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

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