LANCASHIRE'S ex-servicemen will find it easier to get a job in civvy street thanks to a scheme being run by Jobcentre Plus.
From the beginning of April, the ministry will interview all people leaving the Army, Navy and air-force and give them information about the help available at the Jobcentre.
A spokesman for Jobcentre Plus said: "People may join the services and decide it's just not for them. It can be a bit of a shock if you've had one career mapped-out and there has been a change of plans.
"This service is designed to help advise people on what they can do next.
" It is designed to make finding a job less scary, because the longer you are removed from the workplace the harder it is to get back into it."
Each year 9000 men and women leave the Armed Forces before completing their full term of service.
The MOD's director of resettlement, Commodore Annette Picton said: "I am confident that this new joint initiative will ease future early service leavers into civilian life."
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