Join the army: be depressed - anti-military recruitment flyer

Anti army-recruitment flyer in pdf format from April 2007 which focusses on the mental ill-health many servicemen and women suffer.

This .pdf flyer (two to a sheet) was produced by the State of Emergency group, and is up to date as of April 2007. The group has an archive of resources on their website.

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join the army - be depressed.pdf (186.58 KB)

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