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24.01.2022 And that's a wrap for 1/2021 Courses Camp. The course finished with a parade and awards ceremony at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre. We were fortunate to have the... Army Band in attendance for today's parade. At the parade LTCOL(AAC) Gatward recognised 5 Senior Cadets who although they aged out at the end of last year remained in cadets until today to provide instructional support to each of the courses. Course awards were then presented. The recipients of the awards are: LCPL's Course Endeavour Award - CDT Charlotte Nettle Leadership Award - CDT River Boyd Student of Merit - CDT Cassandra Correa SGT's Course Endeavour Award - Jointly awarded to CDTCPL Naomi Machin & CPL Zac Bosworth Leadership Award - CDTCPL Charlotte Jefferis Student of Merit - CDTCPL Corbin Nicholls CUO's Course Student of Merit - CDTSGT Emily Flude Following the presentation of course awards LTCOL(AAC) Gatward promoted the new cadet leadership group for 2021. The incoming CDTRSM is WO1 Sandon Boarder and the incoming Regional CUO is RCUO Lucas Kirwan. Good luck on your posting for the year ahead. A massive thank you must go to all of the support staff (Senior Cadets, ACS, ADF and full time staff) for ensuring that the week went ahead and everyone had a good time. Without your help the success of the courses would not be possible.

24.01.2022 Thank you Phil, Macca and James from Aardvark Adventures - Plan B was just as fun and hope to have you all back again soon

23.01.2022 Day 2 of AFX 2020 saw the conclusion of the four courses that commenced yesterday. The medical course participated in realistic scenarios applying the knowledge they have been taught over the past two days. The Recruit course refined their static drill and started their field training including how to camouflage with cam paint and how to move through the Bush.... Our robotics course finished building robots of their own designs. The cadets then had to put their robots to the test and complete a variety of tasks. Our drone course tested all their newly acquired skills in a search & identify mission. The last 6 photos are taken from a drone upon launching and flying.

22.01.2022 Our next Cadet that we will profile is our CDTRSM Abi Davis I’m Abi Davis and I joined cadets as I was previously hoping to move onto a career within the ADF. ... I am currently the Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major for Tasmania Battalion. The biggest highlight of my cadet career would be the Adventure Training Award in 2018. I went to Majura Military Training Area in Canberra with 5 other cadets from Tasmania and spent a week participating in activities that pushed me both mentally and physically. Another highlight would be my warrant officer course in South Queensland in early 2019. It was a unique experience that showed me more about myself and and the differences in how the organisation works around the nation. I am currently studying Paramedicine at UTAS and will graduate in early 2022. I also work two jobs in my free time. When I finish my degree I am hoping to practice as a paramedic either within Australia or internationally, wherever it takes me! My advice to any Cadet would be to accept any opportunity that is given to you and apply yourself in every aspect of that. Also be open minded to constructive criticism as this will shape you both as a leader and a person.

21.01.2022 Good evening Team Tassie, please enjoy tonight’s post from SGT Mortell. Please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your defence career: Hi, I am SGT Clar...e Mortell and I enlisted in the Regular Army on the 26 November 1996. After Recruit training in Kapooka I was lucky to pick up Medical Corps. I travelled to Portsea for medical training, it is in Albury Wodonga now, after four months I travelled to Sydney for three months of on the Job training at 1 Field Hospital. In Medical Corps I had a varied career, many postings and many jobs including pathology technician for a time. I was also lucky to go to East Timor with 162 Recce Squadron, Townsville for four months, as detachment medic, it was hot but rewarding. In a moment of insanity I transferred to Military Police, after my IET course, I was posted to Enoggera Brisbane to the MP unit there. In my MP life I have done many things, such as policing, security in Iraq for six months, many courses, I trained recruits, and retrained detainees at the Military Gaol, all enjoyable and I can really say I have no regrets. After 15 years, I decided to come home. As a Reservist, I have been posted to AUR, helping SGT Breeze to train officers, HQ 4 BDE in Melbourne in a multi-role position, and currently with you all at Cadets Tasmanian BN, ready for the next adventure, where ever that may be. What is your role in AAC? I am a TASA (Training and Safety Advisor) but I have done other roles as well, such as assisting on promotion courses. How long have you been posted to cadets for and what was your initial thoughts when you found out about your posting? I have been posted to Cadets for two years, this being my third, I might be lucky and get a fourth. I asked to post to cadets, so I was stoked when I finally got a posting into the unit. Have you had any experience with cadets before i.e. were you a cadet or been posted to cadets? I have been a cadet myself, 1993-1996, around the same time as Captain Genders, but not the same unit, I was in the best unit, 62 RCU Paterson Barracks, of course. My rank at the end of my time was Warrant Officer, I was CSM of my unit. Comparing the AAC to your other postings what do you think is your biggest challenge working within a youth development organisation? Cadets has really helped me to chill out, I was very Army especially after I left the Regular Army, I enjoy watching you all change and grow into your lives and feel sometimes a little jealous that you are all starting your lives, what an exciting time for you. Do you have any words of advice for our Cadets, whether it be about your experiences in the Defence Force, or civilian life? Every opportunity that you are offered,if you can, take it. Life is to be lived to the fullest, have adventures and travel and learn/study as much as you can. ‘All who wonder are not lost’ Morts

20.01.2022 Good Afternoon Team Tassie. Please read on below for an update on our return to parade schedule. TAS BN is pleased to announce that Cadets will be able to ret...urn to weekly Parade Nights at their units. This will be a staggered return in line with the timetable outlined below. Normal unit parade timings apply: 29/07/2020 - First Parade - All Staff and Cadets from CDTSGT and above 05/08/2020 - Second Parade - All Staff and Cadets from CDTLCPL and above 12/08/2020 - Third Parade - All Staff, Cadets with normal parade night activities 19/08/2020 - Fourth Parade - All Staff, Cadets, and all new recruits Cadet Consent Forms previously mailed out to all parent and guardians need to be returned prior to, or on the night of restart to parading. Cadets will NOT be able to parade without a signed consent form. If you do not have a form, please contact your Unit Commander on the number below. 60 ACU Warrane: 0497 628 248 61 ACU Devonport 0498 338 939 62 ACU Patterson Barracks Launceston 0498 628 231 63 ACU Lloyds Lane Dowsings Point 0498 842 910 64 ACU Burnie 0498 838 040 65 ACU Bridgewater 0497 918 433 66 ACU Kingston 0498 662 503 67 ACU Youngtown 0498 838 083 To comply with COVID-19 measures there will be strict processes for cadets to resume parading : Before entry to the unit cadets are to provide answers to a series of questions. All parents/guardians are asked to remain nearby and not leave until their child/ward is allowed entry. On their first parade night all cadets are to receive the Return to Program Workplace Induction Lesson and complete paperwork associated with that lesson before the unit can commence training Cadets must maintain good hand hygiene, social distancing, and comply with the directions of adult staff at all times Do not attend cadets if you are unwell or have flu-like symptoms Parents & guardians of new recruits who have lodged an application to join the program and have not yet attended their unit, please make contact with the Unit Commander to obtain a Consent Form to begin parading. We ask for your understanding and patience during this process and we look forward to catching up with all of you as we return. See you all soon Team Tassie

18.01.2022 And..... we are live Team Tassie. Please log into your Cadetnet email for all of your login details. You only have 3 days to log in and create a password, so ...use your time wisely and log in now. A massive thank you to all Staff and Cadets who have spent hours making this all come together.

18.01.2022 Day one of AFX 2020 done and dusted! Nearly 80 Cadets from B Coy participated in a variety of training activities throughout the day including robotics, drones, medical & a recruit course. Can’t wait to see you all again tomorrow!

18.01.2022 Good evening everyone. Tonight we hear from SGT Oliver Breeze and his journey in the ADF. Please enjoy his experiences Introducing Sergeant Oliver Breeze I en...listed to the Army Reserve on 19th of May 1996 as a young 20-year-old Infantry solider. My only regret is I should have enlisted sooner. The past 24 years have offered me the best part time job with so many wonderful opportunities and the ability to work with highly motivate and professional soldiers and officers. I hope the next couple of paragraphs give you an insight to some of the experiences I have enjoyed. I spent the first 4 years of my ARES career at 12/40 Royal Tasmania Regiment obtaining my 343 ECN, I enjoyed training in the Jungle Warfare Centre in Cunungra and participating in exercises across the country. I transferred to 10 Health Company as an Ambulance Driver and then trained as a Combat Medic, by the time I was 25 the Army had sent me to every state in Australia. In 2005 as a young Corporal my section and I participated in the Divisional Military Skills competition in Holsworthy and the section managed to bring back the trophy, this event was probably one of the most challenging and rewarding opportunities as a young leader. In 2007 I was fortunate to receive the Tasman Scheme Award and travelled to New Zealand and worked with the Auckland Northland Regiment for 2 weeks. There I was able to tour their bases, participate in a field exercise, range shoots and even bungie jumping and scuba diving. In 2008 there was an attempted shooting of the President of East Timor José Manuel Ramos-Horta and I was selected to be an ARES solider that was deployed from 2FSB to support 3 RAR in deployment to Timor. This was a rewarding experience for a Reserve NCO to actually work with an ARA unit and work alongside other UN forces on the International Stabilisation Force. I was the lucky enough to be picked for the catafalque guard for ANZAC day in 2008 at Camp Phoenix with dignitaries from each UN nation and the Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of East Timor. During my deployment I was able to fly out to every FOB and work alongside many dedicated operators. I returned home with immense graduate for the dedication of the ARA and grateful for the opportunity this deployment offered me. On returning to my ARES posting I was promoted to Sergeant in 2009 and transferred to the mobile training team and for one year conducted navigation training for all ARES recruits in Tasmania prior to their attendance to Kapooka, during this time I patrolled nearly every square meter of Brighton and Buckland Military Training Areas observing some very dynamic map to ground appreciation work from these recruits. I then was allocated to the Adelaide University Regiment (AUR) Training Cadet Company and spent the next 8 years providing training, guidance and leadership to those dedicated men and women attempting to pursue a career as an Officer within the Army Reserve. It was a pleasure to work with some highly dedicated Officers and SNCO’s and worked in Singleton, RMC and Murry Bridge. I observed some highly amusing antics and decisions while putting the Officer Cadets through some challenging leadership dynamics. Blood, sweat, tears and the ability to keep going despite adversary. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working in Training Command. During part of my time at AUR I was working as a Senior Ranger for the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission and had the privilege of being attached to NORFORCE Centre Squadron and worked along side indigenous soldiers learning skills like celestial navigation, survival and tracking. In 2011 I was very humbled to win the Prince of Wales Award and travelled to Canada. During this time I was able to work with the New Westminster Infantry Unit and toured around British Columbia, I went skiing at Whistler, went hiking in Vancouver Island, saw grizzly bears, and fished for salmon in the Frazer River. Following this demanding tour I worked with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) I undertook a 2 week course Search and Rescue Course at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. I was offered the opportunity to work RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and go to no doubt the most scenic range in the county shooting alongside the snipers surrounded by snow capped mountains and lush pine forest, real tough few days on the range! In 2015 and 2017 while posted to AUR I was attached to the Australian Army Environmental Impact Assessment Team and worked on Exercise Talisman Sabre and Hamel utilising my civilian qualifications to protect and preserve the environment including culturally significant sights, fragile ecosystems and even relocating snakes from training facilities. In 2019 I was posted to AAC into a TASA position and have had the opportunity to assist in the Chief Of Army Challenge, work on courses camps, develop team building activities and more recently develop some training doctrine for Moodle. The dedication and commitment I have observed within the Cadets has really impressed me. For those of you considering a part or fulltime career in the ADF I would highly recommend it. I have made lifelong friends and even met my wife through this awesome part-time job.

17.01.2022 Friday and day 7 of courses where we are really starting to get to the pointy end of the week. For the third year in a row CDTSGT Emily Flude spent her Birthda...y on courses camp. The staff and students on the CUO Course made sure that Emily had a day to remember. Team Tassie wish you a Happy Birthday Emily and thank you for your dedication to Cadets. The CUO’s course continued with their rehearsals for the end of course parade, had lesson assessments and participated in more sword drill. The SGT’s course learnt about assessing lessons and then prepared to be assessed on their lessons. The LCPL’s course assisted the SGT’s course with being students for their lessons and also covered of on navigation and drill revision.

13.01.2022 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER. All cadets will need to bring a raincoat & a spare set of uniform (or civilian clothes if you do not have a spare set). Failure to bring these will mean you won’t be able to attend tomorrow’s activities. Buses for Last Day of AFX... Drop off NO LATER THAN: Dowsing Point 07:40 Granton 07:00 Huonville 06:55 Kingston 07:30 New Norfolk 06:45 Warrane 08:00 Pick up times: Dowsing 5:05 Granton 5:45 Huonville 5:50 Norfolk 6:10 Kingston 5:20 Warrane 4:45

13.01.2022 AFX 2020 A fantastic article in the Mercury on Sunday. Well done Bravo Company

11.01.2022 Tonight we introduce you to one of our newer ADF members to our HQ this year. We hope you enjoy Hi all, I am Captain Scott Cason, posted to HQ TAS AAC BN in lat...e January 2020. I work in the Bn HQ’s Operations Cell supporting the administrative and logistic arrangements for our Tas Cadet activities. This is my first experience of cadet organisations. My major focus has been the coordination and planning of the AFX for this year. This looks to be particularly busy over the next few months as we look to make amendments to adjust for the COVID-19 restrictions in place finding a balance that allows us to safely conduct the activity while remaining compliant with the public health requirements. I’m a transport and logistic officer by trade with the bulk of my experience in both road transport (as opposed to sea, air, terminal or post) and multidisciplinary third line support organisations. While dominantly a reservist, I’ve also undertaken some limited full time positions. For 2013 2014 I performed the role of the Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency, The Honourable Peter Underwood AC, Governor of Tasmania. Working at Government House Tasmania was an amazing experience, drastically different from regular Defence postings. My advice to everyone is to aim to find something that you enjoy. There’s always going to be things we have to do in life, but if you can find the balance with also doing things that you enjoy work will never feel as hard again!

10.01.2022 It’s been a big day here at Team Tassie for all respective courses. Today the CUO’s course spent the morning learning sword drill and then headed out of the cla...ssroom for a well earned break. Climbing the shot tower at Kingston and then completing the Alum Cliffs walk to Kingston Beach. The SGT’s course today spent the morning under the guidance of SGT Mortell learning weapons drill, some navigation revision and then back to the classroom in preparation for their lessons for the rest of the week. The LCPL’s course spent the majority of the day at the WTTS, congratulations to CDT Pisano from 66ACU who took out the bragging rights of overall winner. Tonight the course finished their day with a combined course dance to Tina Turners famous Nutbush city limits. Enjoy these photos from today

09.01.2022 Good evening Team Tassie, It’s almost that time to dust off your kit, iron your uniform and return to parade for 2021. Please see below for dates for all to re...turn back to Cadets for 2021. Both Companies will have NCO’s return on Wednesday 3rd February 2021 and then all remaining Cadets will return on Wednesday 10th February 2021. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back for what is shaping up to be our biggest year yet.

09.01.2022 Please enjoy tonight’s post from our OPSWO My name is David Harvey and I have been posted in to HQ AAC Tas Bn since January this year. I am married to Tania and... have a daughter, Allyssa. I enlisted in the Regular Army in 1987 and have been in RAEME and now RAAOC. In my time I have been posted to Army Aviation, Artillery, Field Workshops and many other areas in the Army. I have deployed twice, once to East Timor in 2001/2002 with the Army Aviation Detachment at Suai and the second time I went to the Middle East with Force Support Element 2 (FSE-2) and ran the Main Logistics Warehouse supporting the ADF in the whole Middle East Area. I have just posted in from the 1st Combat Service and Support Battalion based in Adelaide where I ran the 1st Brigade (South) Main Warehouse which was responsible for supporting 1st Armoured Regiments and 7th Battalion RAR in Barracks and Field as well as all other Army units that came to the Training Areas in South Australia. I am the Operations Warrant Officer (OPSWO) which involves doing all of the bookings for Training areas and vehicles while ensuring that all accommodation, ARPAs etc are done and submitted on time. I am also responsible for the Logistics side of the house until the new RQMS is posted in. I have never been a Cadet or been involved with Army Cadets previously but have been an Instructor with the AAFC since 1997. The challenges are the same no matter what the organisation is. Dealing with different rules and different people spread over the whole State will make it more interesting though. I think the biggest advice I can give is to take any opportunity that is offered to you. This is the only way to get experiences that all those around you will not have ever done and can even help you in your future career, no matter what it is.

08.01.2022 Good evening all, we hope you enjoy tonight’s story from our RSM. My name is Warrant Officer Class One Tony Rich and I am currently posted to the position of R...egimental Sergeant Major, Australian Army Cadets, Tasmania Battalion. I have been a member of the Australian Defence Force since September 1981 when I enlisted in Hobart. I completed recruit training at Brighton Army Camp in December 1981 and as I had an aptitude for electrical, electronics and automotive engineering I was assigned to The Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Through an extensive career which has involved attending many courses allied with trades, both through the ADF as well as Civilian agencies, I progressed through the ranks as CPL, SGT and then to Warrant Officer Class Two as an Artificer Mechanical. I have had many enjoyable postings, all within the ADF world of Trade then to be then promoted to Warrant Officer Class One as an Artificer Ground has given me a wealth of experience in managing ADF maintenance requirements on the equipment fleet held within most logistic units. I have had the opportunity to attend many exercises and activities across the nation from supporting road moves of Leopard Tanks from Puckapunyal Victoria, through to Katherine in the Northern Territory. Attending to breakdowns on the side of the road. ADF exercises have also been a staple of mine over the years throughout Australia but the one that brings fond memories is Suman Warrior in Singapore. Working with members from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia was a great way to understand their operations. I have been deployed to Timor Leste (East Timor) twice in a Contract Maintenance Managers position which involved planning, approving and verifying maintenance activities that the deployed Battlegroup required. The amount of equipment that a Battlegroup has is quite phenomenal. Aero refuelling assets, specialist vehicles for engineers, firefighting equipment, the list was extensive and quite numerous with many issues arising for maintenance. There was also a substantial amount of overflow work that the onsite ADF maintenance elements did not have the support to fill the requests. The deployed equipment fleet had also been in country from 2006 and was not removed until 2013. The best experience of these deployments, climbing Mt Ramelua, all 10,000 feet of it! I have now been posted to HQ AAC TAS BN for 16 months and I initially didn’t quite know what to expect. However I requested this position and was put through a selection process to deem whether I would be suitable fit to the role, so here we are and really enjoying the position. My posting is for a 3 year term and will come to an end on 31st December, 2021. Other than having Cadets along to previous unit activities over the years, my exposure to the AAC program has been somewhat limited. The Cadets that have presented to activities in the past have always been professional, courteous and very keen and interested to learn. There can be many cliché’s that could be bandied around, but ultimately the aspirations of Cadets should be to look after yourself, mates, community and strive together for a goal that fits in with the communities expectations of being a great citizen. Career wise, whether that means looking at an ADF career, which I would thoroughly recommend, however, ADF service (Army, Navy, Air-force) is not for every-one. State emergency Services (TAS Fire, TASPOL, TAS Ambulance) is also a fantastic goal. Understanding the views and backgrounds of our Cadets is of prime importance. Often the view of what is important for a Young Australian is just as important as that of an Adult.

08.01.2022 Good evening all, Please read on below for the next instalment of our ADF Members. Hi there! ... My name is Major Chris Jacoora. I am an Army Reserve Infantry Officer and I have been posted to the HQ of the Tasmania Cadet Battalion since 2017. My current role is as the senior Australian Defence Force (ADF) safety and training officer. I began my ADF career as an Army Reserve soldier with the 12th/40th Bn the Royal Tasmania Regiment (12/40 RTR) in 1991. I initially trained as a regimental signaller, then was accepted into and subsequently graduated from the Officer Cadet Training Unit at the former Brighton Army Camp in 1995. I was posted to back to 12/40 RTR as a 2nd Lieutenant, then spent the next twenty years at various Tasmanian units. This included a six-year stint in the Regular Army where I was posted to the Combat Arms Training Centre (Puckapunyal, Vic.) and Defence Force Recruiting Tasmania, to name just two. Before all this, however, I spent six years in the Tasmanian Air Force Cadets, where I got to fly in a Hercules transport plane and the Iroquois and Chinook helicopters, and I finished with the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer. I have found this posting to be one of the most rewarding of my career. In my ADF roles, it has mostly been about training soldiers and officers. In this role, it is all about building and developing the next generation of young Australian men and women, regardless what career they eventually choose. If there was one piece of advice I would give to any young person wanting to join the ADF, or any other career for that matter, it would be this: if you are refused entry at first, bide your time, develop yourself further and then try again. Even if your career is delayed a year or two, this delay will be like a ‘blink of an eye’ when viewed thirty years later. Stay safe and I look forward to seeing the returning cadets soon! See more

08.01.2022 Day 4 of AFX 2020 saw the Company split into two groups. The first group comprising of the Companies senior cadets spent the day doing weapons familiarisation and training. The remaining cadets formed the second group who had a tour of the historical Angelsea army barracks & finished the day having a few rounds of bowling.

07.01.2022 Good evening Team Tassie and welcome to our feature of our ADF that are currently posted to our Headquarters. We hope you enjoy getting to know our staff. My ...name is Lieutenant Colonel Darryl Blazley and I am currently posted to the position of Commander, Australian Army Cadets, Tasmania Battalion. I have been a member of the Australian Defence Force since June 1982. Over the intervening years I have had numerous rewarding and challenging roles. My military involvement started when I was a Cadet at the Deloraine High School. My initial plan was to join the Army as an apprentice but in those days in order to be an Army apprentice you had to sign up for a period of 9 years, something that I was not prepared to do at that time of my life. I completed recruit training at Brighton Army Camp and commenced training with the Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU 15) in January 1983 graduating as a 2nd Lieutenant in June 1984 into the the Royal Australian Infantry Corp. I have been fortunate to have participated in a number of exercises in Northern Australia and was selected as the Company 2IC for a combined Tasmanian and South Australian Company Group to participate in Exercise Pacific Reserve with the US National Guard in Hawaii during 1990. Working with the Americans was interesting, all the latest gear and weapons and our weapon pits were dug by back hoes, not an entrenching tool. Happy days! During the 90’s I was promoted to Major and became the OC of Alpha Coy, 12th/40th Bn, RTR and also spent time as the Senior Instructor at the Royal Military College, Hobart Detachment. I was promoted to LTCOL on January 1st 2001 as the Commanding Officer of 12th/40th Bn, RTR and had that position until 31st December 2002. Being the CO has been one of the most rewarding positions I have had in my years of service. At the completion of my time as CO I was posted to the Australian Command and Staff College as a student initially and then as a member of the Directing Staff for a period of 4 years. In November 2011 I commenced Continuous Full Time Service for a period of 20 months working for the Director General of Army Operations at Army Head Quarters based at Russell Offices, Canberra. As I said earlier, having Unit Command is a fantastic experience and one that I have been given the chance at again with my posting as the Commander of the Australian Army Cadets, in Tasmania. My posting is for a 3 year term and will come to an end on 31st December, 2021. When I was informed of my current posting I had mixed feelings, on one hand, even though I had been a former Cadet I was wary of the unknown but what did excite me was the opportunity to be involved with a dynamic group of people across the whole of the Cadet organisation. Knowing that you are working with Cadets and ACS who are willing to work for the benefit of all Cadets is very satisfying. The Cadet organisation is made up of many different parts that are all important in their contribution to the program, the biggest challenge is trying to ensure that the Cadets benefit from the efforts of all of these moving parts and that hopefully a significant number of Cadets will transfer the skills they have learnt while being a Cadet into being responsible young adults with a desire to serve their community. With the benefit of experience my advice is simple, just keep on trying to be the best that you can be at every opportunity, you never know where you will end up.

05.01.2022 AFX 2020 With only 2 sleeps to go until AFX 2020 kicks off for the Cadets, the Staff have been very busy behind the scenes ensuring that everything runs smoothl...y. Over the weekend stores were loaded and delivered across the North and North West of the State. Busses have been confirmed, rations ordered and staff are ready and waiting for you all to turn up. We are now ready and waiting for everyone to board the busses on Wednesday morning. Stay tuned to our page for daily updates and photos of the days activities.

04.01.2022 Day 5 of AFX 2020 An early start today as cadets from B Coy travelled to the Buckland Military training area for their range day. Despite the wet weather cadets enjoyed their shoots under instruction from ADF personnel during their time on the range.

04.01.2022 Day 3 saw some changes to our original plans but a great day was had by all. Cadets from B Coy participated in team building, problem solving and fun activities for the day. Thanks to the team for Aardvark Adventures for facilitating today.

04.01.2022 Good evening Team Tassie, I hope you are all keeping warm on this cool winters night. Please see tonight’s post from WO2 Hendry I’m Warrant Officer Class Two, Q...uentin Hendry. I am currently posted to the Australian Army Cadets, Tasmania Battalion as the Training and Safety Advisor for the Southern Region. I commenced my Defence career as an Army Reservist with the 49th Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment in February 1992 and transferred to the Australian Regular Army in October 1992. After completing Kapooka, I was allocated to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. I attended trade training at the Army College of TAFE and qualified as a Telecommunications Technician in in 1995. Over the period 1995 2009, my posting history included the 7th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), 126th Commando Signal Squadron for service with the 1st Commando Regiment, the 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) and the 2nd Commando Regiment. The Army Logistic Training Centre Electronic and Electrical Wing as an instructor and Defence Force School of Signals Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) to complete my Advance Diploma of Electronics Engineering. In 2010, I was posted to Tasmania to the Directorate of Training and Operational Management as the Operations Warrant Officer and acting as the Warrant Officer Ceremonial for Tasmania. From 2011 2014, I worked remotely in Hobart as a Technical Advisor to Joint Project 2097 (Redfin) within the Defence Material Organisation. My final posting in the Australian Regular Army was with the 2nd Force Support Battalion in 2015. Upon transferring back to the Army Reserve in 2016, I was posted to the Headquarters 9th Brigade Plans Cell. My career highlights are successfully completing Commando selection in 1999 and being awarded the Sherwood Green Beret in 2000. Completing operational deployments as a member of Signals Platoon, 4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) as part of the United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor in 2001 and as the Manager Telecommunication Systems for the Special Operations Group Afghanistan in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012. Also supporting the establishment of the Domestic Counter Terrorism response provided by Tactical Assault Group East and attaining the rank of Warrant Officer in 2008. As a former Cadet myself, with the 18th Regional Cadet Unit in Bundaberg, Queensland. I am enjoying returning to where my journey began and over the past two years playing a small part in your development, self-growth and contributions to being active members within our community. My piece of advice to you is to enjoy your time within the organisation and accept the challenges presented to you. To quote Admiral William H. McRaven, Navy Seal and former US SCOM Commander ‘make your bed: small things can change your life . and may be the world.’ Happy Soldiering

03.01.2022 Good evening Team Tassie, please read on below for our next instalment on our ADF Members. I’m Chaplain (MAJ) Brad Watson and I’ve been in the Army since 2008. ...I’ve been really fortunate in Army to be a specialist officer, meaning that every posting is completely different: AUR (training), 3Fd Sqn (Engineers), 13 CSSB (logistics), SASR (Special Ops), 3HSB (Health) and now cadets. My role is the HQ Chaplain, which means I coordinate the chaplains in the ACS (Chaplains Griggs and Size), provide support to the HQ staff and ADF, and provide welfare, pastoral, religious, spiritual and general personnel support to the Battalion. I also have responsibility for advising command on personnel, welfare, ethical and morale issues and a training role in areas such as character development, resilience and suicide awareness. This is my third year with cadets. I came into cadets excited about the possibilities of the program, excited to be in my first COORD Chaplain role and also, to be honest, completely ignorant to the range of issues and complexities that we would deal with regularly. I had no previous experience with Cadets. There are plenty of challenges in my role around the child protection space and also working across the geography of our state with units spread from Burnie to Kingston. I think the other challenge is the constant turnover of cadets we only have a very short window to work with any particular regional leadership team or unit CUO & CSM. My advice to you all would be; be true to yourself while also listening to those that have gone before, and as I told A Coy last year at one of their weekends there is always hope.

03.01.2022 We have some exciting news coming soon for Team Tassie. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates over the next few days in regards to the roll out of our E-L...earning program. The ADF, ACS and Senior Cadets have been working very hard behind the scenes to ensure that we can keep training programs running for all our Cadets. See more

02.01.2022 AFX 2020 Day 2 Today was another action packed day for both Companies.... Bravo Company continued on with their activities from day 1 but also had representatives visit from 2FSB, 12/40, Navy Cadets and RSL Tasmania together with our own COMD LTCOL Blazley. The cadets enjoyed the opportunity to speak with the various representatives and ask questions. Tomorrow Bravo Company head out of the barracks into the field for some activities sure to get the adrenaline pumping. Alpha Company continued their training today in preparation for their activities over the weekend. I wonder how many marshmallows didn’t get used for the team building activity! Tomorrow they will be headed for an actioned packed day on the range. Enjoy the snapshot of pictures taken from today.

01.01.2022 E-Learning going live Monday 8th June. please check your Cadetnet email tomorrow for instructions on how to log in.

01.01.2022 A great day of activities for Team Tassie today. The LCPL’s course went off base where they put their fears to the test. Thanks to #Aardvark Adventures for a fa...ntastic morning of abseiling, team building and trust. The SGT’s course spent the day in the lecture room and have started to look at unit training plans. The CUO’s course have been preparing and presenting their orders using mud models today. Tomorrow the students will start to see a light at the end of the tunnel as it marks the half way of their courses. There is still plenty of smiles all round.