The UK Armed Forces has confirmed plans to introduce a ‘Gap Year’ Foundation Scheme for young people from March 2026.

The decision comes as the Chief of Defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said Britain's 'sons and daughters' ...

In the years following World War II, the British military searched for a small and versatile helicopter capable of handling ...

Young people in Britain will soon be offered the chance of a “gap year” through a new paid program in the armed forces, the government announced Saturday.

NEW gap year-style schemes by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) are a step towards military conscription, peace campaigners ...

Let us hope that one of the most sensible and forward-leaning proposals in this year’s Strategic Defence Review, a gap-year ...

The Army currently offers gap year placements for young people before, during or immediately after university, which last one ...

Scheme aims to boost recruitment, build life skills, prepare young people for future security threats amid warnings UK is not ...

Teenagers are set to be offered paid gap years with the British armed forces in a step towards a new “whole of society” ...

A new military gap year programme in the UK could lead to thousands of young people joining the Armed Forces annually, a move ...

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

“This gap year scheme will give Britain’s young people a taste of the incredible skills and training on offer across the Army, Royal Navy and RAF. It’s part of our determination to reconnect society ...