The British army has announced it wants to relax security checks for new recruits from overseas in a bid to boost diversity and inclusion in the armed forces. Recruitment targets have been consistently missed by the British armed forces with ethnic minorities making up just 14 per cent of the regular army. A leaked document seen by the Telegraph, titled The British Army’s Race Action Plan, suggests the army “struggles to attract talent from ethnic minority backgrounds into the officer corps”. The document is understood to represent the latest guidance and suggests that security clearance vetti…