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<p>The Armed Forces recruit nationally and do not operate a specific policy of increasing
recruitment from particular geographic areas. Armed Forces Career Offices are spread
across the UK, including in Northern Ireland, and continue to provide core support
to the Armed Forces’ national recruiting activities. The geographic footprint of Armed
Forces Career Offices across the UK is complemented by dedicated call centres and
online recruiting operations, ensuring that all UK communities have the same opportunity
to join the Armed Forces as anyone else. In addition, the Services conduct outreach
engagement programmes across the whole of the UK, delivering events such as career
fairs, tactical campaigns and roadshows, supported by web-based information services
and social media campaigns. These recruitment activities are further supported through
strategic partnerships such as with JobCentrePlus, who provide additional face-to-face
touchpoints with potential Armed Forces applicants.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces
regularly review their recruiting activities and associated resource in accordance
with the requirement. A range of tangible short-term deliverables are being actioned
to increasing the inflow into Armed Forces recruitment pipelines, all intended to
increase the breadth of potential candidates and to drive efficiencies into recruitment
systems. These ongoing and new initiatives are focused upon engaging the broad range
of skills, experience and diversity needed to deliver that which our nation demands
of our Armed Forces; and in the range of roles that are critical to enable this.</p>
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