Royal Military College, Duntroon
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The Royal Military College, Duntroon is Australia's military academy where Staff Cadets train for commissioning into the Australian Army as a part of the Australian Defence Force.
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[edit] Charter of the Royal Military College
"The Charter of the Royal Military College is to prepare cadets and other selected candidates for careers as officers in the Army by promoting learning, leadership and integrity; by inspiring high ideals and the pursuit of excellence; and by inculcating a sense of duty, loyalty and service to Australia." [1]
There are two streams of Cadets:
- from the Australian Defence Force Academy, and
- by direct entry.
Officer cadets recruited under the Ready Reserve Scheme graduated from Duntroon until 1996, completing the full Duntroon course in 6 months then completing 6 months full-time service with their units. Some of these commissioned officers then went on to join the Australian Regular Army and to finish their degrees at ADFA.
The college is situated in the suburb of Duntroon Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Duntroon was opened on 27 June 1911 by the Governor-General of Australia, Lord Dudley.
The college is situated on the old Campbell family homestead in Canberra. The family had named the property "Duntroon" after Duntrune Castle, their ancestral home on Loch Crinan in Argyll, Scotland. The Australian Government first rented the Duntroon homestead for two years and finally acquired the freehold to the estate and 370 acres (1.5 km²) of land after the creation of the Federal Capital.
The initial Commandant of the College was Brigadier General William Throsby Bridges, who later died on the shores of Gallipoli. Under his recommendations the College was modeled on aspects from the Royal Military College of Canada and the military Colleges of Britain, and the United States of America.
The College also runs the program for training officers in the Australian Army reserve. These reservists start off in their reserve units before completing their final training at RMC Duntroon.
The Diploma of Arts (Military) is the academic qualification awarded to staff cadets who graduate from RMC Duntroon, after they successfully complete the 18-month military and academic course at the College.
In 2001, the Band of the Royal Military College accompanied a detachment of the Australian Federation Guard to the United Kingdom where, as part of the celebrations of the centenary of Australia's federation, the AFG mounted the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, while the RMC Band provided the Guards Band.
In 2003, the Officer Tertiary Recruitment Scheme (OTRS) was introduced, which involves the recruitment of officers enrolled in tertiary study. Essentially, this program involves undergraduate sponsorship of university students, who are appointed as Officer Cadets (ARA), while they study. During their tertiary study, they train with the applicable University Regiment as reservists. At the conclusion of their study (provided they had completed the necessary modules) they enroll at RMC in II Class.
[edit] RMC Reserve Units
- Melbourne University Regiment (MUR)
- Monash University Regiment (MonUR)
- Queensland University Regiment (QUR) (Including North Queensland Company)
- University of New South Wales Regiment (UNSWR)
- Sydney University Regiment (SUR) (Including Australian National University (ANU) Company)
- Adelaide University Regiment (AUR) (Including North Australia Company)
- Western Australia University Regiment (WAUR)
- University of Tasmania Company (UTC)
[edit] Notes
- ^ 'The Royal Military College Duntroon' handbook, 1996, npg, p.1
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