The government hopes to get more young people interested in joining the UK’s defence amid growing fears over the threat of Russia’s military.

Details of the government’s incoming military gap year programme have been revealed.

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

It would be a paid gap year, though the amount given to participants has not been revealed. Recruits would not be deployed on active operations.

Specifically, the scheme aims to introduce citizens to military life early, with the hope being that they choose to continue serving afterward – though there would be no obligation, and the scheme will aim to teach participants transferrable skills.

The army scheme would see recruits receive 13 weeks of basic training as part of a two-year placement, while the Navy scheme would last one year and provide “profession agnostic” training for sailors, according to The i.

The RAF scheme is less developed, with the branch said to be “scoping” options.

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