08 February 2007 Edition #1159

Payload: A billion reasons to stay
ARMY will employ a range of retention and transfer bonuses and allowances as part of a comprehensive $1 billion retention and recruitment package.
Bonuses: what’s on offer
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Payload ARMY will employ a range of retention and transfer bonuses and allowances as part of a comprehensive $1 billion retention and recruitment package.

First show of muscle
CREWS of Army’s new beasts of steel have tested the accuracy of their 120mm cannons for the first time publicly at a CA media day.

Aussies of Year honour
A NATIONAL newspaper has awarded the accolade of 2006 Australian of the Year to the men and women of the ADF.
Summernats showdown
Survey to decide on Black Hawk recovery
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Features
For a job well done
Happy feet


On Australia Day, 45 of Army’s best joined the Honours’ List in recognition for their services to Australia. Army joins the nation in congratulating all recipients.
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SOME of 6RAR’s newest soldiers have joined their unit in conducting security operations on Op Astute in Timor-Leste.
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Personnel
A worthy pause
Plan to solve staff shortage

SMOKING joints was a rite of passage for many in the hippy era. However, it seems that there is a more subtle link between smoking (tobacco in this instance) and the joints of our bodies.
THE ADF’s Defence Strategic Workforce Plan 2007-17 will provide the necessary direction to build a balanced and sustainable military and civilian workforce during the next decade.
Pilots all in the know AN ADF Aviators’ Reference Manual has standardised general knowledge of aviation subjects for the three Services.

Lifestyle
Love My Rifle More Than You
Guitar hero II

BRUTALLY honest best sums up Kayla Williams’ Love My Rifle More Than You.
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The game: Rock and Roll is far from dead and Guitar Hero II has 64 total songs, 40 licensed from major bands, to prove it.
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Spilt popcorn Four separate families from different countries find their lives affecting each other, as circumstances conspire with often devastating consequences in Babel.
Slipped Disc HE’S back. Billy Birmingham has done it again with a seventh instalment of his, at times, hilarious take off of the Channel Nine commentary team.
Make 'em, keep 'em New Year resolutions can be kept. Sqn-Ldr Belinda Ball looks at some ways to do it.

Sports
Army earns water wings at ADF meet
Tag-team victories


ARMY players went well in the swim at the recent ADF Water Polo Association Inter Service Championships last month.
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TWO West Australian soldiers have kicked up a storm in two International Taekwon-Do Federation events.
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ADF comp nets nine for Arafura RIVALS at the ADF Basketball Association national championships have quickly become allies with the selection of representative men’s and women’s teams for the coming Arafura Games.
Leaders in touch ARMY dominated the individual awards at the 15th Australian Defence Touch Championships at RAAF Williams Laverton on November 20-24.
Debut win for Darwin digger THEY say class will win out and Pte Trudi Jeffrey certainly proved her golfing pedigree by winning the latest ADF Golf Association crown at Canberra’s Federal Golf Club.
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