Fijian apprentices reviewed

Commander Katja Flaherty, Assistant Defence Adviser South Pacific, reviews the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Trade Training School Passing Out Parade 1/2003

Commander Katja Flaherty, Assistant Defence Adviser South Pacific, reviews the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Trade Training School Passing Out Parade 1/2003 which saw thirty RFMF apprentices graduate with a Basic Carpentry and Blocklaying certificate.

The invitation to be the Parade Reviewing Officer had special significance for CMDR Flaherty who began her naval career in 1986 as an instructor in the Marine Engineering School.

While the RFMF have female serving members — officers and NCOs — who have served in Peacekeeping environments in the Middle East and more recently East Timor as part of AUSBATT, the RFMF have yet to recruit female engineers and female members in the Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN).

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