RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGIES OF THE ADF
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
This enquiry is another form of wasting the taxpayers' funds. If the Federal Government committed as much money to looking after the welfare of veterans of previous wars as it does on pointless enquiries, then it wouldn't have to worry about why it can't recruit and retain service personnel
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When you have 23,000 totally and permanently incapacitated veterans of previous wars living in poverty, for all the world to see, then it must be obvious to any half wit that young people with any brains are not going to risk their lives or health for some misguided, greedy, politically opportunistic government who would wish to use then abuse them.

This is the 'information age' and young people all over the country who may consider the  ADF as a career get turned off the ADF as soon as they seek advice from disabled veterans and ex-service personnel.  The message is always the same. Look how they mistreat veterans of previous wars. That is the cold hard reality. If you sign up or sign on and get disabled then you are treated badly by an ungrateful government. Not much incentive there.

REMEMBER.
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportioned as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation".     GEORGE WASHINGTON. I guess I don't have to elaborate.
 
Yours faithfully,
J.L.Bodey
5 Melrose Street,
Rossmoyne W.A. 6148
26th April 2001.