Further More from our last post, we say farewell to the Chief of our wonderful Navy and no he is not yelling just in Signal form... P 292335Z JUN 14 FM CN AUSTRALIA TO AIG 3600 AIG 3602 RAN ALL SHORE XMT CN AUSTRALIA BT UNCLAS SIC Z4P/WAA SUBJ: CN HAUL DOWN SIGNAL 1. TODAY MY FLAG WILL BE HAULED DOWN AND I WILL HAND OVER COMMAND OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TO VICE ADMIRAL TIM BARRETT. IT HAS BEEN THE MOST ENORMOUS PRIVILEGE FOR ME, TO BE GIVEN THE HONOUR OF LEADING YOU ALL FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND BEING THE PROFESSIONAL HEAD OF THE BEST NAVY IN THE WORLD. IT IS NOT AN HONOUR THAT MANY ARE GIVEN. 2. IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS WHERE WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, TACKLED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVED SOME GREAT THINGS. OUR OPERATIONAL RECORD IS WELL KNOWN AND IS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE. EQUALLY THOUGH WE HAVE A NAVY THAT IS NOW IN A FAR BETTER MATERIAL STATE THAN IT WAS THREE YEARS AGO, THIS HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF THE EFFORTS OF MANY THOUSANDS OF UNIFORMED, APS AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. WE HAD TO GET THAT RIGHT IF WE WERE KEEP DELIVERING ON WHAT GOVERNMENT REQUIRES OF US. AND WE HAVE DELIVERED, IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ON OUR BORDERS, HELPING OUR NEIGHBOURS, SEARCHING THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN AND GENERALLY CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY. ITS IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE DO, SERIOUS WORK THAT MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND. 3. TO DO THIS WORK WE NEED A NAVY BUILT ON VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS. WE HAVE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS IN THIS AREA BUT THERE IS STILL MORE THAT WE NEED TO DO. IMPROVING OUR CULTURE IS SOMETHING WE CAN NEVER STOP DOING OR EVER STOP THINKING ABOUT. I NEED YOU TO CONTINUE TO EMBRACE AND STAY THE COURSE WITH NGN - IT IS THE KEY TO OUR FUTURE. 4. WE ARE ENTERING A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR OUR NAVY, NEW HELICOPTERS, NEW AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS, DESTROYERS AND IN TIME NEW TANKERS , PATROL BOATS, FRIGATES AND SUBMARINES. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MANAGE THIS CHANGE IS WITH MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE COMMITTED TO WHAT WE DO. I AM IMMENSELY PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACHIEVE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, I AM NOT SURE IF YOU REALISE JUST HOW MUCH YOU INSPIRE ME, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC AS YOU GO ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. 5. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THANK YOUR FAMILIES ON MY BEHALF FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF YOU IN THIS WORTHY BUT DIFFICULT LIFE WE LEAD. NONE OF US CAN SUCCEED IN WHAT WE DO WITHOUT THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF SOMEONE CLOSE, THE CHALLENGE FOR OUR LOVED ONES IS MAGNIFIED BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE WORK. 6. I WISH YOU ALL GOOD LUCK IN THE EXCITING TIME THAT LIES AHEAD FOR OUR NAVY. I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NAVY PROUD AND TO MAKE AUSTRALIA PROUD. I AM HONOURED TO BE HANDING OVER TO VICE ADMIRAL BARRETT. IN HIM YOU HAVE A LEADER OF GREAT INTEGRITY WHO UNDERSTANDS WHERE WE NEED TO GO. HE WILL BE A CN WHO WILL DO HIS UTMOST, AS WE ALL SHOULD, TO ENSURE WE CAN FIGHT AND WIN AT SEA. 7. BRAVO ZULU, THANK YOU AND LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER. Forwarded by Yours Aye, D.J.TIETZEL, CSM CMDR, RAN Commanding Officer HMAS ARUNTA Conquer or Die
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:31:42 +0000
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