John Spencer enlisted in 1981 as an Infantryman and progressed through the ranks to Warrant Officer before in-service commissioning in 2003 and for the past two years has been the SO1 CATT, HQ CATC. MAJ Spencer has served in RAR and Res battalions and training establishments over almost 39 years of service. He served on Operations in the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan, and as an OC in East Timor. He has also served on numerous Army Training Teams throughout SE Asia.