Military gap year scheme to launch in 2026

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Young people have shown mixed reactions after the government announced a new Armed Forces gap year scheme, offering paid military experience from next year as part of plans to boost defence numbers.   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I wouldn't personally do it but I think the general population might be interested in that

00:04as some people may not want to go into further education or like the pay might benefit them in

00:11some way so I think it would be beneficial. I think it's a very great idea because I used to

00:17go to cadets for RAF and I see like many of the cadets there they want to join the RAF but

00:24they're scared because they don't know what it's like in there so I think it's a very great scheme

00:28because like it will show them what life is like there and it will show them if they are made for

00:33it and it will be like and it will show them if they are ready for it overall and and to get paid

00:39for it in in their early like um like teenage years I think it's a great scheme. For myself I've come

00:44out of uni now I'm in a job that's got plenty of progression and they'll train me and everything

00:48for that so for myself I don't think it's an option but I've got lots of friends that are you know

00:53just come out of uni and haven't found jobs and things straight away and that might be an option

00:56for them. I could see how it could be good for some people who would want to do that but not

01:01something that I want to do now is my career choice.

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