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Three Counties Radio,2 mins

Why the TA in Hitchin is trying to recruit British South Asians

Chetan Patak

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The government wants the Territorial Army to play a bigger role as the regular army faces cuts in a bid to reduce the deficit. For the TA in Hitchin they have begun a recruitment campaign to increase volunteers from the South Asian community. D Squadron 254 Medical Regiment is currently 40% undermanned and needs an extra 30 people to join to reach full strength. In this clip Lieutenant Anuj Kumar Sunder, who is also a pharmacist at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, tells 麻豆社 Three Counties reporter Matt Lockwood why he joined the TA. He also talks about his thoughts on the possibility of travelling to danger zones...

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