By
Graham Davis
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The
Secretary for Defence, Ric Smith presents Albatross design
engineer Joseph Thomas with his scholarship.
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A
civilian design engineer working at HMAS Albatross has received
one of two Chief of the Defence Force and Defence Secretary’s
scholarships.
The annually awarded scholarships, announced on August 18, are
to encourage post graduate study. The Albatross worker is Joseph
Thomas.
The other recipient is LTCOL David Schmidtchen.
Joseph received his scholarship, from Secretary of Defence, Mr
Ric Smith.
He has chosen to undertake a “Feasibility Study of Setting
Up a Whirl Tower in Australia”.
“I propose researching the repair and maintenance requirements
for all civil and ADF helicopters and draw up preliminary specifications
together with an estimated cost for setting up a total maintenance
facility in Australia,” Joseph said.
The scholarships involve 12 months full-time study and an allowance
for the recipients to travel to organisations and areas related
to the area of study.
Joseph and LTCOL Schmidtchen will study at ADFA.
LTCOL Schmidtchen will research the topic, “Hierarchy, People
and Organisations: The Human Side of Network Centric Warfare.”
