Anyone been in the army?

[xoggoth]

Bit worrying that frontline combat units are operating as much as 40% below strength:

UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets | UK news | The Guardian

Bit puzzled by one paragraph

Experts told the Guardian the problem was not just with recruitment, but with retention. They said soldiers were being required to undertake repetitive training exercises with no other purpose than to keep them busy, which could have a negative effect on morale.

So what exactly have soldiers always done when there's no wars on? Maybe the forces should be responsible for other tasks like firefighting or policing during peacetime. A sudden shortage of those duties during a major war would be the least of our problems.

[Zigenare]

Bit worrying that frontline combat units are operating as much as 40% below strength:

UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets | UK news | The Guardian

Bit puzzled by one paragraph



So what exactly have soldiers always done when there's no wars on? Maybe the forces should be responsible for other tasks like firefighting or policing during peacetime. A sudden shortage of those duties during a major war would be the least of our problems.

Get your arse over to Arrse!

[vetran]

charridy!

get them out helping in various countries.

[Old Greg]

Spuddy is 67% overweight so the NAAFI can fill the gaps.

[BrilloPad]

We need a good war.

Should we kick off with France, Germany or Spain? Or try our luck with someone new?

[Zigenare]

We need a good war.

Should we kick off with France, Germany or Spain? Or try our luck with someone new?

France. We'd have to convince them it was 1966.

[Old Greg]

We need a good war.

Should we kick off with France, Germany or Spain? Or try our luck with someone new?

Seeing as the current parliamentary session is the longest since the Long Parliament of 1646 to 1660, and the government is gearing up to defy the will of Parliament, a rerun of the Civil War would be a giggle.

[NotAllThere]

We need a good war.

Should we kick off with France, Germany or Spain? Or try our luck with someone new?

Ireland. It also resolves one of the issues with *rexit.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Seeing as the current parliamentary session is the longest since the Long Parliament of 1646 to 1660, and the government is gearing up to defy the will of Parliament, a rerun of the Civil War would be a giggle.

Excellent idea.

Let's ban dancing and Xmas, and that Zeity chap would make a tremendous Lord Protector, no more Mr Nice GAL this time.

[Zigenare]

Excellent idea.

Let's ban dancing and Xmas, and that Zeity chap would make a tremendous Lord Protector, no more Mr Nice GAL this time.

Warts and all!