The Australian Defence Force Academy has “failed miserably” and needs to be “shut down immediately”, says Jacqui Lambie Network Senator Jacqui Lambie.
Ms Lambie's comments come as the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s final report is set to be handed to Governor-General Sam Mostyn on Monday.
“If you want to fix the culture of leadership in defence, I suggest today you make a decision as a government to shut down the Australian Defence Force Academy – shut it down,” Ms Lambie told Sky News Australia.
“We’re only getting all the little rich kids there with no life experience and they’re the ones that end up in charge in the long run and that’s becoming a real problem.
“How they have not picked this up is beyond me.”
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