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This paper is the first in the Occasional Paper - Command and Leadership Series and is published in line with one of the Chief of Army’s primary tasks for AARC: to enhance the quality of leadership in Army. Nothing is more important to an army than the standard of its leaders. Success or failure in every military endeavour throughout history can be linked to the quality of leadership displayed, and therefore, any research which can positively impact on the quality of Australia’s future Army leadership is …
This is the standard we walk past In a 2013 video message to our Army my predecessor Lieutenant General David Morrison challenged us to examine our individual and group behaviours, and to consider whether our personal actions accorded with the values required for continued service in the Australian Army. This three minute video caught the attention of many in our Army, the broader Australian community and the global community. It also issued a challenge: the standard you walk past is the standard you …
Knowing what military theory is, and what it is not, is vital. It helps identify what writings further our understanding of war and warfare, and guides professional military education and research for future doctrine and training. This work answers the questions of what military theory is, where it sits within the wider context of the study of conflict, and which theorists are key in defining its body of knowledge. Many military professionals and academics outline the importance of military theory and the …
The British operation in Sierra Leone is regarded as a rare success for Western military intervention. In the popular narrative, British paratroopers deployed to Freetown over a weekend and, through a mix of professionalism, organisation and chutzpah, ‘[saved] the UN from disaster and [hastened] the end of an exceptionally nasty war.’ As Alex Renton later wrote for the Observer: ... the Sierra Leone intervention worked – uniquely well, in the history of modern military interventions in Africa. The rebel …
An Army in Motion It is my great privilege to be your Chief of Army. The Army of today is in great shape and will continue its journey of improving and adapting. There is always more to do as the context and needs of the future continually change. We are an Army in motion. Here I outline my initial approach for thinking about ourselves. I invite you to engage with and help further develop these ideas, framed around four command themes: Preparedness, People, Profession and Potential. Australia’s Army The …
Major Cate Carter is an Intelligence Officer and the Managing Editor of the Australian Army Journal. She has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Queensland and is currently a Defence PhD candidate in the field of Armed Forces and Society. Major Carter’s thesis concerns the relationship between the ADF and the Australian public. … Cate …
