It sounds like the voice of bitterness doesn't it.And still pissed off he failed selection.
It sounds like the voice of bitterness doesn't it.And still pissed off he failed selection.
Are KSK limited now in how long they can stay in the unit?
Regular or Reserve?
The mindset st the time was to make a "meaningful" contribution to show support to the US but the Australian Govt is risk averse (Vietnam War legacy) and didn't wan't significant casualties.
The solution was to deploy SF in coalition TF for hard end stuff and deploy conventional in relatively low risk areas.
This had universal support from all political flavours but unfortunately they never set an endstate or timespan hence the deployments kept rolling on.
It should be noted that the vast majority of the ADF (inc SF) did not push back on these arrangements. Aus has the highest deployment allowances and tax free income of any country on Operational deployment and for many it turned into a gravy train - particularly senior officers who produced an outsized Staff appointment quota to many Staff jobs that the Coalition found difficulty in filling.
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Best compound in KAF.....Aussie one. Went to the last Anzac Day shin-dig before they pulled out.The mindset st the time was to make a "meaningful" contribution to show support to the US but the Australian Govt is risk averse (Vietnam War legacy) and didn't wan't significant casualties.
The solution was to deploy SF in coalition TF for hard end stuff and deploy conventional in relatively low risk areas.
This had universal support from all political flavours but unfortunately they never set an endstate or timespan hence the deployments kept rolling on.
It should be noted that the vast majority of the ADF (inc SF) did not push back on these arrangements. Aus has the highest deployment allowances and tax free income of any country on Operational deployment and for many it turned into a gravy train - particularly senior officers who produced an outsized Staff appointment quota to many Staff jobs that the Coalition found difficulty in filling.
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I hope they question why both Liberal and Labor government allowed these constant rotations to take place as the politicians are the ones who have the ultimate responsibility.
Allied partners implicated
The Campbell briefing also makes serious allegations about war crimes involving US and British special forces, who sometimes worked with their Australian counterparts. The US military has prosecuted several special forces members for brutal war crimes with mixed success, while the British military has also faced scrutiny and investigations.
One special forces informant is recorded as telling Dr Crompvoets: "Whatever we do, though, I can tell you the Brits and the US are far, far worse. I've watched our young guys stand by and hero worship what they were doing, salivating at how the US were torturing people. You just stand there and roll your eyes and wait for it to end."
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'Blood lust, killings, cover-ups': Report describes Australia's 'Abu Ghraib' moment
Australian special forces soldiers tortured and executed prisoners in Afghanistan, according to an extraordinary report that kicked off the war-crimes inquiry.www.smh.com.au
and you're surprised because...?
I made a point of phoning my former Brit colleagues in RC(SW) when I was on tour with the Aussie Army to tell them what I was earning a month. Although strangely I was never able to convince the young officer in my detachment that 90% of why people in the ADF were cutting each other's throats to go on tour was because of the deployment allowances despite deploying the - 'in the mid-90s nobody in BAOR volunteered to go to Bosnia because they ended up out of pocket' argument.The mindset st the time was to make a "meaningful" contribution to show support to the US but the Australian Govt is risk averse (Vietnam War legacy) and didn't wan't significant casualties.
The solution was to deploy SF in coalition TF for hard end stuff and deploy conventional in relatively low risk areas.
This had universal support from all political flavours but unfortunately they never set an endstate or timespan hence the deployments kept rolling on.
It should be noted that the vast majority of the ADF (inc SF) did not push back on these arrangements. Aus has the highest deployment allowances and tax free income of any country on Operational deployment and for many it turned into a gravy train - particularly senior officers who produced an outsized Staff appointment quota to many Staff jobs that the Coalition found difficulty in filling.
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My word. Five months in Namibia gave me our first house deposit and we were paying tax (1989 - 90). Then there was the 'Dili Dash for Cash' as it was known. Smart folk were doing six months in East Timor, six months back with their unit in Aus then, being 'indispensable', another six months in East Timor, rinse and repeat. The bastards. Then that nice Mr Saddam helped me with my house deposit.I made a point of phoning my former Brit colleagues in RC(SW) when I was on tour with the Aussie Army to tell them what I was earning a month. Although strangely I was never able to convince the young officer in my detachment that 90% of why people in the ADF were cutting each other's throats to go on tour was because of the deployment allowances despite deploying the - 'in the mid-90s nobody in BAOR volunteered to go to Bosnia because they ended up out of pocket' argument.
Gold mate - I slept in a room with that nice Mr Hussein's image carved into the wall in 2016 - he looked pretty happy about squaring away your accommodation needsMy word. Five months in Namibia gave me our first house deposit and we were paying tax (1989 - 90). Then there was the 'Dili Dash for Cash' as it was known. Smart folk were doing six months in East Timor, six months back with their unit in Aus then, being 'indispensable', another six months in East Timor, rinse and repeat. The bastards. Then that nice Mr Saddam helped me with my house deposit.
Happy days.
Especially for divorce lawyers.Happy days.
Firing off two rounds in quick succession when you're on semi-auto. Gives you a bit of a spread of shot and a better likelihood of catching someone.What's a double tap? Non military here. The video is pretty shocking.