Comments by "John Allen" (@johnallen7807) on "British Army's bold move to revolutionise initial training for recruits" video.

Get rid of Capita so there are enough recruits to train! they have not hit their target in the 10+ years they have had the contract. The drop out rate is terrible as the average time to join is 10 months!
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@Osama-Bon-Jovi-01 Which was my point! What do Capita know about the realities of service life anyway. I'm an ex Para, we are always looking for good men.
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@Christopher_S Call me cynical but I wonder if it's government policy? in 2010 the Army was 100000, now the target is 72600. All we have had from the Conservatives is constant cuts so maybe making recruitment difficult helps their aim? Look at Shapps, no military experience yet he says we will increase defence spending to 2.5% IN SIX YEARS TIME! We need 3% NOW and for the next 10yrs just to repair the damage.
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@bennyg4101 Keep chasing them! Good luck.
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freebeerfordworkers But then you probably never heard of the RAF not wanting to recruit "useless, white, male pilots" either! I even challenged the Chief of the Air Staff on that, he didn't deny that email had been sent and Shapps, of course, is all talk!
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@anthonykaiser974 Probably planned by people who have never served in any branch of the armed forces so have absolutely no concept of what it is like?
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@Tyler-cu6ci Tell him to use the time to get really fit, train with boots and a pack, it will make the initial course a lot easier.
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@YourSecondHandMan Blimey, that is insane! I hope you got the unit you wanted after all that time?
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@manuel4044 Basically we have pygmy leaders who treat defence as an optional extra! Canada, one of the richest countries in the world spends just 1.6% and that s*****g Trudeau says he has no intention of increasing it! Look at what Russia and China spend and be very worried!
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@YourSecondHandMan Bad luck, why?
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@Muppetkeeper Keep at it if you really want to join.
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