Royal Military College, Duntroon

The Royal Military College, Duntroon is Australia's military academy where Officer Cadets train for commissioning into the Australian Army as a part of the Australian Defence Force

Related Topics:
Australia - Military academy - Officer Cadet - Commissioning - Australian Army - Australian Defence Force

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There are two streams of Cadets:

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• from the Australian Defence Force Academy, and
• by direct entry.

The college is situated in the suburb of Campbell, in Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Related Topics:
Campbell - Canberra - ACT - Australia

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Duntroon was opened on June 27 1911 by the Governor-General of Australia, Lord Dudley.

Related Topics:
June 27 - 1911 - Governor-General of Australia - Lord Dudley

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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.

Related Topics:
Canberra - Duntroon - Duntrune Castle - Loch Crinan - Argyll - Scotland

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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 military Colleges of Britain, Canada and the United States of America.

Related Topics:
Commandant - William Throsby Bridges - Gallipoli - Britain - Canada - United States of America

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The College also runs the programe for training officers in the Australian Army reserve. These reservists start off in their reserve units before completing their final training at RMC Duntroon.

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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 Band of the RMC provided the Guards Band.

Related Topics:
2001 - Australian Federation Guard - United Kingdom - Queen's Guard - Buckingham Palace

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