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RAAF Radschool Association Magazine Vol 36 September, 2011
ABN 18 477 110 847
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Privacy Policy | Editorial Policy | Profit Policy | Join the Association | List of Members | Contact us | Index | Links | Print this page |
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Sadly, in the few months since our last issue, we have once again lost some very good mates.
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Our lovely Page 3 girl this issue is Flt Lt Catherine Munro who is the Admino at 33 Sqn, Amberley. We also have photos of courses from a long time ago.
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If you’ve just bought a Mac, Sam tells you how to transfer the data over from your old PC. And, he shows how to save ink/toner on your printer.
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Col O’Brien has sent us a bunch of photos taken at Ballarat yonks ago and Joy Hutchinson sent us some from a recent RAAF Assoc meeting at Coffs.
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There’s been some confusion about who gets a set top box and who doesn’t – Ted sorts that out. And there’s a Bra war going on in Qld, Ted’s got a grasp of that.
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John McDougall, ex-Caribou Loady and F111 sumpie, tells us his story.
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The un-necessary anxiety imposed on those young Army blokes has finally ended and the old CO2 topic has re-emerged.
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Allan George is back on deck, haven taken a break and swanned around the US for many weeks. He has a close look at the Cowra Breakout and other stuff.
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The Djinnang Association got together again on the 28th May.
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A lot of people suffer from Sleep Apnoea, check it out here and is depression caused by the weather?
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33 Sqn’s new Tankers are arriving at Amberley and Dick Harcourt has the good oil on the UK’s code breaking section during WWII.
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Ted Strugnell has been researching the ‘myth’ of the lost Spitfires of Oakey.
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August was a busy month for the RSL, VP day and Vietnam Vets day kept them busy. We find out what is planned for Iroquois A2-1022.
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A few people are doing a lot to bring some fairness to the DFRB/DFRDB issue, but you have to help. If you are affected, join them.
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Back in 1969, Australian Forces Radio was set up in Vung Tau.
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A few blokes are not as well as they should be,
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We're looking for a few people, perhaps you can help.
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This is where you have your say. We look forward to getting your letters - so please keep them coming.
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If you've got a reunion coming up, or if you've got some news, let us know and we'll publicise it.
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Index.
The Index is now finished - all references have been linked so if you're looking for a topic or a photo of someone, click on the Index link on the top of each page and just follow the links.
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Opinion!
All legal action has finally ended against a group of Australian commandos involved in a disastrous raid in which, tragically and accidentally, six Afghan civilians died. Thankfully, the Director of Military Prosecutions, Brigadier Lyn McDade lost her case before a Military Judge and the soldiers, whose job it is to carry out orders at huge risk to themselves, can now get on with things. They have had to live a dreadful and anxious life since that incident in Feb 2009. A judge, who it seems knows a bit more about how the Army works than does McDade, has thrown the case out.
We admit we do not have access to all the facts in the case, but,
relying on what has been reported and what is out in the public domain,
it looks very much like it was a political decision to bring on the
charges - but why??
Surely McDade would know that the Aussie soldiers did not, and would not, deliberately set out to kill innocent civilians. Surely she is not suggesting that they would?? If this were so, then why the charge?
Surely she would know that those young blokes were involved in a live fire incident, people were trying to kill them. An interesting question, and one that has to be asked, is, if she was in the same situation, what would she do??
All McDade has done now is cause enormous anxiety in the Defence Force ranks – all solders will surely be worrying whether they could be next – if, when under enemy fire, they accidentally kill or maim one or more civilians, could they also be on a manslaughter charge. Unfortunately, we feel that this could lead to Australians losing their lives – there is no room for hesitation when under fire. There's an old saying, "He who hesitates is lost," when under fire, I think that saying is right on the money.
Taking it to extremes, what if the artillery kills one or more civilians in a barrage, or what if civilians are killed during a RAAF bombing raid – could these incidents become chargeable offences?? It was McDade’s decision to bring on the charges against those Army Commandos and because of her decision, there is now considerable unrest in the ADF.
The people in the real ADF are distancing themselves from her. Defence Force chief General David Hurley said “"The legal processes that were adhered to in relation to this matter were independent of the chain of command," and the Defence Minister Stephen Smith said he would now ask the director of Military Prosecutions Brigadier Lyn McDade to provide a comprehensive assessment of the case and of circumstances which led to it being finalised.
But still she was recently re-appointed to her $100,000 pa job.
The best thing a new government could do is dump the Office of Military Prosecutions and return discipline in the military to senior officers who know how the Services work.
You can see more on page 8
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If you agree or disagree with anything in this Magazine - please let us know. Click on "Contact Us" at the top of any page and have your say.
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Facebook
We’ve had a lot of requests/suggestions to open a Radschool Facebook account. That has now been done and it’s there if you wish to join. A lot already have and it’s a great vehicle with which people can keep in touch. Search for RAAF Radschool-Association, ask to be a friend and you’re in.
Or go here
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Virus
There is a nasty virus doing the rounds via email. If you use Internet email (Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail etc) you could receive an innocent looking email titled “Here you have it”. If you open the file a message will appear on your screen saying: 'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful, f*** you and die....'
You can see more information on it HERE |
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Membership.
Please check the list of names and if you’ve joined but your name isn't there, please click on the "Join the Association" tag (there's one on the top of each page) fill in the details again and send it to us. If you’re not a member and would like to be, do likewise.
Also, if you change your address, or phone numbers or email address, or you just want to say hello, or you want to give us a tongue lashing, you can do so by clicking on the "Contact Us" tag, also at the top of each page and filling in the details. It's so easy even an instrument fitter could do it, it's all done on line, no printing out forms and no postage.
Over the past couple of months we have been able to put a bunch of people in contact with long lost mates - but that's only because we have your details. Please click on the Join the Association tag and fill it in, the more people that join the more we can match up.
If you want to get the RAM, but don’t want to join the association, that’s not a problem either. Just click on the “Contact Us” link at the top of each page and fill in the details and tell us to add your email to the list. Then whenever a new edition is released you will be advised.
We don't and won't give out your details to anyone so there is no risk of you being spammed.
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Errors
We try and make sure this magazine is as accurate as possible and that it contains no errors. If you find any, be they incorrect links, spelling mistakes, factual errors, please let us know so we can correct them. You can contact us by using the link at the top of each page.
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You can download the full magazine in PDF format HERE. It is a very large file, contains 192 pages and will take a while to download. The margins have been set so you can print on both sides of the page.
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