RAA Liaison Letter 2025/2026 Edition 13 pickings for the bookkeepers. This time it will be not through neglect but simply a combination of conflicting priorities of those tasked with the HOR responsibilities and a combination of the incumbent SERCAT 5 SO2’s not able to dedicate sufficient time and the Army not providing sufficient ARTS. Good ideas and good intentions are only as good as a posting cycle unless there is some form of continuity. The display cabinets are full of trophies that capture a raft of good ideas that lasted a posting cycle only to be shelved. The conundrum is that it is the unwritten intangible things that these staff do that will be around in the memories of people long after their time serving in the Royal Regiment. Army needs to embrace volunteers and provide them support and make their contribution is easier to deliver. NOTE: THIS EDITORIAL AND ITS CONTENT IS THE PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE EDITOR AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY OR AUSTRALIA ARMY. EOI to Join the HOR Team My Compulsory Retirement Age (CRA) extension is only for two years, as is that of Major Gary Down, therefore if you are a Reserve Officer or Warrant Officer or someone who has recently transitioned to the Reserve and are interested in becoming part of the Head of Regiment team contact myself, please. Whilst there is still a good while before we finish time does fly by and can catch you napping. It is a professionally and personally rewarding appointment. Conclusion I would like to thank those units and individuals who have made time in their busy professional and personal lives to contribute to this edition. The content is only as good as what you provide me. Ubique DT (Terry) Brennan Major Email: terry.brennan59@yahoo.com.au Email: terry.brennan@defence.gov.au Mobile: 0419 179 974. “I AM FOND OF PIGS. DOGS LOOK UP TO US. CATS LOOK DOWN ON US. PIGS TREAT US AS EQUALS” – WINSTON CHURCHILL Anzac Day Brisbane 2026 Commanding Officer 1st Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Williams & RHQ lead the Regiment in rain and overcast skies. Leading Division commanded by Battery Commander A Battery, MAJ Wade Higgins. Rear Division commanded by MAJ Stephen Bowles 1st Regiment Band
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