UK military opens doors for cancer survivors in recruitment

UK military opens doors for cancer survivors in recruitment
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London (Parliament Politics Magzine) – The military is to take cancer survivors for the first time in a bid to reduce its recruitment crisis.

During an address at the Labour Party conference, John Healey, the Defence Secretary, stated that he would pitch more than 100 regulations that control “the brightest and the best” from joining the Armed Forces. It was apprehended that this would include letting people with eczema and acne serve, but Mr Healey did not exaggerate on further initiatives. The Government has now established that it will also allow would-be servicemen and women who are “cancer-resolved” to join.

What new regulations are being proposed for recruits?

Mr Healey stated: “We are deeply proud of those who serve our country and we are determined to tackle the crisis in recruitment and retention caused by years of Conservative hollowing out.

“Our Armed Forces rightly set the highest standards, and with Labor that will continue. At the same time, we will unblock the bottlenecks, the needless red tape and delays which are turning great talent away from our Forces.”

The Defense Secretary stated that in a changing world with evolving threats, the military’s recruitment is required to be “right for the 21st century”. He stated: “That’s why we will remove unnecessary barriers and fast-track bright candidates into cyber defence to help face down (Vladimir) Putin’s online aggression.”

What role does cyber resilience play in modern warfare?

Earlier this month, the UK National Cyber ​​Security Center revealed a secretive Russian military unit for a movement of malicious cyber operations around the world. A new emphasis on cyber will involve the design of a new military direct-entry cyber path to boost the UK’s cyber resilience.

It will have different tailored preferences and basic training requirements, and supply routes for lateral entry for cyber specialists who are already operating in another career.

In addition to changing medical entry standards, the Ministry of Defense has also been checking pre-joining fitness tests, reviewing aptitude checks and withdrawing conditions for swimming proficiency where appropriate.

Daniele Naddei

Daniele Naddei is a journalist at Parliament News covering European affairs, was born in Naples on April 8, 1991. He also serves as the Director of the CentroSud24 newspaper. During the period from 2010 to 2013, Naddei completed an internship at the esteemed local radio station Radio Club 91. Subsequently, he became the author of a weekly magazine published by the Italian Volleyball Federation of Campania (FIPAV Campania), which led to his registration in the professional order of Journalists of Campania in early 2014, listed under publicists. From 2013 to 2018, he worked as a freelance photojournalist and cameraman for external services for Rai and various local entities, including TeleCapri, CapriEvent, and TLA. Additionally, between 2014 and 2017, Naddei collaborated full-time with various newspapers in Campania, both in print and online. During this period, he also resumed his role as Editor-in-Chief at Radio Club 91.
Naddei is actively involved as a press officer for several companies and is responsible for editing cultural and social events in the city through his association with the Medea Fattoria Sociale. This experience continued until 2021. Throughout these years, he hosted or collaborated on football sports programs for various local broadcasters, including TLA, TvLuna, TeleCapri, Radio Stonata, Radio Amore, and Radio Antenna Uno.
From 2016 to 2018, Naddei was employed as an editor at newspapers of national interest within the Il24.it circuit, including Internazionale24, Salute24, and OggiScuola. Since 2019, Naddei has been one of the creators of the Rabona television program "Calcio è Passione," which has been broadcast on TeleCapri Sport since 2023.