Pilot programme for under-25s will offer paid placements aimed at introducing participants to military life

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

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

The scheme will give young people a ‘taste’ of life in the Army, Royal Navy and RAF

Pilot programme for under-25s will offer paid placements aimed at introducing participants to military life