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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1040/
- Published: 2024-09-01T18:30:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-01T18:30:45.000Z
- Description: “I would love to speak about this. I would speak about this in front of the whole of New Zealand, of why I think... it’s a good opportunity. All these re-offenders need this because they need to get out of their bad habits. You know what I mean? Get away from it, brother. Get away from it.”
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: NZ Politics

> Rhys Eden Delamere is not one to sugarcoat his views, especially on youth boot camps: “Every naughty shit needs to go there.”  
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> His blunt declaration reflects his image of his 20-year-old self as a ‘total loser’ and his belief in targeted tough love, shaped by personal experience – because for Delamere, boot camp worked.  
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> It was his turning point, his ‘hail Mary’ of redemption. “I’m so glad I did it. So glad I did it. It’s a pivotal moment in your life,” he says.  
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> Delamere delivers his candid assessment from his cafe in Taumarunui, where he envisions his future as a series of golden roads leading to bright lights. He acknowledges that the path behind him leads directly back to the day his parents enrolled him in a[ Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) course](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/work/get-ready-to-work/training-study-and-qualifications/limited-service-volunteer/index.html?ref=goodoil.news) in 2012.  
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> The [six-week LSV courses, run by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD),](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-big-read-go-inside-the-boot-camp-for-the-unemployed-thats-about-to-double-in-size/NGYX2DYQFDJA7QYKRIU5QEZKPQ/?ref=goodoil.news) are cited as the blueprint for the Government’s new 12-month military-style academy – commonly referred to as ‘boot camps’ for young offenders. An[ initial pilot is underway in Palmerston North](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/boot-camp-for-youth-offenders-first-teens-selected-to-take-part-in-pilot-programme/G754MR6FLVG4TGITYJN7RRBPNE/?ref=readmore).

[Read more here](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/from-total-loser-to-leader-how-boot-camp-changed-rhys-eden-delameres-life/6D5NGXC7PJELVDBRKUKANT74MU/?ref=goodoil.news)