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Colonel Robin Smith OBE, CSC is a military officer with significant recent experience in the application of emerging and disruptive technology, including the foundation of the Army’s Robotic & Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office. He is currently working in Headquarters Space Command. … Robin …
Chief of Army’s Foreword Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Chief of Army Professional Study Guide. The Australian Army is at once a national institution, a profession and a fighting force, which has proudly served our nation since its federation in 1901. This study guide contributes to maintaining the health of the Army profession. Our profession is expressed through three pillars: our jurisdiction (the unique service that we provide for the society we serve), our expertise (the professional body of …
Essays in Honor of Colin S Gray Air University Press , 2022, 233 pp ISBN: 9781585663217 Written By : Donovan C Chau Reviewed By : Gabrielle Taylor There is one name more synonymous with the modern study of strategy – Colin Gray. Indeed, he was one of his generation's most influential strategic thinkers who profoundly affected how scholars and practitioners understand war, strategy, and military education. Strategy Matters: Essays in Honor of Colin S Gray , edited by Donovan C Chau, is both a tribute …
Major Gabrielle Taylor is a Military Police Officer in the Australian Army. She has served as an operations officer for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and as a mentor at the Afghanistan National Army Officers Academy. She is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff Course, and has been awarded a Bachelor of Business, Master of Project Management, Master of Strategic People Management, and a Master of Military and Defence Studies, specialising in Operational Art. Major Taylor currently …
MAJGEN Mick Ryan spent 35 years in the Australian Army and commanded at troop, squadron, regiment, task force and brigade levels. He served in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. Mick has published three books since 2022: War Transformed (2022), White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan (2023), and The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire (2024). Mick is a strategic advisor to several companies including U.S. drone company Skydio, the Washington DC-based Special Competitive Studies Project, …
Army Research Scheme The Army Research Scheme for 2025 is now open. Application Details can be found on AusTender at ATM View - AARC-ARS-03-2025 Independent researchers and research organisations are invited to register to be part of the Army Research Network that will group researchers/organisations in their speciality under the broad scope of Army’s interests being: State of the Australian Army Profession The analysis of the past, present and future state of the State of the Australian Army Profession …
Brigadier James Davis joined the Army in 1995. His formative experiences were in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment which he commanded from 2014-2016. He served on operations in East Timor in 2003 and in Iraq in 2008/2009. From 2017 to 2018 he was the liaison officer to the United Kingdom Land Forces. Brigadier Davis’ staff appointments include Army Headquarters as Staff Officer Grade One – the Army Plan, Director of the Chief of Army’s Initiatives Group and Director of Joint Concepts. Brigadier Davis is a graduate …
Jutland and British Naval Command Penguin , 2015, 720 pp ISBN: 9780141980331 Author: Andrew Gordon Reviewer: James Davis Note from the Director, Australian Army Research Centre: With the release of the 2025 Chief of Professional Army Study Guide, now is an opportune time for Defence’s senior leaders to reflect on the books within that Guide which have had the greatest impact upon their development as military professionals. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to BRIG James Davis for …
We studied everything we could get our hands on. You start working hard right from the first. You can’t say later in life I will start studying. You have got to start in the beginning. Omar Bradley Introduction This reading list is designed to prepare you for service. The profession of arms is the most unforgiving and competitive of professions. The consequences of failing are significant for yourself, your comrades and the nation you serve. Training, preparing for and participating in competition and …
The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) has been directed to publish the 2025 CA Reading List in accordance with the Army PME Plan. The AARC is rapidly preparing the List for approval and publication. Communication around the release of the List will be promulgated by Army in due course. The reading lists are designed to prepare an officer or soldier for service in the State of the Australian Army Profession. The State of the Australian Army Profession can be unforgiving and competitive. The …
