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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

Under-25s to be offered military ‘gap year’ in new UK defence drive

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

The scheme, launching in March 2026, will initially recruit around 150 people for up to two years, expanding to over 1,000 annually, The i Paper reported.

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