![]() ![]() They flew me from HMAS Stirling to Perth Airport then out to join the Fleet. After that I had my first helicopter ride. The ship landed me for a week to conduct the board. “I sat my officer selection board while posted to HMAS Swan. He was an electronics technician prior to commissioning as a naval officer in 1988. Vice Admiral Hammond is the second Chief of Navy in 121 years to begin their career as a sailor not an officer. He was just a skinny kid from Ingle Farm, Adelaide, when he started out life in the Navy at the RAN Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus. ![]() In our first interview with the incoming Chief, we asked him to look back on his 35-year career in the Navy and reveal some of the highs and lows of his life in a blue suit thus far. There is much to do, including growing the Navy to 21000 and ensuring they have the capabilities they need to succeed in a maritime environment rapidly increasing in its complexity. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond is energised and eager to get on with the huge task he has been entrusted with to lead the 15,000 people in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ![]()
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