SEASONED naval personnel Lieutenant Steve Cole and Chief Petty Officer Rob Strutt have earned several medals for military service, but on Wednesday they experienced something new when they went through their first Anzac Day.
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Together with Chief Petty Officer Pete Cassar, the pair were recently recruited to the Royal Australian Navy after many years serving with the Royal Navy in England.
Ahead of the Bomaderry march, all three men said they were looking forward to the experience.
The officers are based at HMAS Albatross to train a new category of aviation support personnel ahead of Australia’s two new landing helicopter dock aircraft carriers coming into operation in 2014 and 2015.