7th Bn, Royal Australian Regiment moving to Darwin
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Well, there are the two seasons there.Darwin is pretty nice though, minus all the things that can kill you of course
Wet and wetter.
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I was going to say “at least it isn’t Cairns” but not sure Darwin’s much better.
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So why the move? What is the rationale behind this decision?
From the post, the APCs they’re using (M113s) are broken so they may be changing to another role. Why that involves a move is beyond me.
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Lazy. They've had since '72 to fix em.
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Increased presence at the point closest to China?
You forgot about "the buildup" season. It's hot, usually overcast, always with ultra high humidity, but there won't be a drop of rain to cool things (or you) down. Luckily it only lasts 6 - 10 weeks prior to the wet season.....
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Other than the heat, humidity and wild life that wants to kill you, it doesn’t look that bad. Orders of magnitude better than Wainwright!
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Or least closer to the mean neighborhood it’s next to, so that’s probably why it’s getting moved.
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13 years ago 7 RAR moved from Darwin to Adelaide.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news...t/news-story/6e19dc14c2f768053d13e3d35b8890fe
It seems the strategic needs have shifted.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news...t/news-story/6e19dc14c2f768053d13e3d35b8890fe
It seems the strategic needs have shifted.
The presence of the US Marine Rotational Force - Darwin (since 2012) would provide training opportunities not available in Adelaide.
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One of the armoured regiments may also be moving north.
www.abc.net.au
Army considers removing Adelaide-based units
Hundreds of soldiers could be moved out of South Australia under a planned restructure of the army, with the Department of Defence considering options on how best to transform the service for future "littoral" operations.
www.abc.net.au
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