Overweight, unfit or shy? The British army still wants you

Borderline recruits are getting a second chance to make the grade on four-week boot camp

Overweight, unfit and shy recruits are being given a second chance to join the British army via a four-week boot camp as the military seeks new ways to increase troop numbers in its under-strength armed forces.

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