Army News, August 2, 2001

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August 2, 2001

		Online jobs Inhouse options for soldiers seeking change. SOLDIERS looking for a change in job statements now have a resource that enables them to make informed choices about alternative careers in the army. The Stay Army site on the defweb contains information on every employment category...

		New system a healthy change PERIODIC medical boards are being replaced as a new system of screening the health of ADF members is phased in. Under the previous system, soldiers were given routine medical boards every three years up until age 35, after which the check became annual.

		Pollies parade for defence experience POLITICIANS are on parade with several volunteering to be soldiers to experience a slice of defence life. Aiming to give politicians insight into army matters, the Parliamentary Exchange Program (PEP) is designed to facilitate short attachments for senators and MPs to ADF units at a...

		Engineers build on AACAP NOT many people are aware that every year a group of engineers commit themselves to bettering the remote Aboriginal communities throughout the Asia-pacific region. ATSIC Army Community Assistance Program (AACAP) began in 1996 when the Council approached the...

		More service for vets in Timor Age has certainly not wearied the enthusiasm of five defence force members who served in Vietnam and are once again seeing active service, 28 years later, this time in East Timor.

		Guard members follow in footsteps of Grecian heroes ADF and veteran odyssey honours fallen in Crete and Greece. A contingent of Australia's Federation Guard recently returned from a deployment to Greece and Crete in support of 22 WW2 veterans returning to the battlefield where they fought 60 years ago.

		Letters to the Editor: High cost of free travel I hope that you can give an informed answer on some questions I have in regard to free travel entitlements. As all Defence Personnel know, Free Travel is granted once a year to all single members in the ADF usually to their next-of-kin.

		Diggers defuse British Old faithful humbles tourists 36-6. THE men of Old Faithful recently took the field against traditional enemy Britain in a spirited rugby match in Holsworthy and handed out a football lesson in the process.