Royal Military College, Duntroon

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Royal Military College, Duntroon is Australia’s principal army officer training academy, located in Canberra and responsible for educating and commissioning officers for the Australian Army.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military academy
officer training college
abbreviation RMC
RMC Duntroon
affiliatedWith Australian Defence Force Academy
campusType military base
commissioningBodyFor Australian Army officers
confersRank Lieutenant (Australian Army)
controlledBy Department of Defence (Australia)
coordinates 35.292°S 149.166°E
country Australia
established 1911
founder Lord Kitchener
garrison Duntroon Garrison
hasBranch Royal Military College of Australia
hasFacility classrooms and lecture theatres
military training areas
officer cadet accommodation
parade ground
hasIntake Australian officer cadets
international officer cadets
hasTradition Sovereign’s Banner presentation
graduation parade
historicalRole trained officers for Vietnam War
trained officers for World War I
trained officers for World War II
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
locatedOn Campbell, Canberra
motto Duty First
namedAfter Duntroon estate
Duntroon, Canberra
notableAlumni Angus Campbell
David Hurley
Peter Cosgrove
Sir John Monash
Sir Thomas Blamey
offersProgram Bachelor of Arts (through Australian Defence Force Academy and partner universities)
military leadership training
officer cadet course
tactics and field training
opened 1911
operatedBy Australian Army
ownedBy Australian Government
partOf Australian Army
Royal Military College of Australia
purpose education of Australian Army officers
officer training
role principal army officer training academy of Australia
trainingType pre-commissioning training


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