“Taking preparedness measures to put society on a war footing when necessary is not just desirable, it is essential,” British Armed Forces Commander General Patrick Saunders told the International Armored Vehicles Conference last week.
His speech, which had not been approved by the government, said: “As Ukraine brutally shows…regular armies start wars. Citizen armies win them.”
Dan SabaThe Guardian's defense and security editor said: michael safi Why has the Army struggled to secure new recruits in recent years? He said low wages, moldy accommodations and reports of sexual harassment are among the factors that put candidates off their careers. He also said he was concerned that young people who grew up knowing about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would be sent into conflict with “flawed assumptions.”
“If I join the military and am used for that purpose, would I want to be part of it?”
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