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Plaques depicting 3 people fought on the Kokoda Trail.

Edition 5 Junior Officer PME – Understanding Mythmaking – The Kokoda Campaign, 1942

Following on from our history article last week; edition 6 of the Junior Officer PME Sessions encourages us to think about the role of history and mythmaking in both the military and our society. The Kokoda Campaign is used as a case study to examine historical myths.

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One Army officer addressing another.

Edition 4 Junior Officer PME – Fifty Shades of Grey: Officer Culture in the Australian Army

In one of the few modern pieces written about the Australian Army's officer corps; James Brown is quite critical of officer culture in his 2013 article 'Fifty Shades of Grey: Officer Culture in the Australian Army'. In the fourth edition of our series of PME activities for junior officers, we encourage some self-reflection of officer culture.

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A member of Army being awarded with a medal.

Edition 3 Junior Officer PME – On the Folly of Rewarding 'A', While Hoping for 'B'

This is a PME resource for encouraging junior officers to think about how to best incentivise desired behaviour.

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2 soldiers in a desert.

Edition 2 Junior Officer PME – The Battle of Wanat

The second edition of our ten-part series designed for unit level PME for junior officers. This activity encourages discussion around issues of The Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan in 2008.

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A shadowy soldier.

Edition 1 Junior Officer PME – The Crimes of Seal Team 6

This is a PME resource for encouraging junior officers to think about the issues raised by the crimes of SEAL Team 6.

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A lieutenant presenting.

Junior Officer PME Sessions

PME resources designed to aid the development of junior officers. A new 'field tested' edition is released each week and available 'off-the-shelf'.

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1st Psychology Unit flag-lowering ceremony.

Remembering the 1st Psychology Unit

1 Psych supported the Army through some of its most challenging times. This article remembers their 58 years of service to the Australian Defence Force.

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2022 AARC Short Thoughts Competition: Transforming Land Power

The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) invites you to contribute to the 2022 AARC Short Thoughts Competition, ‘Transforming Land Power’. This is your opportunity to help further Australian land power debate and for ADF and APS members to win a trip to the Chief of Army Symposium 2022 (CAS 22), Adelaide Convention Centre, 10-11 August 2022.

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CoveTalk | The Strategic Logic of Proxy Warfare with Andy Maher

This CoveTalk features Andy Maher's presentation on 'The Strategic Logic of Proxy Warfare' held on Thursday, 28 July. Watch the full recording now!

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Pete Allan presenting.

Tips for Key Appointments

We've collated some of the best advice and reflections from career milestone appointments. With tips for: Commanding Officers, Sub-Unit Commanders, Platoon Commanders, Regimental Sergeants Major, Staff Officers and Command Support Staff. Click through to our most popular feature here.

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