Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 63356

Armed Forces: Recruitment

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

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,

Answer

Al Carns
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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