Part 3 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign sets up the ANZACs months of training in Cairo, Egypt, detailing how the expectation of a quick war and eagerness to see new places was replaced by boredom and disappointment amongst the ranks.

This article offers three points for increasing creativity in the Military Appreciation Process.

This article highlights the importance of instructors being good coaches and suggests that Army could do better at training instructors in this skill.

This semi-tongue-in-cheek article offers lessons from a classic children’s storybook, with the overall message that lessons can be found in all manner of sources.

This article provides an overview of the benefits and limitations of simulation training systems and Army’s investment in them, plus the outcomes of the recent Brigade Tactics Competition.

Part 4 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign explores the initial concept to attack the Ottoman Empire and take the Dardanelles Strait by Sir Winston Churchill up to the foreboding hours on the eve of the 25th April 1915.

The 2 Div PME CoveTalk for April focused on the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC). Nicola Rosenblum discussed the ACMC’s recent publication, ‘Same Space – Different Mandates’, which aims to improve stakeholder collaboration when responding to international disasters and complex emergencies, focusing on the complexity of interagency collaboration to promote productive relationships, dialogue, and constructive civil-military-police interaction.

The 7th and final part of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign delves into the origin of the word ‘ANZAC’, formalisation into a public holiday across the country – marked by dawn vigils and services – to commemorate the Australia’s first fight as a newly formed nation.

Part 5 of the Path to the Gallipoli Campaign breaks down the first day of the invasion and the following months, from the first Australian unit to engage in the battle of Gallipoli to the August Offensive.