Letters to the Editor

For attention: RAAC Head of Corps; RAAC Representative Honorary Colonel; and, Honorary Colonel 1st Armoured Regiment.cc: Chief of Army Gentlemen,

How did the RAAC become the senior Corps in the Army?  Furthermore, is this status deserved?   It’s amazing what

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, AM, CSC, DSMChief of Joint Capabilities, Russell Offices, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600. Dear Lieutenant General Coyle, Please accept

Deals have been done and now the mess that’s been left behind … has to be cleaned up! When the

“When you’re static, your intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones find the enemy really easily. And if you can find the

A unit’s heritage is that which creates the esprit-de-corps on which morale is based.  It is this, in turn, which

Dear Editor, Matt Keogh admitted he “got it wrong” when he initially refused to meet veterans and clinicians opposing Labor’s

What more can be done? More than 120 letters have been published in CONTACT thus far.  One received more than

If no action is to be taken by the RAAC’s leaders … the future is bleak, indeed!  What needs to

Now that 1st Armoured Regiment no longer has an RAAC role, and 2nd Cavalry Regiment comprises a dual role unit

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“The experiences of the Canadians and the Danes in their employment of tanks in Afghanistan highlight the impressive effectiveness of

Will the new CA reinstate 1 Armd Regt to its combat role in memory of the tank crewmen whose lives

Dear Veterans Count supporter, Can you help start the count in another electorate? Some federal electorates still have no Veterans

Before any apology, there must be an acceptance of responsibility.  This, in turn, requires an understanding of the wrong-doing involved

Extracts from the 1st Armoured Regiment Association’s letter of 15 January 2025, to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs,

Dear Veterans Count supporter, Can you help others start the count in another electorate? Defence people move. Families move. Friendships

Who knows if 1 Armd Reg will ever become a combat unit again. But if it does … how long

It’s too early to expect the new Chief of Army to make a decision about the future of 1st Armoured