Mental health epidemic in Australia, downside for the military

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https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-mental-health-epidemic-threatening-australias-security/

Ok so I have a pretty positive opinion of Australia's military. I once did a candidacy roster there and wasn't real happy about the doctor literally playing with my testicles. Also the recruitment psychologist there is going to ask you about your dad. They made a hubbub about I mentioned having Lasik surgery so I was going to have to pay for that plus I mentioned having some back pains, also I'd have to pay for that, for someone to say that's no big deal. This is after acing the exam. Anyway that all sat ok with me and generally I have a positive opinion of the Australian military although also a very far away and non involved opinion. I do occasionally meet military types here. 

I definitely think the defence department will have to make restitution with all the folks it's poisoned around and about due to horrendous environmental policies as it brings the military dishonor. And honour is currency in the military.

I might pivot to politics. I noticed Peter Dutton yesterday on SBS news doing PR with Victorian liberals. Victorian liberals are certainly on the back foot as Victoria is so left wing even the burocracy there is saturated. It's unclear if Dutton has a winning persona to head the Liberals in the event of a win. He probably has a lot of good qualities no doubt. I think if I was national liberal party campaigning in Victoria for PR I'd probably just point out the trash uncollected and the public restroom stalls with no locks, maybe point out the high cost of doing business and high stamp duty. Business people in Melbourne don't like the Labor party there much. 

Anyway Peter Dutton is an ex cop. He's completely bald and relatively unsmiling. Therefore let him highlight Melbourne's legal heroin injecting policy issues, might as well take the bull by the horns....

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/crime/melbournes-drug-crisis-worsens-as-heroin-users-flood-streets-around-injecting-room/news-story/efd7e772b1d3abc584c681e7a651963f

Anyway mental health, so according to this article, females that serve in the Australian military are 100% more likely to suicide, ie., double as likely.

Also half of Australia's women are ineligible to join due to mental health issues. Mentally weak.

Unfortunately, social media is driving these trends backwards due to inflamed narcissism. Unfortunately, sometimes mental health experts can be predatory and a lifetime on pills may not necessarily be a good solution. People inevitably have to engage with society and become something else.