The defence force’s culture and commitment to supporting veterans has been called into question during the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
At a hearing into defence force suicide held in Adelaide on July 21, the royal commission was told of many issues faced by military service families. Head of military personnel, Major General Wade Stothart said the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is still struggling with a number of problems.
The commission was told many relationship breakdowns were identified as a major relevant factor in almost half (49 percent) of the suicides.
This came in the context of 57 defence personnel deaths this year, another report revealed….