By Desmond Woods OAM*
The multitude and complexity of the problems with ADF recruitment were highlighted by a recent revelation that on 30 May 2024 the Minister for the Armed Forces, Matt Keogh chastised the Swiss Company Adecco which, a year after taking on a $1.4 billion ADF Recruiting contract, had missed its recruiting targets by 28%. He called Adecco ‘wholly deficient’.