Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

Scott Alexander Winter, is a senior officer in the

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. He initially joined the

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but, following training at the

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and

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, was commissioned into the

Royal Australian Armoured Corps The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) is a corps of the Australian Army which provides the Australian Defence Force's armour capability. Armour combines firepower, mobility, protection and networked situational awareness to generate shock ...

. He has commanded the 1st Armoured Regiment (2011–14), Director Soldier Career Management – Army (2015–17) and 3rd Brigade (2017–19), and has deployed on operations to East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. He was appointed commander of the 1st Division in November 2021.

Military career

Winter was appointed a

Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian ...

(AM) in the 2015 Australia Day Honours for "exceptional service through contributions to career management as the Senior Officer Manager – Army and to the development and modernisation of the Australian Army as the Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Regiment."

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