The letter below sort of speaks for itself and illustrates that they aren’t keeping staff.

The defences forces have had a tough couple of years. The present Government has an anti -military vibe about it, and defence staff got used as security for covid lockdowns, MIQ guards, etc.

Some staff got mandated out and lost their jobs. They went to court and won their case to get reinstated.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-omicron-defence-police-vaccine-mandates-government-appeals-high-court-decision/RM44FQY5HEW26QX3IVFJYHKD7U/?fbclid=IwAR2Nkm3b9lNCUMSYjWNBuEzXLADcK9y6DSCYEtj2wdTXoI_OSB8kFWAU1rw

Only to have the army boot them out anyway in a show of pure vindictiveness…

https://www.thedailyexaminer.co.nz/defence-decides-to-boot-all-unvaccinated-personnel-despite-high-court-ruling/?fbclid=IwAR1m7H2JvvSDLURx9OOfemXTB4ELBZ9R6AMzqJ2Lgc7NsnlUd3SMvihcB94

https://www.unitedwestand.nz/home/defence-force-kick-out-34-week-pregnant-sailor-and-dozens-of-other-service-personnel-refusing-any-farewell-or-recognition-of-service

Last year, no defence staff attended any ANZAC parades as another sign of pettyness.

https://uncoffined.wordpress.com/2022/04/25/anzac-day-life-goes-on-while-the-government-doubles-down/

All of this shows that it’s probably not a great environment to work in, hence the falling staff numbers.

A newly released book explains why it’s such an important topic

“It is our desire and hope that the booklet will inspire open and mature discussions about what Co-Governance would mean for all Kiwis (the mainstream media are incapable of this).”

The current Government seems determined to destroy the ‘one vote for all’ democracy in New Zealand and replace with ‘Co-Govenance’. This would effectively mean some people will have more rights than others based on race.

One might ask ‘How is this not racist?’

A link to a free online version is here..

https://issuu.com/esisite/docs/3481_jb_-_go-governance_-_a5_booklet_-_online