Craig A.J. Stockings

Dr Craig Stockings is a Lecturer in History and Strategic Studies at University College, University of New South Wales. He graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy with a Batchelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Politics in 1995. Aft  er graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1996, he was operationally deployed to East Timor as part of the INTERFET force in 1999–2000. Following a posting as a staff  offi  cer at Headquarters Training Command, his last full-time appointment was as the Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General in 2003. He holds a Grad Dip Ed (Monash), a MEd (Deakin), a MA (International Relations) (Deakin), and a PhD in History (UNSW). He has recently completed a book to be released in August this year entitled: Th  e Torch and the Sword: A History of the Army Cadet Movement in Australia, 1866–2006.