This is my Marine Corps robot, there are many like it but this one is mine January 27 Robots are already part of the everyday function of the military. The Department of Defense s new roadmap sketches out a future where the drones are ubiquitous. (Devin Nichols, Marine Corps) Robots are coming to Marine units, but how can jarheads learn to trust their machine battle buddies? A recently publicized paper by a Marine major took a look at how that could help with an experiment involving real Marines. Maj. Daniel Yurkovich’s main takeaways: If Marines don’t understand the artificial intelligence they’re working with and don’t also train with it regularly then they won’t trust it.
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Subscriber only Bullying, bashings, naked romps and acts of indecency - just another day in the military court of the Australian Defence Force. The outcomes of the ADF Superior Service Tribunal proceedings for 2020 paint a disturbing pattern of cases across all three military services, including some which have inflicted life-changing physical and mental injuries. The court martial results have seen troops stripped of rank, fined and dismissed for offences that in some cases in a civilian court may well have attracted more significant penalties and jail time. Corporal Brendan Storer arrives at the Defence Force Magistrates Court in Canberra ahead of his sentencing proceedings. Picture: Craig Dunlop
One Small Choice at a Time Helped NSW Young Australian of the Year to Overcome Amputation Adversity
Nathan Parker, 25, was left badly injured after a military bus accident but he was determined not to let his injuries rule his life.
By Amy ChengWednesday 20 Jan 2021
In the lead up to Australia Day 2021, we will bring you the stories of the four NSW nominees for Australian of the Year Awards. Nathan Parker is the NSW nominee for Young Australian of the Year 2021.
Making consistent small choices helped a young amputee to recover from a horrific accident to achieve his dream of becoming a pilot.
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Chelsey Thompson was set to study nutrition and dietetics at university when a gap year decision propelled her life in the opposite direction. Ms Thompson spent her gap year at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Amberley as an aviation and support technician working among super hornet jets within No. 1 Squadron. After I finished the gap year, they give you a choice of whether you wanted to stay in the defence force or leave, the former St Patrick s College Mackay student said. I decided I had more passion for the air force. I just cancelled my university degree (and) I transferred over to the Australian Defence Force Academy.