Over the last few weeks Staff Cadets, from the Royal Military College - Duntroon, have been training in challenging scenarios to prepare them for their future careers. The latest exercise involved a shopping centre in Whyalla, South Australia, where the battles are usually fought over a pair of shoes. After all shoppers had left, the shopping centre was turned into a battle space, providing a perfect urban training ground with numerous and unpredictable threats. The Centre was returned to normal

The newest staff cadets of the Royal Military College have completed their initial training with a four day field exercise at the Majura Training Area in Canberra. Exercise First Contact was the cadets' first exposure to field training in a tactical environment and saw them conduct section attacks, mine incident drills and obstacle crossings. The initial training takes 45 days and trains cadets in basic soldier skills. After 18 months at RMC they graduate as Australian Army officers. #GoodSoldie

A future of leadership is ahead for the 342 officer cadets, including nine women, of 1st Kandak who graduated from the Afghan National Army Officer Academy recently. At the Afghan National Army Officer Academy to the west of Kabul, approximately 80 Australian Defence Force mentors, force protection and support personnel work shoulder to shoulder with the Afghan staff to develop the next generation of Afghan National Army leaders. | Australian Army

A fitting farewell for a fellow #Anzac. The Corps of Staff Cadets from Royal Military College - Duntroon recently farewelled the highly respected Drill Wing Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Class Two Shannon Brears from the New Zealand Army, with a Haka. Thank you for your service. #AusArmy #NZArmy #GoodSoldiering | Australian Army