This section provides a library of practical information on professional military development opportunities including a Prezi on the profession of arms network, how to apply for scholarships, upcoming events, tips for military writing in a public forum, and memberships.
Reading Time: 5 minutes Most ADF members don’t realise the value of mentoring until late in their careers – with the common reflection being ‘Why didn’t I do this sooner!?’ Mentoring can change your career and life trajectory. It can open up networks and opportunities beyond your immediate reach, and can give you the tools and confidence to develop and promote yourself.
Reading Time: < 1 minute BLUF: Click >here< or on the image above to access the PME Prezi. Grounded Curiosity is pleased to bring you the Professional […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes What Can we Learn from Kids Shows? We’ve previously published an article by Tom Bittner on Sci-Fi TV as a lazy, but meaningful […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mission: To assemble frontline leaders from all industries in order to encourage personal and collective professional development. The CORE Leadership Speaker […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Chief of the Defence Force Fellowship supports innovative research and applications are due 30 April 2020.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Chief of Army Scholarship Program reinforces Army’s intellectual foundation as an Army in Motion. Applications are due NLT 31 March 2020.
Reading Time: 2 minutes BLUF: The Chief of Army Scholarship Program reinforces Army’s intellectual foundation as an Army in Motion. Applications are due NLT 31 March 2020. General […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes About nine months ago, I knew nothing about online publishing. Now I’m sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly of my […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new version of the PME Prezi has been released – PME Prezi 2.0 – go to https://groundedcuriosity.com/pme-prezi-2-0/
Reading Time: 2 minutes Interested in pitching or participating at the Defence Entrepreneur’s Forum Australia 2019 (#DEFAus19)? This article provides the basics.
Reading Time: 4 minutes “There is a lack of consciousness of the importance of professional education in many members of the Army, and consequently it has […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As I wrap-up the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s (ASPI) War in 2025 conference that ran last week, what stands out is the Chief […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. Sun Tzu, The Art […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes At risk of outing myself as a science fiction nerd, I often find myself thinking about how some themes portrayed in science […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are many reading lists available to the military professional and an increasing focus on Professional Military Education within Army. These reading […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Reflections from the Chief of Army History Conference – and why you should attend. The Chief of Army History Conference is held every two […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Access the 2020 Commandant of the Marine Corps Professional Reading Program here. This article refers to the 2017 reading list. Introduction The Marine Corps Commandant’s […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Army builds its intellectual capital in peace and spends it in war Colonel William L. Hauser [1] Introduction I don’t know […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes BLUF. The Australian Army’s education of junior leaders is heavily focused on general outcomes, rarely fostering an environment that compels us to […]
Reading Time: 11 minutes Editor’s Note: This is Grounded Curiosity’s most read article of all time. Knowledge is generated anew from connections that weren’t there before. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes I was privileged to be selected to attend Exchange Programme Long Look (LL) in 2015. LL is an incredible professional development opportunity […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 1143 year long war had begun on false pretenses and only because the two races were unable to communicate. Once they […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This case study by Brigadier Mick Ryan links to a series on Grounded Curiosity about the Chief of Army Scholarship Program and highlights the opportunities […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a case study on Global Voices from 2016. Search DEFGRAMS on DPN or ForceNet for more information on how to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Chief of Army’s Jonathan Church Award is awarded annually to junior soldiers and officers who personify compassionate and ethical soldiering. The […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Future Strategic Leaders’ Congress Interested in behind-the-scenes information on strategic affairs in our region? The Future Strategic Leaders’ Congress, run by the Institute […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes This post is written to provide both inspiration and also some of the practical realities about applying for prestigious academic scholarships. I acknowledge that this post will […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Background The best way I can describe the Chief of Army Scholarship (now called the Army Foundation Scholarship as part of the Chief […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This post is from 2015. While there are still some useful links here, this post has been replaced by the PME Prezi. […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Beginning-of-year mandatory briefs are filled with reminders of ‘what not to do’ from alcohol to safety. The social media brief usually delivers […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Doctrine Man recently penned the well-known military adage that “no one can manage your career better than yourself”. Deployments, top jobs and […]
