Miguel Sanchez Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 This is apparently a thing: Britain must train citizen army, military chief warns - BBC News Quote In his speech he said Britain needed an army designed to expand rapidly. "Within the next three years, it must be credible to talk of a British Army of 120,000, folding in our reserve and strategic reserve. But this is not enough," he said, as he also called for more to be done to modernise and equip the armed forces. "Ukraine brutally illustrates that regular armies start wars; citizen armies win them," he said. "But we've been here before, and workforce alone does not create capability." He highlighted steps being taken in countries like Sweden and Finland - where the threat of Russia looms closer - to put their nations more on a war footing. Other senior Nato military commanders have also recently been calling on the alliance to ready itself for a potential conflict. Any thoughts? Looking forward to World War Three? Wondering why Russia sending hundreds of thousands of its young men to pointless, horrible deaths means we should do it too? Looking forward to the inevitable heat death of the planet due to climate change before this happens? Wondering which one of Putin's body doubles will be in charge in twenty years' time when this actually happens? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Div gets the platinum members ready 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I am not allowed into the armed forces due to being diagnosed with a mental illness. I wouldn't anyway. This country means nothing to me. No way would I fight for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I'd be more likely to fight against GeeBee than for them fucking ridiculous country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanlineayr Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Deserting after a call up and causing the gammon immense seethe seems like the leading option at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Fight for sausage fingers&the union jack? Er,no 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 No need, the members of the UK Reform Party will have this covered. They'll be seeping moisture at the prospect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I'm more thinking about my bus pass. So maybe the Home Guard. I don't identify as British though, so they might have a problem with swearing allegiance to some kind of Crown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 18 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: I am not allowed into the armed forces due to being diagnosed with a mental illness. I wouldn't anyway. This country means nothing to me. No way would I fight for it. I had a look at the medical restrictions after reading your post. I think I tick a box in almost every category 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Fight for those inbred fucks? No fucking way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 51 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: I am not allowed into the armed forces due to being diagnosed with a mental illness. This approach is irrelevant to the Ruskies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 3 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: This approach is irrelevant to the Ruskies. Would they let me join? The British wouldn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just now, Richey Edwards said: Would they let me join? The British wouldn't. I'm sure they'll make an exception. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 minute ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: I'm sure they'll make an exception. Major getting picked last at P.E. vibes here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Absolutely fucking not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Probably not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 If we're invading Fife, I'm in the first wave. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It's a tough one because I'm hard as f**k and i got a few nukes back in my COD days but I also don't want to die and even though it's banter people that have never served talking about how they would is always ridiculous patter. It would definitely be a more compelling cause to protect your homeland as opposed to fighting for someone else's. I once played COD with someone that had served in Afghanistan and the guy essentially hid at the back of the map, got 1 kill and no deaths and was very proud of his work. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Time for @Sergeant Wilson to shine. Spoiler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Rumour has it Putin is googling Ruel Street as we write.. square go, winner takes all 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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