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NZ Defence Force Training Crisis | Auckland News
New Zealand’s Defence Force is racing to modernize its military, but crumbling, WWII-era training facilities are holding them back—dangerous, outdated, and utterly unfit for teaching today’s tech-savvy soldiers, sailors, and aviators. With recruit training in shambles and combat readiness plummeting to just 45%, the force is scrambling to fix the system by borrowing from Australia, the US, UK, and Singapore—while admitting major upgrades won’t arrive for at least three years. They’re even getting a new virtual training hub, but the real battle is rebuilding physical infrastructure fast enough…
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