Defence Forces struggle to fill posts

The Defence Forces has no choice but to accept all applicants who’ve passed basic entry requirements because the numbers are so limited.

A report compiled by senior military officers stated that only about one in 10 of all applicants passed the five basic entry requirements, which include medical, fitness and intelligence tests.

Last year, there were 8,164 initial applicants, but many dropped out at different stages, even if they didn’t fail previous tests.