Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Darren Chester MP continues to refuse to recognise the valuable service of the Australian Army’s troops deployed as Rifle Company Butterworth, during Malaysia’s Counter Insurgency War (1969 -1989) (aka the Second...
WELCOME TO OUR RECOGNITION OF RCB CAMPAIGN
Hello and thanks for visiting.
In a nutshell our campaign is to have the Rifle Company Butterworth (RCB)’s service recognised as warlike. The Government, despite the facts discovered since its original decision, says its non-warlike service similar to peacetime garrison duty in Australia.
We have provided evidence of a deception that has denied 9,000 Australian troops and their families certain entitlements to repatriation benefits.
In 1970 RCB was deployed to protect the RAAF assets (aircraft, facilities, servicemen and women and their families) at the Air Base Butterworth Malaysia from 1970 to 1989 at the time when Malaysia was fighting its Counter Insurgency War (1968-1989) against the resurgent communist terrorists.
DFWA Calls on the PM for a RCB Independent Inquiry
In its letter to Prime Minister Turnbull, The Defence Force Welfare Association President Kel Ryan "calls on the Government to appoint an independent arbitrator to review the recognition of the RCB during the period 1970 to 1989 as warlike and Qualifying Service. RCB...
RCB Recognition – Response to Minister Chester and VCDF’s Rejection
Yesterday, Friday 13th July the RCBRG sent the following to those named and all politicians in the belief that they as evidence based decision makers will read the facts of the matters themselves and act to have the Government's decision reversed or to recommend the...
Ken Marsh – Response to VCDF’s RCB Decision
Ken Marsh (RAAF Butterworth serviceman) challenges some of the statements in Vice Admiral Griggs's RCB decision letter and provides evidence from other other past senior military commanders (Lt Gen Hurley and Air Commodore McLennan) on certain matters that appeared to...
The Government’s Rebuttal of RCB’s Claim
Our letter to all Parliamentarians dated 2 February 2018 has finally resulted in this formal decision reply from Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF), on behalf of the Government. "...These successive reviews have determined...
Senate Questions on Notice 7 – RCB Recognition of Service
Senator Brian Burston (PHONP) presented Questions On Notice re RCB submissions to the Defence Minister, Sen, Marisse Payne on 15th December 2017. The answers from the Department of Defence were provided by Sen. Mathais Cormann (in the Minister’s absence) in the...
RCB E-NEWS UPDATE – 1/2018
This is the first of our e-news updates. It aims to keep you informed of the facts and progress towards our RCB service objective to be recognised as warlike. The Government maintains the service is peacetime despite overwhelming evidence discovered and presented by...
Senate Questions on Notice 5 – RCB Recognition of Service
Senator Brian Burston (PHONP) presented Questions On Notice re RCB submissions to the Defence Minister, Sen, Marisse Payne on 15th December 2017. The answers from the Department of Defence were provided by Sen. Mathais Cormann (in the Minister’s absence) in the...
Senate Questions on Notice 2 – RCB Recognition of Service
Senator Brian Burston (PHONP) presented Questions On Notice re RCB submissions to the Defence Minister, Sen, Marisse Payne on 15th December 2017. The answers from the Department of Defence were provided by Sen. Mathais Cormann (in the Minister’s absence) in the...
RCB’s Claim for Warlike Service Classification 1970-1989 – The Air Force Association calls on the PM for an independent examination.
In its letter to the Prime Minister, The Air Force Association believes “there is a compelling argument supporting an upgrade of the company’s service classification…. Consequently, …. the Air Force Association strongly requests the RCB’s deployment be examined by an...