#64 Jodi Farmer

July 23, 2019 / Alex Lloyd

Alex Lloyd interviews currently serving sailor, Jodi Farmer.

Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. For this episode, Royal Australian Navy servicewoman Jodi Farmer spoke to Alex Lloyd about her experiences at sea, including border security operations and a deployment to the Middle East, and the intensity of being on a boarding party.

PIC 1 2008 – HMAS CERBERUS – the day I graduated from Communications School (the Commanding Officer of HMAS Cerberus at the time in the photo too presenting me with the Community Warfare Medallion for my class).jpg

PIC 2 2009 – onboard HMAS MELBOURNE – first day at sea on Melbourne – pic is taken on the flag deck during OOWMANS (Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres ).jpg

PIC 3 2009 – onboard HMAS MELBOURNE – first day at sea on Melbourne – pic is taken on the flag deck during OOWMANS (Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres ).jpg

PIC 4 2009 – onboard HMAS MELBOURNE – first day at sea on Melbourne – pic is taken on the flag deck during OOWMANS (Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres ).jpg

PIC 5 2011 – Ardent 1 – first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – Conducting Border Protection.jpg

PIC 6 2011 – Ardent 1 – first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – Conducting Border Protection – on a Ten Inch light.jpg

PIC 7 2011 – Ardent 1 – first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – Conducting Border Protection – taking photos of an Illegal Fishing Vessel.jpg

PIC 8 2011 – Ardent 1 – first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – Conducting Border Protection – Conducting my first 50 Calibre live firing.jpg

PIC 9 2011 – Ardent 1 – first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – Conducting Border Protection – my first time going through “Hole in the Wall” and getting to experience it in a RHIB.jpg

PIC 10 2012 – Ardent 1 - first Patrol Boat Crew I served on – last day on the crew before leaving for Force Preparation to deploy overseas.jpg

PIC 11 2012 – ROBINSON BARRACKS (DARWIN) – Force Preparation with 1CSR before deploying to the Middle East – me learning how to drive an any truck…..for emergency purposes.jpg

PIC 12 2012 – AL MINHAD AIR BASE (AMAB) – On the firing range – Steyr & 9mm in hand.jpg

PIC 13 2012 – AL MINHAD AIR BASE (AMAB) – On the firing range – Steyr in hand with my CPL Clerk and my SGT (they called us Charlies Angels…..lol).jpg

PIC 14 2012-13 – AL MINHAD AIR BASE (AMAB) – On the IED range – Steyr in hand (these photos were taken for a newspaper article back in Oz.jpg

PIC 15 2012-13 – AL MINHAD AIR BASE (AMAB) – On the IED range – Steyr in hand (these photos were taken for a newspaper article back in Oz.jpg

PIC 16 2012-13 – AL MINHAD AIR BASE (AMAB) – On the IED range – Steyr in hand (these photos were taken for a newspaper article back in Oz.jpg

PIC 17 2013 – KUWAIT – ANZAC Day in Kuwait.jpg

PIC 18 2013 – AMAB – Australian Compound – Another AB (left) and a CPL (right).jpg

PIC 19 2013 – AMAB – once again deployed to the Middle East – this is me on top of our Help Desk – this photo was taken and published in the Navy News (June 2013 edition).jpg

PIC 20 2013 – AUSTRALIA – Day I landed back in Australia from overseas, my M&D took me home (Narangba, Brisbane) to get changed before I had to catch a connecting flight to Cairns (home) and that’s my dog, Kira.jpg

PIC 21 2013 – HMAS STIRLING – My Leading Seaman Promotion Course (Commanding Office of HMAS Stirling presenting me with my certificate).jpg

PIC 22 2014 – Ardent 4 – Patrol Boat crew – on Border Protection – we were conducting a SWIMEX (swimming exercise) and they had me in the RHIB as a safety number.jpg

PIC 23 2016 – HMAS CERBERUS - Me and my family at the Cerberus Open Day (Mum - Dawn, Brother – Damien (was also serving at the time) and Dad - Ray.jpg

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tags / Royal Australian Navy, Afghanistan, Border Security, Operation Resolute, navy, boarding party