If the UK is to present a credible deterrence to any adversary, its armed forces need to be sufficiently large. They are not. And the fastest, most economical, way of plugging the gap is by growing the reserves.
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The Chief of the defence staff recently called for an ‘all in mentality’, urging civilians to step up to the very real threat posed by Russia.
Not ‘weekend warriors’, but people from high-tech industries and professions, skills the regular army lacks. He meant all of us. So, who could join the reserves, how quickly, and what would they get out of it?
Chapters
00:00 – The All-In Mentality: A New Era for Reserves
03:00 – Debunking the Weekend Warrior and Dad’s Army Myth
06:15 – Lessons from Scandinavia: The Nordic Reserve Model
10:40 – Civil Reserves: Maintaining Society During Conflict
14:50 – The Second Echelon: Addressing the UK’s Depth Crisis
17:35 – Specialist Skills: Why the Military Needs Civilian Tech
22:10 – Fixing the System: Bureaucracy and Recruitment Hurdles
25:50 – The Elevator Pitch: Why You Should Join Today
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Guests: Elisabeth Braw and Peter Apps
Producer: Shabnam Grewal
Executive producer: Fiona Leach
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