DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 6946
MSPA 238/10
Monday, 21 June 2010
The Royal Military College Graduation Parade
EVENT:
Full Time General Service Officer Graduation Parade and
Commissioning Ceremony.
WHEN:
Tuesday, 22 June 2010.
WHERE:
Royal Military College Parade Ground, Duntroon.
TIME:
0930 am for the graduation parade; 1120 am for the commissioning
ceremony.
Media with photo ID are advised to arrive no later than 0910 am at
Patterson Hall at the top of Staff Cadet Avenue. The Point of Contact
is Lieutenant Mandy Crawford who can be contacted on 0419 631 779.
Appropriate Dress is appreciated.
Background
77 Staff Cadets will graduate. 72 of these, from all states of Australia, will graduate as
Lieutenants in the Australian Army, and one will graduate as a Pilot Officer in the
Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guard. There are four overseas
graduates. Three from Papua New Guinea, and one from Malaysia.
The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, is the reviewing
officer for the graduation parade. He will also present graduation certificates and
commissions at the commissioning ceremony.
The Graduation Parade and Commissioning Ceremony is an important occasion for
the Australian Defence Force. It is the culmination of training that has prepared the
Senior Class of the Corps of Staff Cadets for careers as officers in the Australian and
two overseas Armies.
The Sword of Honour recipient and the Queen’s Medal recipient will be presented
during the Graduation Parade.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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