Thinking of joining ADF gap year 2017 (army). Anyone know how mental health is assessed in terms of anxiety in Australia? Cheers?

Recruiters always ask why you want to join the military. This is the first level of mental health screening, as your answer will show your general state of mind. For instance, if you answer "Because I want to kill people," you are shown the door.

They are schooled on answers that are automatic disqualifiers, and that is one of them. You are also required to fill out a medical questionnaire, wherein anxiety attacks will be a line item, along with other mental disorders. After you are determined to be a qualified candidate and the enlistment process starts in earnest, the screening basically begins and ends with your signature on a medical release form.

Any and all medical health treatments in your history will be available to them. And of course, any observable abnormalities in behavior during the process will be cause to refer you to a MEPS shrink who will have the last say on your mental fitness to begin training. But it doesn't end there.

Whatever branch you join, those engaged in recruit training are educated on what to look for, and those with severe mental issues will definitely be identified and processed out. I have seen it happen. For instance, if you have generalized anxiety disorder, but manage to hide it during the enlistment process, they will know something is wrong the first time you refuse to get out of your rack.

You won't make it to serve in any capacity where you might endanger your fellow service members. If you do suffer from anxiety, it is best to not waste your time.

Poorly. It's too often looked at as a discipline problem. But theoretically they use the same standards as the civilian world.

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