Defence of the UK is critically reliant on access to an appropriately skilled and trained workforce. Demographic changes in the UK, combined with a range of technology advances are likely to change the role of the human in future military tasks – this will demand new skills and different ways of attracting people to join the Defence Enterprise.
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Every year, approximately 1,200 Service personnel leave the military after the age of 50 and look for civilian work. Their aim is to find work which is rewarding and makes good use of their military acquired skills. Howe...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: University of Hull
The project partially answers the question by addressing the need for people with scarce skills to build fulfilling Defence careers, but does not specifically mention traditional military hierarchies, structures, and approaches.
This research will investigate the value of the university armed service units (USUs), focusing on their value to USU graduates who do NOT go on to serve in the Armed Forces, and to the UK military establishment. The USU...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Newcastle University
The project partially answers the question by investigating the value of university armed service units in attracting a broader range of people to work in challenging roles and environments, but does not specifically mention traditional military hierarchies, structures, and approaches.