National President's Column.

The document is a publication called "United Service," which is the journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies - Australia. The journal aims to inform the defense and national security debate in Australia and internationally. It publishes papers, opinion pieces, letters to the editor, biographies, obituaries, and book reviews related to defense and national security issues. The document also mentions the difficulty the Australian Defense Force faces in meeting its growth targets and the upcoming final report of the Royal Commission into Defense and Veteran Suicide. The National Institute will hold its Annual General Meeting in October 2024. [Extracted from the article]