The latest British Army recruitment advert has received mixed reviews, with some questioning whether it will attract young people to join the service. While war and weapons may be what comes to mind when people imagine an Army recruitment advert, the UK has opted for...
Defence
Opinion: Responsibility for failure rests at the top
Sunday 11th Dec 2022
The obscene business which is war has many rules. Command responsibility, also now called the Yamashita Principle, is that obligation of all commanders to ensure their troops fight within those rules. Failure to do so is considered an omission mode of individual...
Wars of the World – Australia’s Key Alliance in the Vietnam War…
Tuesday 6th Dec 2022
The steamy jungles of south-east Asia presented the stage for one of the deadliest confrontations of the Cold War where the philosophies of democracy, communism and nationalism clashed in bitter, brutal and bloody warfare. Vietnam was born out of the ashes of the...
VIDEO: Calls to stop stripping Afghanistan veterans of service medals over war crimes
Saturday 3rd Dec 2022
Following his joint media release on the 2nd December Martin Hamilton-Smith, National President of the Australian SAS Regiment Association (ASASRA) was interviewed on ABC TV. In it he explains why Veteran associations want any penalties linked to the outcome of the...
Media Statement – ADSO Calls for Due Process and Presumption of Innocence
Friday 2nd Dec 2022
Yesterday the Australian Special Air Services Association, the Commando Association and the Returned and Services League of Australia issued a joint statement calling on the Federal Government to direct the CDF to respect the presumption of innocence for soldiers...
ASASA Chairman: Ex Service Organisations Demand Fair Treatment for Special Forces Soldiers
Friday 2nd Dec 2022
I attach a media release put out jointly yesterday by the national leadership of the SAS Association and the Commando Association, with the full support of the RSL. The release speaks for itself. Revised-media-release16-Final-30-NovDownload For over two years now we...
Elite soldiers blast Defence chief Angus Campbell over handling of Afghanistan war crimes report
Thursday 1st Dec 2022
By defence correspondent Andrew Greene Veterans’ groups are demanding the Albanese government pull rank on the Defence chief to prevent him revoking medals over command failures in Afghanistan, before any alleged war crimes are proven in court. Key points: The...
Service in Somalia Recognised by DHAAT
Thursday 1st Dec 2022
I am sure all of you who have ever served in or with the Big Blue One will be pleased to hear the great news regarding the recognition of Somalia Service for the 1RAR Battalion Group. The Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal has completed its Inquiry...
Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal – Rifle Company Butterworth Inquiry – Hearings this week
Monday 21st Nov 2022
The first hearing for the Tribunal’s inquiry into medallic recognition for service with Rifle Company Butterworth will be held in Canberra this week. It will be livestreamed from our website https://defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au from 9.30 on...
Defence families call on the government for additional funding
Wednesday 2nd Nov 2022
Opinion: Renee Wilson, chief executive officer of Australian War Widows NSW, reflects on the impact of the recent federal budget on veterans’ families and provides insight into streamlining the system. 'I read a commentary over the last week...