Military Gap Years: Youth, Security and Futures

Sarah Mills; Peter Kraftl; Matt Baillie Smith

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Military Gap Years: Youth, Security and Futures

Sarah Mills^*, Peter Kraftl, Matt Baillie Smith

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School of Geography and Natural Sciences

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This paper explores the advent of ‘military gap years’ amidst rising moves in Europe to combat recruitment challenges for armed forces personnel. It situates this debate within the longstanding connections between youth, security and the future as well as charting new political geographies related to young people and militarism. The paper outlines why this agenda is important for a number of reasons and situates this emerging topic within the wider discipline.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	491-494
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
Volume	117
Issue number	4
Early online date	1 Aug 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.70101
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2026

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