Many recruits 'not suitable', inquiry told

By Deborah Cornwall
Updated December 3 2021 - 6:40pm, first published 6:35pm
Young recruits in their first year have the highest suicide rates in the defence services.
Young recruits in their first year have the highest suicide rates in the defence services.

The ADF was targeting too many recruits straight from school who were physically unfit and did not have the resilience or life experience to cope, with "absolutely soul destroying" consequences.

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