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Opinion – A Defence Force slowly dying .AUSTRALIA
This article is from......................................THE RAR CORPORATION IS A MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE OF DEFENCE SERVICE ORGANISATIONS (ADSO)
ADSO COMBINES THE STRENGTH OF SEVEN MAJOR ESO'S TO GIVE A POWERFUL COLLECTIVE VOICE IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ADF AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GOVERNMENT LISTENS WHEN ADSO SPEAKS AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OUR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE WORK ADSO IS DOING IN WHATEVER WAY THEY CAN. PLEASE VISIT THE ADSO WEBSITE ADSO.ORG.AU TO LEARN MORE AND FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP YOU.
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Opinion – A Defence Force slowly dying
The Australian Defence Force is shooting itself in the foot over political correctness. But venturing opinions on PC is reminiscent of complaining in the old Soviet Union. It’s a glance over each shoulder before saying a word – to see if the Thought Police are listening; a ‘career-limiting move’.
The recent announcements by both Air Force and Navy that they will consider ‘gender’ in offensive operations is merely the latest bit of virtue-signalling foolishness. Announcements such as ‘The Royal Australian Navy Deputy Fleet Commander has ordered that “all operations and exercises” be conducted with consideration of a “gender perspective”’ are ridiculous. For it’s obvious to anyone with the slightest bit of knowledge of military operations that there is always consideration of the target before offensive operations commence.
I spent a while some years ago in Baghdad being shot at by various groups who hated us. We had large pieces of artillery linked up to radar which saw the rockets the second they launched. Did we indiscriminately fire back? We did not. We conducted an assessment – in a moment – of the target area where the enemy had launched from. If it was, as it often was, a primary school playground, or a hospital roof, we did not fire back. It was ever thus. Did the British use their nuclear weapons in the Falklands War? These recent announcements are merely a way to show how much in tune with the screaming minority ADF ‘leaders’ can be. But it’s not helping the armed forces – it’s damaging them.
This is only a section of the article.................full article and COMMENTS] may be read at the link below
https://rarnational.org.au/opinion-a...-slowly-dying/
ADSO COMBINES THE STRENGTH OF SEVEN MAJOR ESO'S TO GIVE A POWERFUL COLLECTIVE VOICE IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ADF AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GOVERNMENT LISTENS WHEN ADSO SPEAKS AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OUR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE WORK ADSO IS DOING IN WHATEVER WAY THEY CAN. PLEASE VISIT THE ADSO WEBSITE ADSO.ORG.AU TO LEARN MORE AND FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP YOU.
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Opinion – A Defence Force slowly dying
The Australian Defence Force is shooting itself in the foot over political correctness. But venturing opinions on PC is reminiscent of complaining in the old Soviet Union. It’s a glance over each shoulder before saying a word – to see if the Thought Police are listening; a ‘career-limiting move’.
The recent announcements by both Air Force and Navy that they will consider ‘gender’ in offensive operations is merely the latest bit of virtue-signalling foolishness. Announcements such as ‘The Royal Australian Navy Deputy Fleet Commander has ordered that “all operations and exercises” be conducted with consideration of a “gender perspective”’ are ridiculous. For it’s obvious to anyone with the slightest bit of knowledge of military operations that there is always consideration of the target before offensive operations commence.
I spent a while some years ago in Baghdad being shot at by various groups who hated us. We had large pieces of artillery linked up to radar which saw the rockets the second they launched. Did we indiscriminately fire back? We did not. We conducted an assessment – in a moment – of the target area where the enemy had launched from. If it was, as it often was, a primary school playground, or a hospital roof, we did not fire back. It was ever thus. Did the British use their nuclear weapons in the Falklands War? These recent announcements are merely a way to show how much in tune with the screaming minority ADF ‘leaders’ can be. But it’s not helping the armed forces – it’s damaging them.
This is only a section of the article.................full article and COMMENTS] may be read at the link below
https://rarnational.org.au/opinion-a...-slowly-dying/