Life imitating art

Someone’s been combing the Armstrong and Miller show for policy ideas:

Ex-servicemen and women should be retrained as teachers to bring military style discipline to tough inner city schools, a think tank has said…The Centre for Policy Studies says ex-soldiers could have a profound effect on discipline and learning.

A quick look at the army recruitment site raises a rather fundamental objection. What attributes do you need to become a soldier?

Qualifications: No specific requirements – except for technical jobs