Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. (Image: Getty)The wannabes were feared to have links to the far right, jihadis and other groups. A senior defence source said: “Military skills are attractive to extremist groups from ultra right-wing groups in the UK to jihadists or people with extremist tendencies. And former Corporal Mikko Vehvilainen was jailed for eight years for being a member of far-right group National Action. The Army said: “All personnel are subject to vetting as part of the recruitment process to establish if they have any criminal convictions or links to extremist or proscribed organisations.”

Source: Daily Mirror May 01, 2021 18:45 UTC