ADF | Arduous Exercise Shaggy Ridge tests cadets leadership

Staff Cadets from the Royal Military College – Duntroon had their leadership tested during Exercise SHAGGY RIDGE, which was conducted at the Majura Training Area near Canberra over 15-19 February 2025. In an arduous environment, the exercise required 158 Staff Cadets to demonstrate their character as leaders and make sound ethical decisions under stress and fatigue, and push the limits of their physical and mental endurance. Exercise SHAGGY RIDGE references the Battle of Shaggy Ridge, which was one of a number of engagements Australian troops fought against the forces of Imperial Japan in Papua New Guinea in World War II. The Royal Military College – Duntroon prepares commissioned leaders of character in support of Army’s contribution to the Joint Force in peace and war.