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REGIMENTAL SERGEANT-MAJORS
OF THE
ROYAL REGIMENT of AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY |
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Warrant Officer Class One Maurice Tauletta |
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Maurice Tauletta was born in 1961 and educated at Westall School in Melbourne.
A professional soldier, joining the Australian Regular Army in 1980, he served in the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery and saw service in Malaysia and East Timor. During his Military career he had numerous instructional and regimental postings, including the School of Artillery; 4th Field Regiment, 8th/12th Medium Regiment, 5/11 Field Regiment and 11th Field Regiment. He was promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class One in 1999 and his postings since then included Regimental Sergeant-Major 23th Field Regiment, 1 Field Regiment and Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major Headquarters 7th Brigade.
In 2004 he was posted to the Land Warfare Centre (Canungra) as the Section Sergeant Major of the Sergeant Section. In 2006 he was posted to Soldier Career Management Agency as the Career Manager RAA, Bombardiers and Gunners. Maurice transferred to the Standby Reserves on 1 July 2007.
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Army Service: |
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1980 |
May |
Enlisted into the Australian Regular Army - 1st Recruit Training Battalion (Kapooka) |
1980 |
September |
School of Artillery (North Head, Manly) - Gun Number Training |
1980 |
December |
Posted to 108th Field Battery, 4th Field Regiment (Townsville) |
1981 |
December |
Posted to Rifle Company Butterworth (three months operational deployment1 |
1983 |
August |
Promoted to the rank of Lance Bombardier |
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1984 |
February |
Promoted to the rank of Bombardier |
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1986 |
July |
Posted to School of Artillery (Assistant Instructor) |
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1987 |
March |
Promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Instructor Regimental Training Wing) |
1987 |
December |
Posted to A Field Battery, 8th/12th Medium Regiment (Holsworthy) |
1991 |
January |
Posted to 5th/11th Field Regiment (Brisbane) |
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1992 |
December |
Promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class Two |
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1993 |
January |
Posted to A Field Battery, 8th/12th Medium Regiment (Holsworthy) as the Battery Guide |
1996 |
January |
Posted to 11th Field Regiment, Sergeant Major Instructor Gunnery (SMIG) |
1997 |
July |
Posted to 1st Field Regiment as the SMIG 41st Field Battery (11th Field Regiment disbanded)2 |
1998 |
January |
Postedto Fire Support Company, 6 Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) Army 21 embedding trail as the Company Sergeant-Major3 |
2000 |
January |
Promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class One, posted to 23rd Field Regiment as the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) |
2001 |
June |
Deployed to East Timor as United Nations Military Adviser (UNTAET) |
2002 |
February |
Posted to 1st Field Regiment as the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) |
2003 |
March |
Posted to Headquarters 7th Brigade (Brisbane) as the acting Brigade Regimental Sergeant-Major (RSM)4 |
2004 |
January |
Posted to Sergeant Section, Land Warfare Centre as the Section Sergeant-Major Sergeant promotion section |
2006 |
January |
Posted to Soldier Career Management Agency as th Career Manager for Bombardiers and Gunners |
2007 |
January |
Posted to Brisbane Army Personnel Agency awaiting discharge |
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Notes: |
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Deployed to Rifle Company Butterworth with a rifle platoon from 4th Field Regiment, protecting RAAF Base Butterworth. (operational deployment South East Asia) |
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11th Field Regiment disbanded as part of the Army 21 restructure, 41st Field Battery transferred to 1st Field Regiment |
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Army 21 trail was an embedded supported arms into a rifle battalion. Fire Support Company consisted of a troop of cavalry, troop of radar, metrological, surveyors, two sections of M198 Guns and one section of L119 Guns. Trail finished November 1999 |
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Appointed as the acting Brigade RSM over the period March 2003 - December 2004 |
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Courses Attended: |
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1985 |
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Air Portability Team Leaders'Course, RAAF Base (Richmond) |
1985 |
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Unarmed Instructor Course, 3 Bridage, Military Police Platoon (Townsville) |
1988 |
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Counter Surveillance Course, School of Military Engineering (Holsworthy) |
1988 |
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Basic Parachute Course, Parachute Training School, (Nowra Naval Base) |
1990 |
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Operator Command Post (Field) Course, School of Artillery (North Head, Manly) |
1999 |
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All Corps Regimental Sergeant-Majors (RSM) Course, Land Warfare Centre (Canungra) |
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