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The Cove

The home of the Australian Profession of Arms.

Smoke and haze over mountains near Cooma, New South Wales.
Everything you Need to Know about the India China Border Stand-off at Doklam
This video, by via Spooks&Dooks, provides an overview of the 2017 stand-off between China and India at Doklam.
< 5 mins
Soldiers conduct live-fire training serial.
Wargaming PME Session: Setting up & Tips
This demonstration video on War Gaming explains the basics on how to set up for the War Game. It provides some basic guidance from an experienced tactician on why we take certain actions during the War Game, and how we can best prepare ourselves and the space we are using before conducting one.
< 15 mins
Rehearsal of Concept Demo
A video demonstration of a Rehearsal of Concept Drill
< 15 mins
Ethical Challenges: A Personal Reflection by Colonel Ian Langford
This 30 minute video presented by Colonel Ian Langford contains a personal reflection on the ethical challenges he has faced whilst serving. The video was recorded is part of the University of New South Wales: Canberra series of talks from the 'Ethics under Fire: Issues and Challenges from Contemporary Conflict for the Australian Army' conference.
< 30 mins
A butterfly on an Afghani soldiers arm.
Building an Ethical Backbone for the Armies of the 21st Century
This paper 'Soldiers, Squadrons and Strategists: Building an Ethical Backbone for the Armies of the 21st Century' by Tom McDermott forms part of the Occasional Paper Series from the University of New South Wales: Canberra. The essay discusses the likely ethical challenges that will be faced by Western militaries in the future.
< 15 mins
An Iraqi Army Air Corps EC635 helicopter.
'Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'
This harrowing documentary presented on YouTube by HBO is frequently used as a military ethics case study in training institutions and professional development sessions. The documentary examines the abuse, torture, and murder of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison at the hands of U.S. military police in 2003.
> 30 mins
Book cover of 'On the Psychology of Military Incompetence'.
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
Dr Norman Dixon, MBE is the author of ‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’. A well known book which analyses military incompetence through numerous case studies and historical examples.
< 5 mins
Leadership in the Profession of Arms
This paper by Sean Hannah from the Centre for the Army Profession & Ethic, outlines the unique causations and contingencies influencing leadership in military contexts. He defines what constitutes a Profession of Arms (internal context) and the combat operating environment (external context).
> 30 mins
A graphic of a human head with light bulb and brain visible.
The Psychology of Evil by Philip Zimbardo
'The Psychology of Evil' by Philip Zimbardo is presented as part of the TED Talk series. Known for his work on the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Phillip has direct experience with observing how easy it is for "nice people to turn bad".
< 30 mins
A paratrooper with the Canadian flag.
Leadership in the Canadian Forces
This manual provides a unified doctrinal basis for all Officer and Non-commissioned Officer leadership training and education in the Canadian Armed Forces. It also constitutes essential guidance for leadership practice at all levels.
> 30 mins