Military Life
Beck Rayner
Welcome to the Military Life Podcast- a podcast telling the stories of everyday Australian Military partners. Listen in to hear from others who are living this military life (Defence Life), juggling all the things on the daily, just like you and I. Let's connect and support each other by telling our stories, celebrating our strength, focusing on self-care & lifting each other up.
Categories: Kids & Family
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This week on the Military Life Podcast, I had the privilege of having a genuine, insightful and defence family-focused conversation with Chief of Navy Australia Vice Admiral Mark Hammond.
Throughout my time as not only a Defence Partner but also now through my work in the defence family space, I have interacted with people from all services, various ranks, departments, and positions, and you get a feel when someone is genuine.
You get a feel when someone wants to listen, wants to understand, wants to acknowledge, and values the defence family perspective. Vice Admiral Hammond is one of those genuine people.
In episode 176, we discuss;
-What makes Defence and, in particular, Navy families special
-How fundamental families are when it comes to members and the Navy as a whole
-Remembering that “our power at sea is derived from our family’s strength at home”
-The importance of frequent engagement with ADF members & families
-The ‘Stay Onboard Campaign’ explained, the focus on families, and why now?
-Continued listening to understand what matters most to Navy personnel and their families
-How his spouse and family, including his daughter, who is also in the Navy, have provided perspective
-Evaluating the Stay Onboard Campaign initiatives and the importance of continued improvement
-Recognising command teams, personnel, and bases having a positive impact for families
-Supporting those in leadership positions to balance capability needs and the needs of Navy families
Want to know more about the Stay Onboard Initiatives?
Check them out here https://www.navy.gov.au/navy-people/programs/stay-onboard-people-first
Have you seen the new Navy Families Handbook?
Download a copy here https://www.navy.gov.au/navy-people/family-support
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Previous episodes
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186 - 176.A Focus on the Wellbeing of Navy FamiliesThu, 05 Sep 2024 - 0h
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185 - 175.Buying & Selling-Making your Money and Defence Allowances work for YOU!Wed, 14 Aug 2024 - 0h
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184 - 174.PART 2-Posting Overseas-Spouse Nicole's ExperienceThu, 08 Aug 2024 - 0h
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183 - 173.PART 1-Posting Overseas-Spouse Nicole's ExperienceThu, 01 Aug 2024 - 0h
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182 - 172.Shining a Light:Stories of Trauma & Tragedy, Hope & HealingThu, 27 Jun 2024 - 0h
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181 - 171.Female Leadership in a Male Dominated FieldThu, 20 Jun 2024 - 0h
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180 - 170.Open Arms-All you need to know about the NEW Model of Care & accessing Mental Health supportThu, 13 Jun 2024
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179 - 169.PART 2-Military Life Community Connectors ExplainedThu, 23 May 2024 - 0h
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178 - 168.PART 1-Military Life Community Connectors ExplainedThu, 23 May 2024 - 0h
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177 - 167.Emma & Elise and their Cowork Coplay ExperiencesFri, 08 Dec 2023 - 0h
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176 - PART ONE Navigating our first Defence Move as a FamilyThu, 30 Nov 2023 - 0h
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175 - PART TWO Navigating our First Defence Move as a FamilyThu, 30 Nov 2023
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174 - 164.Someone I Love is in Defence-The Spouse business creating resources for ADF KidsThu, 09 Nov 2023 - 0h
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173 - 163.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was it like accessing Defence Family-related Support & Making Spouse Friends?Wed, 01 Nov 2023 - 0h
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172 - 162.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you Support your Mental Health?Thu, 19 Oct 2023 - 0h
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171 - 161.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How do you envision your Career working alongside Defence Life?Wed, 20 Sep 2023 - 0h
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170 - 160.Defence Partners Answer the Question-How Do you plan for a Family let alone Support Defence KidsWed, 13 Sep 2023 - 0h
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169 - 159.Defence Partners Answer the Question-What was your Intro to Defence Life really like?Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 0h
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168 - 158.Part 2-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence LifeFri, 18 Aug 2023 - 0h
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167 - 157.Part 1-Mental & Physical Clutter and Defence LifeThu, 17 Aug 2023 - 0h
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166 - 156.No Choice but to Live Apart-Supporting a Child with Additional Needs Vs Defence LifeThu, 03 Aug 2023 - 0h
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165 - 155.Jeni from ep98-UPDATE on the First Few Years of Defence LifeWed, 26 Jul 2023 - 0h
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164 - 154.First Posting, First Deployment and Everything in between!Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 0h
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163 - 153.DEFGLIS Supporting & Representing Defence Force LGBTI People & FamiliesThu, 15 Jun 2023 - 0h
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162 - 152.Support & Resources for 2-8 year old Defence KidsThu, 01 Jun 2023 - 0h
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161 - 151.BIG decisions after ONE month of dating an ADF member!Wed, 24 May 2023 - 0h
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160 - 150.Let's CELEBRATE 150 Episodes with Advice, Words of Wisdom & Real Talk from Defence PartnersThu, 11 May 2023 - 0h
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159 - 149.Defence Partner Leah from ep29 with an Amazing Update episodeWed, 03 May 2023 - 0h
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158 - 148.Together 4 years, Two kids, Deployments & the First PostingWed, 29 Mar 2023 - 0h
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157 - 147.PART 1-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 0h
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156 - 147.PART 2-Why YOUR VOICE MATTERS!Thu, 16 Mar 2023 - 0h
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155 - 146.Tinder Date to Moving Across the CountryWed, 01 Mar 2023 - 0h
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154 - 145.Buying a house-ADF Schemes & Home Buyer Grants ExplainedWed, 22 Feb 2023 - 0h
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153 - 144.Career, Community & Childcare- An Innovative program for Defence PartnersTue, 06 Dec 2022
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152 - 143.PART 2-Why YOUR VOICE matters!Wed, 16 Nov 2022 - 0h
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151 - 142.PART 1-Why YOUR VOICE matters!Wed, 16 Nov 2022 - 0h
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150 - 141.I was GASLIT.Fri, 21 Oct 2022 - 0h
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149 - 140.Protecting our Data & Identity- What we can all do TODAY!Thu, 13 Oct 2022 - 0h
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148 - 139.Military Life Community Connectors EXPLAINED-Part 2Tue, 04 Oct 2022 - 0h
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147 - 138.Military Life Community Connectors EXPLAINED-PART 1Tue, 04 Oct 2022 - 0h
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146 - 137.Highschool Sweethearts with Big PlansWed, 21 Sep 2022 - 0h
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145 - 136.Feeling your way through Defence Partner LifeWed, 14 Sep 2022 - 0h
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144 - 135.Spouse Entrepreneurs this one is for you!Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 0h
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143 - 134.MWDU-A Defence Couples Experience PART TWOWed, 24 Aug 2022 - 0h
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142 - 133.MWDU-A Defence Couples Experience PART ONEWed, 24 Aug 2022 - 0h
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141 - 132.A Crash Posting, Balancing Family & CareerWed, 17 Aug 2022 - 0h
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140 - 131.The Defence Life Balance & Growing through GratitudeWed, 10 Aug 2022 - 0h
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139 - 130.Rejoining-ARMY to RAAF, Why now & Future PlansWed, 27 Jul 2022 - 0h
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138 - Ep129.The Royal Commission and why we need YOU!Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 0h
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137 - 128.A Fast Tracked Relationship, Unexpected Career Crisis and Managing an Eating DisorderWed, 22 Jun 2022 - 0h
