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Grounded Curiosity@GroundCuriosity
4 Apr 2020
New to military blogging and podcasting? Been told to ‘do PME’ but don’t know where to start? Check v2.0 of the PME Prezi – a guide to the military writing and podcasting network in Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA and Canada now with >190 resources! groundedcuriosity.com/pme-pr…
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In the brutal complexity of future conflict, dense terrain, drones, and sensors, New Guinea’s hard-won jungle lessons return: small teams, violent initiative, concealment, and adaptive junior leadership will decide outcomes. Thanks to @GroundCuriosity groundedcuriosity.com/ghosts…”

Ghosts in the Green: Resilience and Lessons Relearned - Grounded Curiosity

The rain had been falling for three days straight. Not the polite Canberra drizzle, but a tropical deluge that turned every track into a creek and every creek into a river. Beneath the triple‑canopy...

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In the latest ep of @AusNavInst's #saltwaterstrategists👇I chat to Dr @asmiatimalik to get back to basics in the lead up to the ASEAN-Aus special summit. We take a quick look at the history of ASEAN & its challenges in dealing with regional marsec issues soundcloud.com/saltwater-str…
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New on the #BookShelf, Darren Cronshaw reviews Sky Pilot: History of Chaplaincy in the RAAF 1926-1990 groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…

Book Review: Sky Pilot: History of Chaplaincy in the RAAF 1926-1990 - Grounded Curiosity

RAAF has had a remarkable history and chaplaincy has grown and developed alongside and in support. Sky Pilot narrates the development of chaplaincy organisationally and tells stories of RAAF chapla...

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6 Dec 2023
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@GroundCuriosity | Junior Leader Recommended Reading - Professional Military Education (Read time 7 mins) groundedcuriosity.com/junior…
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30 Jun 2023
📰🇦🇫High Performance Teams and Leadership Lessons – Afghan Evacuation Task (read time: 8 mins) @GroundCuriosity | #PropelHerAUS | #Leadership | #HumanSecurity 🔗groundedcuriosity.com/high-p…
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James Groves@jmxgroves
23 Apr 2023
It's inspiring to see the love of learning and #reading continuing at #1RegtRAA. Well done to Michael Turner, one of the Regiment's young logistics officers, for reviewing Alfred Lansing's '#Endurance' to learn from Ernest #Shackleton's composed leadership | @GroundCuriosity
Grounded Curiosity@GroundCuriosity
22 Apr 2023
Michael Turner has been reading about the perseverance and composure in leadership of Ernest Shackleton. He reckons you should give 'Endurance' a read too. #bookreview #books #leadership #sundayreading groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…
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Michael Turner has been reading about the perseverance and composure in leadership of Ernest Shackleton. He reckons you should give 'Endurance' a read too. #bookreview #books #leadership #sundayreading groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…

Book review: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible voyage, by Alfred Lansing - Grounded Curiosity

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (goodreads.com) On the 8th August 1914, the three masted barquentine Endurance set sail from Plymouth as part of the Imperial Trans-Antar...

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Scott Cirakovic has a question. Have our digital comms morphed into command and control in and of themself and do we need to refocus on the traditional components of C2? #command #tactics #communications groundedcuriosity.com/when-t…

When technology fails - Grounded Curiosity

Technology has become ubiquitous within the modern world, in particular with communication systems. There are few people in Australia today who do not have some sort of mobile phone, the majority...

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Considering useful lessons as to why change initiatives fail and why people are let down - review by @slewisimpson and @AnneReiffenste1 cc. @propelheraus @ASPI_WDSN #LeadershipMatters groundedcuriosity.com/the-on…

The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces by...

The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces explores the ten years following the decision of the 1989 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal directing the...

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New book review by Darren Cronshaw - for those seeking to cultivate performance in themselves or others groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…

Book Review – ENDURE: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, by Alex...

What does it take to perform as best as we can? And how do we help those we train to develop their resilience muscles as well as physical fitness? In September 2022 I was inspired when the greatest...

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Here's a #BookReview from a first time contributor. Red Badge of Courage. Check it out. 1/2 groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…

Book Review – Red Badge of Courage, by S Crane - Grounded Curiosity

The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephen Crane in 1895 is a fictional novel that explores the philosophical mindset of a young soldier, who finds himself facing combat for the first time. Set...

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This was also one of the #books recommended in the #reading list recently published by the Commanding Officer of the 1st Regiment Royal Australian Artillery. #PME #Ubique #1RegtRAA groundedcuriosity.com/1-regi…

1 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery Reading List - Grounded Curiosity

Artillery Reading List for the intellectual component of fighting power and to learn lessons from others’ experiences.

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Brody Hannan has been pondering the Platoon Commanders Notebook and how new PLCOMDs could use this tool to greater effect. Check out his thoughts here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ groundedcuriosity.com/entry-…

Entry Interviews: A New Way of Thinking about Platoon Commander Notebooks - Grounded Curiosity

Marching in to my first unit as a Lieutenant (LT) and Platoon Commander (PLCOMD), one of the first tasks I was told I should start was a 'platoon commander’s notebook' (or PCNB). Fortunately, I had...

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James Groves@jmxgroves
25 Aug 2022
Thanks @GroundCuriosity for your support during #NationalBookWeek! My booklist may surprise some with #manga 'Defense of Japan' and lots of #scifi but inclusion but emphasis on #logistics, human dimension of #war, and civ-mil relations are no-brainers for me. Please enjoy!
Grounded Curiosity@GroundCuriosity
23 Aug 2022
Here at GC we love a good #book so to celebrate book week here is a new #reading list for your enjoyment (kindly shared with us by @jmxgroves). #Ubique #1RegtRAA #PME groundedcuriosity.com/1-regi…
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Here at GC we love a good #book so to celebrate book week here is a new #reading list for your enjoyment (kindly shared with us by @jmxgroves). #Ubique #1RegtRAA #PME groundedcuriosity.com/1-regi…

1 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery Reading List - Grounded Curiosity

Artillery Reading List for the intellectual component of fighting power and to learn lessons from others’ experiences.

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New on the #BookShelf one of our team @C_Bulow reviews a book that explores what life was like for those living and serving on East/West German border during the height of the #ColdWar groundedcuriosity.com/book-r…

Book Review – Tales From The Cold War, by MD Mahler - Grounded Curiosity

In Tales From the Cold War: The US Army in West Germany 1960-1975 MD Mahler recounts his personal experiences living and serving in West Germany during that period as part of US Army Europe. The book...

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Here's a new article on the importance of life long #learning. Written by one of our #Canadian friends. groundedcuriosity.com/life-l…

Life-long Learning: Why Do I Care? - Grounded Curiosity

We talk about continuous learning and how it is important to be a professional soldier, sailor oraviator, regardless of trade. We have been told to read journals and books either directly related...

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Interested in #War as a service in #Space? Check out this article from a first time contributor which looks at how the proliferation of space based services have made space accessible to actors who lack mature space capabilities of their own. groundedcuriosity.com/war-as…

War as a Service (WaaS) in Space - Grounded Curiosity

As part of the Ukraine conflict we have been watching an increased use of civil space capability. At the Inaugural Space Summit in Sydney on the 24th of March this year it was highlighted that...

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Check out this first time contributor's #Review of a #book that features on many #PME reading lists. groundedcuriosity.com/the-ne…

The Next World War: How Science-Fiction PME Enables Future Force Adaptation - Grounded Curiosity

An Executive Summary of Ghost Fleet by P.W. Singer and August Cole It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change....

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