Britain’s defense chief calls on Gen Z grads leaving university to skip corporate jobs and join the military as war with Russia becomes a growing risk

Gen Z in military uniform (Credit: FG Trade/Getty Images)

College graduates are stepping out of university and into an uncertain labor market—but the U.K.’s chief of the defense staff says the government’s defense department is ready to employ them with open arms. 

While warning the nation of the escalating potential of conflict with Russia, Sir Richard Knighton stressed that the U.K.’s defense “cannot be outsourced to the armed forces,” and called on young citizens to step up.