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Going into Uniform

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

What is it that makes today's teenagers join the Services? Are they just susceptible to colourful recruitment advertising or do they have a sense of duty? Is it the anonymity of a uniform or simply a desire to see the world?
Trevor Johnson examines how the reality of Service life in the 70s matches up to the expectation, and sets it in the context of today's society. Producer JOCK GALLAGHER

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