British Army's plan to 'relax security checks for recruits from abroad' has been branded 'dangerous madness'

The British army's plan to “relax security checks for foreign recruits” has been branded “dangerous madness”.

Top players are reportedly considering a proposal to… Army become more diverse by recruiting foreigners.

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The Telegraph reports that the military issued a Race Action Plan last year in which it pledged to “challenge security clearance requirements.”

The blueprint reportedly cited security checks as the “key barrier to non-British personnel gaining a commission in the military”.

It is claimed that the proposal was intended to increase diversity in the region Intelligence Corpswhose agents handle state secrets.

Currently, ethnic minorities make up only 14 percent of the regular army.

People from Commonwealth countries can serve in the military – and is reportedly seen as a way to meet recruitment targets.

Foreign applicants currently must have lived in Britain for at least five years to obtain security clearance.

Recruits cannot serve in the Intelligence Corps, the Royal Military Police or the Army Legal Service unless they pass security checks.

Former MI6 boss Sir Richard Dearlove told the Telegraph: “The evidence, which appears to prioritize diversity, equality and inclusivity in matters of national security, is deeply worrying indeed.

“Effective security policies, at any level, simply do not allow for 'politically correct' soft edges.”

A group of twelve former officers said: “With Islamism and other extremisms that are rampant, this policy is nothing short of dangerous madness.”

Minister of Defence Grant Shapps has reportedly ordered a review of the military's diversity and inclusion policy.