Recruitment questioned in Defence Force mental health review

By Amy Remeikis
Updated March 30 2017 - 9:44pm, first published 9:40pm
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 21:  300 ADF members, primarily drawn from Brisbane????s 7th Brigade, are officially farewelled at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, by Tony Abbott and family and friends.????
 on April 21, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Fairfax Media) Photo: Glenn Hunt
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 21: 300 ADF members, primarily drawn from Brisbane????s 7th Brigade, are officially farewelled at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, by Tony Abbott and family and friends.???? on April 21, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Fairfax Media) Photo: Glenn Hunt

A major review of the mental health services available to serving and former members of the military has produced some alarming findings, and raised questions about whether the recruitment process is deliberately lax to boost the number of "boots on the ground".