Defence launches female recruitment drive

A DRIVE to boost the number of women in the armed forces in an effort to change the culture of the ADF has been launched in Darwin.

THE Australian Defence Force has mounted a campaign to recruit more women in a bid to change the culture of the armed forces following a series of high-profile scandals in recent years.

"THERE are women serving in the Navy as commanding officers of warships who have recently come back from chasing pirates off the East African coast," Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett said at the campaign's launch in Darwin.