Cedit: Scott Morrison/Instagram This idea was further compounded when a man with 40 years of experience with the Australian Defence Force confirmed he had never seen anything like it. Ray Martin wrote on Twitter: "In 40 years in the ADF, with eight Prime Ministers during that time, never saw one receive a red carpet and an honour guard for an internal visit to a base. Until now. Did I miss one?" Advert 10 Hell, we didn't even roll out the red carpet when the Prince Charles visited an RAAF base in Darwin back in 2018. You'd think the next in line to the British throne would get one but nope.