The paid 12-month course is aimed at under-25s, with plans for the scheme to grow to 1,000 young people a year.

“This gap year scheme will give Britain’s young people a taste of the incredible skills and training on offer across the Army ...

Scheme aims to boost recruitment, build life skills, prepare young people for future security threats amid warnings UK is not ...

UK plans to boost ranks of armed forces by offering young people paid military experience amid growing Russian threats.

A new military gap year programme in the UK could lead to thousands of young people joining the Armed Forces annually, a move ...

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

The move comes after the Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, said Britain’s “sons and daughters” ...

Young people in Britain will soon be offered the chance of a “gap year” through a new paid program in the armed forces, the government announced Saturday.

The government announced the scheme earlier this year, which is aimed at getting more teenagers interested in serving in the ...

Teenagers are set to be offered paid gap year placements with the armed forces, a step towards a new 'whole of society' ...

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

Australia already offers a gap year scheme for its military for those aged between 17 and 24. In 2023, 664 people enlisted in the Australian scheme, with a little more than half going on to a ...