Sir, – Fresh thinking is needed if the Defence Forces are to become an attractive career choice for our young men and women.
Might a system used in the United States be a draw factor? The GI Bill promised people who enlisted the opportunity to go to third-level education when their period of service concluded.
Many thousands of service-people availed of the chance to improve their prospects through the system.
For a relatively low cost, based on the numbers required to serve our military needs, we could produce a cohort of well-trained and well-educated citizens. – Yours, etc,
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A JONES,
Mullagh,
Co Cavan.
