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The ADF reveals a quarter of personnel are not considered medically fit to deploy.
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Andrew Greene

REVEALED: Almost one in four ADF personnel unfit to deploy

A quarter of the Australian Defence Force’s personnel are medically unfit to deploy, an ADF official has revealed in Senate estimates on Thursday.

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