Introduction The Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) is a support organisation for people who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Mission The RSL’s mission is to ensure that programmes are in place for the well-being, care, compensation and commemoration of serving and ex-service Defence Force members and their… Read More
Events 1547 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England. 1793 – Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, is lynched by a mob in Rome. 1797 –… Read More
Introduction Everyone knows that a bulletproof vest (aka body armour/ballistic vest/ballistic armour) is a must for law enforcement officers and military personnel because they reduce the risk of injury and, importantly, save lives. However, do you understand how you can prolong your body armour’s life? While taking proper care of your ballistic armour is not… Read More
Events 49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubikon at the head of the 13th Legion. Civil war between the former allies, Caesar and Pompey, is now inevitable. 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. 1554 – Bayinnaung, who would… Read More
Introduction The most senior Anglican chaplain in each branch of the British Armed Forces (Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force) is made an archdeacon in the Church of England. Respectively they are titled: The Archdeacon for the Royal Navy; The Archdeacon for the Army; and The Archdeacon for the Royal Air Force. As… Read More
Introduction The Anglican church in the British Armed Forces falls under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury; however, for all practical purposes the function is performed by the Bishop to the Forces. His full title is “The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Episcopal Representative to the Armed Forces”. The Bishop to the Forces is not a… Read More
Introduction A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Background Until 1986, they were called “military vicariates” and had a status similar to that of apostolic vicariates, which are headed… Read More
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