Deployment Profiles
“They are a hard working people. Life is and always has been tough.”
"When rebuilding a nation, quick fix solutions are unlikely to succeed - long-lasting measures need to be created," says Major Syd Dewes.
Major Syd Dewes returned...
"Change is slow and incremental. There’s no easy fix over here."
Jim is a Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve, and has been a member of the New Zealand Army for 34 years. He was given the opportunity to deploy to Afghanistan in October 2007....
"Deploying provided me with a challenge, and completely new activities every day. I loved every single day of my deployment."
A deployment to Korea earlier this year provided self-employed Aucklander Darren Young with several opportunities.
"My manager at the time was very understanding when I asked if I could have leave without pay, and I appreciated that."
An Auckland-based accountant, Captain Mitchelson was an auditing officer for international accountancy firm KPMG when he took...
"I think we are making a difference here, in the past three months we have seen more people on the streets, new shops opening and increased levels of activity in the city."
When Blenheim man Adam Friend told the Army he would like to serve as a...