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RAAF Staff College.
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These photos were taken from Group Captain Doug Hurst's book "Strategy and Red Ink" which is available from the RAAF's Air Power Development Centre.
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Many thanks to Wng Cdr Ted Ilton for his support in helping us put this section together. Without his encouragement and perseverance it probably would not have been done.
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Click HERE to see the Commandants of the College |
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Click HERE to read Ted Ilton's explanatory notes behind the formation of the Staff College Association. |
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Click each photo for full screen image and names. Front row in each photo contains the Directing Staff.
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1 War Staff Course |
2 War Staff Course |
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3 War Staff Course |
4 War Staff Course |
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5 War Staff Course |
6 War Staff Course |
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7 War Staff Course |
8 War Staff Course |
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1 RAAF Staff Course |
2 RAAF Staff Course |
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3 RAAF Staff Course |
4 RAAF Staff Course |
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5 RAAF Staff Course |
6 RAAF Staff Course |
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7 RAAF Staff Course |
8 RAAF Staff Course |
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9 RAAF Staff Course |
10 RAAF Staff Course |
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11 RAAF Staff Course |
12 RAAF Staff Course |
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13 RAAF Staff Course |
14 RAAF Staff Course |
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15 RAAF Staff Course |
16 RAAF Staff Course |
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17 RAAF Staff Course |
18 RAAF Staff Course |
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19 RAAF Staff Course |
20 RAAF Staff Course |
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21 RAAF Staff Course |
22 RAAF Staff Course |
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23 RAAF Staff Course |
24 RAAF Staff Course |
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25 RAAF Staff Course |
26 RAAF Staff Course |
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27 RAAF Staff Course * |
28 RAAF Staff Course |
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29 RAAF Staff Course |
30 RAAF Staff Course |
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31 RAAF Staff Course |
32 RAAF Staff Course |
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33 RAAF Staff Course |
34 RAAF Staff Course |
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35 RAAF Staff Course |
36 RAAF Staff Course |
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37 RAAF Staff Course |
38 RAAF Staff Course |
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39 RAAF Staff Course |
40 RAAF Staff Course |
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41 RAAF Staff Course |
42 RAAF Staff Course |
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43 RAAF Staff Course |
44 RAAF Staff Course |
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45 RAAF Staff Course |
46 RAAF Staff Course |
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47 RAAF Staff Course |
48 RAAF Staff Course |
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49 RAAF Staff Course |
50 RAAF Staff Course |
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51 RAAF Staff Course |
52 RAAF Staff Course |
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RAAF STAFF COLLEGE TRAINING.
In a conceptual sense, the three preparatory tasks of a Staff College are to facilitate the objectives of "Military" Staff Officer training and can be expressed as follows :-
The pre-selection criteria required an assessment being made of a particular officer’s potential for promotion to the senior ranks and ultimate Commander appointments. The RAAF also required the passing of the Staff Officer Qualifying “Q” examination (which was also a requirement for promotion to Wing Commander).
RAAF Staff College students were generally from senior Flight Lieutenant and Squadron Leader ranks. The duration of the Course was originally determined to be of six months but in the mid 50’s was lengthened to 12 months .
Until the late 1980’s each of the three Australian Services had a Staff College. The RAAF College began with No 1 Course at Point Cook in 1948 and moved to RAAF Base Fairbairn in 1960 where it remained until December 1988 when ending with Number 52 Course - (a Graduation Roll of the College since inception forty years earlier totals around 2,000 persons).
All three Service Staff Colleges were combined into the Australian Defence Force Command and Staff College with effect from 1 Jan 1999 and they relocated to the Weston Creek campus of that College.
In most cases, the college staff, or as they were called by the students, the "Delta Sierras" (Directing Staff), are seated in the front or seated row in all photos. The students make up the rows behind.
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