“Some people told me that my career was ruined because I couldn’t ‘shut my legs’,” a woman has told the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
A current serving member of the navy has told the Royal Commission of the traumas of border protection mission Operation Resolute,where he saw bodies floating in the ocean and how his crew turned to alcohol and drugs.
Simon Marshall,who served in the Army for 37 years,spoke about training camps’ culture and post-military transition.
The family of Lance Corporal Ryan Goodwin have spoken about how he took his life but was never helped by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Instead,they received a letter 18 months after his death,acknowledging his PTSD.
Harrowing stories of veterans and serving personnel who took their own lives were last week recounted to the royal commission,which resumes on Monday.
The policy of “not jacking on your mate” has been a major theme in the first week of royal commission hearings.
Today on Please Explain,Brisbane Times reporter Toby Crockford joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss the first week of the Royal Commission Into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Peter Jenkins,a former Army Reservist and retired Victorian and Queensland police officer,tells the story of his late son,Shaun.
One year ago,servicewoman Teri Bailey killed herself on her 25th birthday after relentless bullying. Now the royal commission into veteran suicide has heard her tragic story.
While the time it takes to process pension claims has soared,veterans are struggling to access the right help,the commission has heard.
Private Daniel Garforth killed himself at a base in 2014. His mother has told his story to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.