A new programme to get more young people into the Armed Forces will see the British government offering a ‘gap year’ option from 2026, as a years-long recruitment crisis rolls on.
Young people up to the age of 25 will have the option to take a ‘gap year’ in the military from 2026, with the programme intending to induct as many as 1,000 people a year, but starting with a more modest pilot of 150. Under the programme those who sign up would train and serve for just two years and wouldn’t be obligated to deploy abroad, reports The Guardian .
The scheme comes amid rising concern in military circles that a considerable gulf has opened between those…
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