- Oct 20, 2022
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National Service ended in the 1960s but with confidence in the preparedness of our armed forces to cope with a direct NATO confrontation with Russia lower than it has been for years, some form of conscription is back on the political agenda. The British Army has shrunk by 28% in 12 years to around 103,000 soldiers but only 76,000 of those are regulars with the rest reservists.
Do we need to expand our fighting forces?
- if so where from? Voluntary recruitment has fallen but is forcing our young men and women to fight the answer or would a voluntary community based scheme provide the numbers needed?
Do we need to expand our fighting forces?
- if so where from? Voluntary recruitment has fallen but is forcing our young men and women to fight the answer or would a voluntary community based scheme provide the numbers needed?
UK and other NATO allies urged to consider conscription as Ukraine war enters third year
Asked whether he was encouraging the move, Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins said he was "happily sharing" the experience of his own nation.
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