ADF gone woke in a shitstorm yourdemocracy.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yourdemocracy.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KaninRomanGetty Images
SAS fitness tests are the world’s toughest job interview by design. The very first stage of the SAS selection process, this rigorous physical assessment thins out the herd of recruits so only the most competitive specimens remain. For most mortals, it tests the upper limit of their athletic ability. For Special Forces troops, it’s a minimum entry requirement.
SAS selection is widely regarded as the most gruelling mental and physical challenge you’ll ever put yourself through. Only the fittest, hardiest, most resourceful soldiers make the cut, having been pushed to their absolute limits during months (even years) of intense training. No wonder SAS courses have the biggest dropout rate of any military branch.
Military reminded core business is to use lethal violence to defend Australia s values and sovereignty
Posted 3
updated 1
AprApril 2021 at 9:09pm
Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie previously served in the elite Special Air Service Regiment for five years.
(
Print text only
Cancel
Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has told military personnel their core business will always be the application of lethal violence and warned mission clarity is vital to their work.
Key points:
Senior government figures said Mr Hastie s message closely aligned with the directives new Defence Minister Peter Dutton issued to the ADF s top brass
Liberal backbencher Phillip Thompson backed the message, warning we ve gone a little bit woke over the past few years, and we can t afford to be doing that
How the Army s Delta Force Became Feared | The National Interest nationalinterest.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationalinterest.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advertisement
A small number of special forces soldiers who blew the whistle on alleged war crimes at an official inquiry have been issued termination notices against the advice of the military watchdog.
The notices have set up a clash between the military hierarchy and the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force, whose most senior war crimes investigator, Justice Paul Brereton, recommended in his recent report that whistleblowers who had done nothing wrong should be promoted while witnesses who had honestly disclosed their own wrongdoing should not necessarily be sacked.
âIt is crucial that their careers be seen to prosper,â Justice Brereton wrote last November of key witnesses who had engaged in no wrongdoing.