United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 63356
Armed Forces: Recruitment
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27 June 2025
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4 July 2025 · Answer
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4 July 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) medical conditions that would exclude someone from joining the Armed Forces and (b) the specific disqualifying factors that would prevent a potential recruit from joining the (i) Army,
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27 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) medical conditions that would exclude someone from joining the Armed Forces and (b) the specific disqualifying factors that would prevent a potential recruit from joining the (i) Army,
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4 July 2025
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Joint Service Publication (JSP) 950, Leaflet 6-7-7 sets out the medical employment standards for joining the Armed Forces. The latest edition was published in August 2024 following an intensive review undertaken by clinical experts, Defence personnel staf...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-27/63356
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1817290
- uk · wq-1817290 · source updated 4 July 2025