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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

UK to offer military gap years to boost country’s defence

Teenagers are set to be offered paid gap years with the armed forces in a step towards a new “whole of society” approach to defence.

Around 150 young people will be recruited for placements of up to two years, with the scheme expanding to more than 1,000 per year, according to the i paper.

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