Should the UK offer military ‘gap year’ to boost recruitment? VOTE NOW

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THE UK Government has announced a gap year programme to get teenagers joining the armed forced from next year.

Around 150 young people will be recruited for placements from March 2026 for two years, which will expand to more than 1,000 per year afterwards.

Five Sea Cadets in uniform sitting on a stone wall, two holding flags.
The government has not yet specified how much recruits will be paidCredit: PA

The scheme is intended to introduce more people to military life and prepare the “whole of society” in the face of Russian aggression.

With the number of soldiers in the Armed forces falling since 2012, do you think the UK should offer a military gap year to boost recruitment?

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