Army’s diversity drive will put off recruits from ‘core’ of working class, ex-brigadier warns

The British military’s drive for diversity could mean it struggles to recruit enough soldiers, the director of the National Army Museum has warned. Former brigadier Justin Maciejewski also described plans to cut the number of soldiers to 72,500 as pushing ‘the bounds of credibility’. The armed forces must not lose sight of its ‘core workforce’ by … Read more

Army’s diversity drive will put off recruits from ‘core’ of working class, ex-brigadier warns

British military’s diversity drive will see it struggle to recruit enough soldiers from traditional ‘core’ of ‘working class families’ as Army shrinks to its smallest size in 300 years, ex-brigadier warns Former brigadier Justin Maciejewski has warned that the British Army’s diversity recruitment drive could result in fall in the number of applicants in years … Read more