
At Fort Scratchley, on the weekend, 17-year-old Budgewoi high school student Daniel Marsh came with friends to speak with the recruiters. He wants to enrol in Canberra's Australian Defence Force Academy after school and follow his older brother into enlistment.
He's considering the infantry as a career and a possible deployment. Still, he said he was drawn to the military after watching his brother find lifetime friends and the stability of a surefire career.