Dan Fortune
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1,243 appearances
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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How are they feeling about themselves to go down range and fight tomorrow for our country?
Lots of commentary about that, mate, and it's not a good story.
It's a really good – it's a fair question.
And how the hell did we get here?
And that's not good enough.
And that's a damning reflection on the bureaucratic cowardice and the moral –
tense we've had as leaders we didn't have war fighters leading us to this place so it's not a satisfactory answer but what i reckon i'm a bit more optimistic because i think the current leadership intuitively are um recognize more work to be done recognize talking the current leadership within the military yeah i i'm not a government little
No, not yet.
No.
But institutionally, there's a pivot point.
I think in huge respect for Simon, the outgoing chief, I think he's come some way towards stemming the loss and resetting the narrative.
And I've listened to what he talks about.
And he's...
he's absolutely the exemplar of what we should be seeking.
And Susan Coyle, and people might be surprised to hear this, I served with Susan in Afghanistan in 2014.
I was a one-star brigadier, one of my most difficult trips, and she was a colonel and national commander.
And I saw an officer who took accountability, was brave, and cared for her people and was trusted.
And you could have an honest conversation about difficult things.
And keep calling her out, and she's accountable for it.
She's going to play.
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