5:39 pm today

LSV course causes severe mental distress for military staff

From Checkpoint, 5:39 pm today

Alarm bells are ringing over the defence force's involvement in youth offender boot camps, after another programme caused military staff severe mental distress. Documents show staff running the Limited Service Volunteer course for unemployed 18 to 24 year-olds, known as LSV, have suffered physical assault and suicidal thoughts, Jemima Huston reports.