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A former chief of the Australian Navy is beneath hearth for taking his girlfriend for a experience on a army submarine and proposing to her.
Vice Admiral Michael Noonan used his place to grant his companion Samantha Heighway approval to board the HMAS Waller on June 23 final yr, Information Corps reviews.
The submarine was at sea to movie materials for Protection Power Recruiting close to Geraldton in Western Australia on the time.
The Protection Division has mentioned no guidelines had been damaged but it surely was “not routine” as civilians weren’t generally invited on such journeys.
Coalition assistant protection spokesman Phil Thompson advised Information Corp the incident was an “abuse of energy”.
“The Navy is an expert outfit, this isn’t the chief of Navy’s private love sub,” he mentioned.
“There are correct occasions when civilians can go on army gear or bases, however this circumstance isn’t considered one of them in my view.”
Mr Noonan retired from Protection in September final yr.
