Natalie Whyte

Natalie Whyte
Olkolo Woman
Lance Corporal
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Australian Army
Afghanistan War Veteran

Medals
Australian Active Service Medal with clasp ICAT
Afghanistan Medal
Australian Defence Medal

I was born in North Queensland in Townsville in 1988 in a small town outside of Charters Towers. I am from the Olkolo people from the Cape York Region. I joined the Army when I was twenty years old in 2009. I was posted to 10 Force Support Battalion for three years and then 1 Combat Service Support Battalion for two years in 2013. I spent 8 months overseas at Al Minhad Airbase in Dubai, working with Navy and Air Force personnel. Since being in the Service, I have travelled to every state in Australia except Tasmania. The best thing about being in the Army is meeting people from all walks of life and especially being able to interact with other soldiers from different nations. This is my seventh year in the Armed Forces and I am currently working as an Aboriginal Liaison for candidates at the Defence Force Recruiting Centre in Parramatta.

“One thing I’ve learned in the military is that even though we all wear the green a soldier is never socially colour blind. You are judged by your merits, by your behaviour and the way you represent your organisation, your unit and your fellow soldiers. Not your background. The enemy will kill indiscriminately therefore one cannot afford to be socially prejudice, such is the nature of the beast. How ironic is it that the Army life should offer more social equality and acceptance then the civilian world.”

– Natalie Whyte

Natalie Whyte

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