Back in 2013, some of you may have seen this vid, which went viral:
I remember thinking what a fine example of leadership it was, and despite a deep suspicion of things military, even a surge of pride that this bloke had risen to the top of the ranks. It was bloody great to see him honoured with the AotY award, affording him a platform for greater public engagement, which he took and ran with… 
Now folks are saying he’d make a fine President for the Republic he advocates… I’ll take him over the bloody Queen for my Head of State in a fucking heartbeat. 
