Matthew Carr

Major Matthew Carr entered the Australian Army in 1996 when he was accepted into the Australian Defence Force Academy. After completing his studies at the Royal Military College, Duntroon, he was allocated to the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and posted to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Follow on postings include Recruit Platoon Leader (Army Recruit Training Centre), Tactical Assault Group Liaison Officer (Joint Operations Support Section – NSW), Staff Officer Coordination and Personnel (Headquarters Joint Operations Command) and Officer in Command of Force Preparation Company (39 Personnel Support Battalion).

In 2007 Major Carr deployed on operations as the Staff Officer to the Commander of Joint Task Force 633 in Iraq/Afghanistan. Upon completion of his sub-unit command time at 39 PSB in 2012, Major Carr was awarded the Chief of Army Scholarship to commence a full-time Masters degree in Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development. The intent behind this research was to further develop cross cultural knowledge and training skills for the Australian Army.