When James Geercke says when he put his hand up to join the military, he was unaware of how much a toll it would take on his physical and mental health.
abc.net.au/news/former-army-cadet-adfa-royal-commission-defence-veteran-suicide/101704872A former army cadet has told a royal commission that self-harm and suicide among recruits were regular occurrences during his time at the Australian Defence Force Academy .
"[We should] do everything to keep any incidents of severe mental health from coming on their desk so no-one has to deal with.""For people that go for help, they get severely disadvantaged career-wise or psychologically discharged, there's definitely a stigma attached to it," he said.
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