The UK’s new defence strategy promises a modern force—but with troop numbers falling and no planned Army growth this Parliament, it’s a plan built on people who aren’t there.
Isn’t this at base a larger UK cultural issue. Simply that young people don’t see point/purpose of armed forces as currently defined. Whereas in Baltic countries young ppl doing National Service seem to see the Armed forces purpose is in defending their country’s culture and values against an all too present potential aggressor - Putin’s Russia.
Isn’t this at base a larger UK cultural issue. Simply that young people don’t see point/purpose of armed forces as currently defined. Whereas in Baltic countries young ppl doing National Service seem to see the Armed forces purpose is in defending their country’s culture and values against an all too present potential aggressor - Putin’s Russia.