Sun smiles on 2019’s mid-year Duntroon graduation
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Seventy-one Australian Army staff cadets graduated today in the 134th graduating class from the Royal Military College – Duntroon, alongside 13 international staff cadets, from Fiji, Thailand, Qatar, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan.
CAPTION: An Officer Cadet from the Royal Military College – Duntroon commands his company during the brisk but sunny 2019 mid-year graduation parade. Photo by Corporal Tristan Kennedy.
Reviewing officer for the parade was Chief of Defence Force General Angus Campbell, joined by Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds.
The parade signifies the completion of Duntroon’s 18-month Officer Commissioning Course, and the graduates will now commence service in their respective armies as young officers.
Commandant of the Royal Military College of Australia Brigadier Rupert Hoskin said the graduation parade was a testament to Duntroon’s proud history of training officers for Australia and our partner nations in the region.
“We are pleased to welcome staff cadets from other nations across the Indo-Pacific region to train alongside their Australian counter-parts,” Brigadier Hoskin said.
“The interoperability and personal friendships developed here will last a lifetime and will help our armies serve together for the common good.
“On parade today, we were proud to have our first Qatari graduate, our first female Papua New Guinean graduate, and no less than five Fijian staff cadets.
“We welcome the proud families and friends of all graduates, especially those who have travelled from overseas to be here on this memorable day.”
The Royal Military College – Duntroon prepares cadets and other selected candidates for careers in the Army by promoting leadership and integrity, by inspiring high ideals and the pursuit of excellence, and through inculcating a sense of duty, loyalty and service to the nation.
“Instilling the facets of good soldiering and the Army’s values of courage, initiative, respect and teamwork are key as these young officers now continue their journey to become the future leaders of their Armies,” Brigadier Hoskin said.
The Staff Cadets who conducted the parade were supported by the RMC-D Band.
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Lets just hope that the P.C. lessons have been dropped and that we have returned to training our officers to be soldiers first and political officers a distant third.