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Forgotten Diggers

Forgotten Diggers

Written by: Sean Arthur
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 This is the story of the Australian Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB) and our long fight with our own government over recognition for war service. The RCB served in the Second Malaysian Emergency in Butterworth Air Force Base in Northern Malaysia between the years 1970 to 1989. The Australian Government and the Defence Department have been trying to suppress the historical record for over 50 years. The RCB veterans are having none of it. If you are interested in the twists and turns of Australian foreign policy during the Cold War years, tune in to the Forgotten Diggers podcast and learn how the Australian Public was deceived back then, and still are to this day.2025 Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • 1. RCB - An Introduction

    1. RCB - An Introduction
    Feb 2 2025
    37 mins
  • 2. Australian Army Recruit Training in the 1970s

    2. Australian Army Recruit Training in the 1970s
    Feb 3 2025
    Before the Australian Digger can go to RCB he must first be trained. The most elemental of all the martial arts is recruit training. The Australian army sends its raw civilians to the 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) Kapooka, in Wagga, NSW. Here they shall be torn down and rebuilt - at least to the point where they begin to think and act like the warriors they will one day become.
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    33 mins
  • 3. Australian Infantry Training & the First 12 Months

    3. Australian Infantry Training & the First 12 Months
    Feb 4 2025
    In this episode we shall complete infantry training and slide through the first 12 months in the battalion. All this preparation is in readiness for your deployment to Butterworth Malaysia so as to protect the joint RAAF-Malaysian Air Force Base in Butterworth Malaysia. The process is slow, but it ensures that only trained and prepared professional soldiers are sent into the armed conflict in Malaysia.
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    36 mins
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