British army to weak “would struggle to put troops on the ground ” in Ukraine

[The truth seeker]

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The British army is smaller and weaker than ever according to an anonymous American general these guys were cutting spending left and right and now they want to go to Ukraine ?

Britain’s armed forces are stretched perilously thin

Too few people, too much botched procurement

www.economist.com

In Rare Intervention, US Urges Britain to 'Reassess' Cuts to Armed Forces

US Navy Secretary highlighted threats from Russia, China and Middle East

www.voanews.com

Britain can no longer defend itself

When the Berlin Wall fell, the British Army had 152,800 soldiers. Tony Blair’s government cut this to 110,000; David Cameron’s reduced it to 87,000. Plans to let that number fall to 82,000 were accelerated by the former defence secretary Ben Wallace. It’s generally accepted that by next year...

www.spectator.co.uk

British Army ‘too weak to fight’ in European war

Britain’s armed forces are too weak to fight Russia and cannot rely on the US in the event of a European conflict, MPs have been told.The UK must step up produc

www.thetimes.com

 

[berberaboy66]

A lot of it is lack of interest. Lots of veterans have been mistreated by the state over here. If the country tried to mobilise there would be massive pushback

 

[The Oponian Guild]

I’m pretty sure it’d swell in size if Britain faced an invasion from an actual enemy. Truth of the matter is, very few people in Britain are motivated to fight for NATO’s interests and Ukraine, be as it may the Ukrainians are fighting a war for the survival of their nation.

Also the army, especially the infantry is usually understaffed due to how unappealing it is in terms of future career advancement (skills, trades, pay etc etc)