Damning results from Defence Forces exit survey

The latest RACO survey focused on officers who left the Defence Forces from 2015 to 2019.

Nearly one-in-three officers who quit the Defence Forces in the past few years told a survey they wouldn't recommend a military career in this country.

Almost two-thirds of respondents said they left for better pay in the private sector, and more than half experienced a better work/life balance as a result.