to the field last weekend in a competition to test their military skills in simulated combat conditions. Part-time soldiers from all units in 13 Bde competed in 17 events over two gruelling days...

		Sigs get new training and renamed school PART-time soldiers in RASigs will find it easier to qualify for some trades with the introduction of a new training system. The majority of training for the three specified trades has been packaged into independent modules of 16 days duration.

		NORFORCE celebrates 20 years Unit parades through Darwin. In a show of strength that crossed cultures and embraced over 40,000 years of history, members of the North West Mobile Force recently celebrated the surveillance unit's 20th anniversary.

		Peacekeeper gets medical help for Timor farm girl Around the remote village of Felaui, Cpl Glenn Ludemann is something of a miracle-worker. Cpl Ludemann, 4RAR Bn Gp, is the catalyst behind transforming a young woman's life from one of despair to hope.

		Personnel goals PMKeyS stands for Personnel Management Key Solution PMKeyS is a combined people management and pay system that brings together all personnel management data and information for defence.

		Letters to the Editor Rent Allowance realism, please. It's is time that DHA is held accountable for its inability to do the job it was set up to do - serve the members of the military's housing needs. I am in a Rental Assistance (RA) property in Sydney and recently at short notice my flatmate moved out...

		Wounded Warriors fall to students Virus hits training camp before match. Ravaged by illness, the ASRU Warriors fell victim to a rampant Australian Universities XV at Bruce Stadium in Canberra in the annual battle for the Weary Dunlop Cup.