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As the government’s Strategic Defence Review proposes to improve recruitment by promoting military ‘gap years’ for school leavers, defence expert Francis Tusa examines other innovative hiring models where youngsters who volunteer are also given priority when it comes to jobs and housing...
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t the beginning of March, Poland outpaced other European nations by announcing plans to introduce universal military service for all men. Speaking in the Polish parliament, president Donald Tusk said: “We will try to have a model ready by the end of this year so that every adult male in Poland is trained in the event of war, ensuring that this reserve is comparable and adequate to potential threats.”
Even though Poland has taken a step that many other European nations are hesitant to take, it is evident that, despite their reluctance, forms of military service are being examined, studied, and debated among European policymakers. And all the signs suggest that the UK will follow suit sooner rather than later.
