Letters: Soulless recruitment puts young people off joining the Armed Forces

SIR – I served 23 years in the Royal Air Force and for the last two was part of a recruitment team (Letters, January 29). The training for this role included an extensive specialist course on recruitment techniques and policies, and a visit to many training establishments that enabled me to offer advice to potential recruits on their chosen trade. I feel this specialist training, together with my personal experience of Service life and conditions, allowed me to encourage, test and eventually rec

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