Britain is unprepared for war at any scale and cannot defend itself, warns former UK Army chief

[@JamesMockridge-u8t]

I resigned my commission last summer with 7 years left to do. The Army is a hollowed out unhappy shell of what it was. Combine that with a country that is less and less my own with large numbers arriving that have a culture that is wholely incompatible with Britsh values, and I feel utterly betrayed. I have a reserve coimmittment but the Government can rod right off. As it happens, General Dannatt is the last soldier's General the Army had. Top bloke and he's spot on.

[@markcrane9661]

I am not a Soldier, but i concur with your comments 100% would any of those immigrants fight to protect this Country they have reached ? again 100% no.

[@binchu1234]

become a mercenary or move to the US I'd say to you my friend...

[@concealandcarryreview1234]

you just aren't a very intelligent person, you're still lost at life

[@nick7602]

Ex military myself……you are 100% correct sir

[@garagenigel]

Cheers Dits!

[@covidonenine1948]

We can't even stop the rubber boats!

[@Scaleyback317]

Stand for Parliament, win the governmental leadership race, win the election, become PM - Now you're in the position of being able to issue the order to stop them - Now stand back and let those responsible for stopping them get on with doing so. So what order are you going to give, where do you draw the line over what your people tasked with stopping them can do to acheive it? Now be prepared to end up in court having given the only order which will stop them. We can't stop them because nobody has the balls to do what is necessary to put and end to it. That includes you.

[@justaguy-69]

do you think they want to ?

[@trs4u]

Those boats are making landlords and cutthroat employers rich, why would they stop them?

[@Orbit_Corona]

Operation Sea Dinghy 🤭

[@ou6775]

Scapegoat the most vulnerable instead of blaming your own sedentary

[@colinfarrelly2513]

An American general said this in the last two years, he said we were of no real help if required. The Israelis had 390,000 men and women in TWO WEEKS. It would take us two years to get that amount if we could.

[@timphillips9954]

Are we interested in the opinion of an American general?

[@colinfarrelly2513]

@@timphillips9954 Yes, they will be needed if we have to go to war like never before.

[@amonbonyora89]

@@timphillips9954 you should be especially if it is the same as many senior british military such as this former uk former army chief

[@jager6863]

During the Cold War we had the excellent TV program, "Yes Prime Minister". The PM was shocked to discover that their were more Bureaucrats in government than sailors in the Royal Navy. Things have only gotten worse. BTW, The 2 new carriers are a 100% joke and they should have built one larger nuclear carrier with catapults and arrester gear.

[@colinfarrelly2513]

@@jager6863 Spot on, we cannot crew the ships we have we have to wait until a ship comes in, to crew a revamped ship it is dangerous.

[@Russell7]

The UK spent £888 million on foreign aid in 2023. It’s costing the UK £14.4 billion per year on ilegal migration. wtf is wrong with the government? I’m not not English btw.

[@mistermood4164]

All that money was sent to Ukraine 😂

[@Russell7]

@@mistermood4164 the UK have sent 12 billion in total so far. How much would it cost the UK in a full scale war with Russia?

[@mistermood4164]

@@Russell7 easy over 100 billion USD

[@ОдинИдущий]

​@@Russell7 Много.

[@DrBallSac]

Everything and one is an object in the environment to be moved around. Just abstract numbers.

[@tombombadil6136]

Britain has long gone,we live in a land where you only require a passport to go on holiday,it's not required to invade this land.

[@paulietv2162]

That's good, because if Putin tried to invade Britain he would get about as far as Hitler did, maybe not even that far

[@joshuahatfield2977]

It’s mental isn’t it

[@chrisgroves6977]

Only need a rubber dingy pair of Nike air max and new iPhone to invade UK

[@brutonstreettailor4570]

If you were from the UK but holidaying on the french coast, and fell asleep on a lilo and drifted a couple of hundreds yards out from the beach, the navy wouldn’t pick you up and bring you to Dover would they ? They would take you back to the beach! So why do they bring or escort these boats over to us?

[@someonejaw]

@@chrisgroves6977 no mate your given Nike air max and new iPhone pluss you 5 star hotel and £60 a week pocket money

[@anomander-rake]

Its already being invaded

[@jettser17UK]

Immigration is not the same thing and most migrants are generally intercepted and detained anyway.

[@olivere5497]

​@@jettser17UKi assume you are a bit naive on that topic.

[@olivere5497]

Vote reform

[@pevebe]

@@jettser17UK Yes it literally is

[@dc-4ever201]

​@@jettser17UKIf you call detained, bailed to appear then released into accommodation in civvy Street, not a guarded compound where they should be until processed. Of course not being in a place under guard they can just dissappear and joins the hundreds of thousands of illegals already here working and not paying taxes.

[@shokk1967]

If your not prepared to defend it, be prepared to have it taken from you.

[@thesenate1844]

The government has done a good job of that already

[@rolands9969]

Of course Britain should do something to rebuild their military, but geographically there are no close enemies, that could take something

[@iananderson1231]

Are you!, because I did from 1980 - 1994 (redundancy) and that was my return for faithful service (Like many at the time) , I am 60 now so I really couldn't care less about this developing cesspit of a so called multicultural society which is obviously failing, but hey! those of you that believe it is the new utopia, crack on! all I will DEFEND is my love ones, my life and my safety the bulk of you around me can go FISH!

[@gladiator22666]

@@iananderson1231 well said 👍

[@Cogic]

If your not prepared to defend it just ask America for weapons and a billion dollars

[@JohnVWilson]

Sad to see this. Britain is not alone in this problem. As a retired Australian Army officer I can tell you we are in exactly the same boat. Too little funding, losing personnel from the ADF, and dismally failing in recruiting replacements. Our late General Jim Molan was absolutely spot-on in his analysis of our situation. Unfortunately Labor governments in my lifetime, have never really supported the ADF.

[@michaelwilson9921]

So please explain how Russians are going to get all the way to Australia to invade? Especially when they can't even defeat a nobody such as Ukraine? Absolutely no one has plans to invade Australia.

[@TobotronPrime]

Because you don't really need to defend yourself from anyone, the only country near you that would be at all likely to stir up trouble is China and if they were to do that we have a bigger problem on our hands. And that bigger problem still isn't going to attack Australia.

[@mattrich7998]

Did 16 years and got out a couple of years ago. The final kicker for me to get out was when at the place I was an instructor at, we were told to not fail female trainees on course.

[@paulallan1641]

well said brother uk is like united nations uk has been flooded with so called immigration only men full of hotels in scotland hardly any woman and children send them all bk and slava ukraine

[@Gnosticware]

Recruitment is a problem across the West, even in the US we're not meeting recruitment goals. The commercial FOMO/YOLO consumer culture we've created contributed to this, and also the peace dividend. I think this is why Steven Spielberg has been putting out so many WWII movies, to show the honor and reasons for military service. I think the root of the problem is that in the West only the US has stayed at the bleeding edge of military capability, which our allies just quietly kept dropping away.

[@evilfingers4302]

Not the first time the UK was unprepared for war, look back into the interwar years prior to WW2.

[@Кремень-ц8ю]

Your army was ready, but quickly received a kick from the Germans and fled to the island. Throwing away all weapons. At that moment, you were saved only by the lack of a combat/landing fleet in Germany.

[@JustBadly]

I know, declaring war when Germany had the best army on the planet. How did Germany lose?

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@JustBadlyDo you not read history? You can even watch Mark Felton videos, but there were four major reasons: (1) the lack of productivity of its war economy (2) the weak supply lines (3) the start of a war on two fronts (4) the lack of strong leadership The russians are committing the same mistakes as Germany did 75 years ago. Especially #4. Not just putin, but the entire cabal at the highest levels of rus leadership… very weak, will not survive.

[@amberditta]

Because of US, Hindu. Sihks and Muslims ​@JustBadly

[@stephenjones1198]

@@Кремень-ц8ю Silly comment ? They tried to invade but needed to clear the air but was stopped at the Battle of Britain . If we ran away we would’ve surrendered but we didn’t and carried on the war with our commonwealth brothers. But I’d agree with you that we wasn’t ready and got kicked out of France by a very well modern thinking Germany military. If we’d lost the Battle of Britain then the world would’ve been different?

[@_mklein]

I just cancelled my application with the RAF. I’m a qualified and experienced engineer but loss the hope of fighting for this country that funds all these refugees and let their own people in poverty!

[@deitchj003]

You’d be in a 5 star hotel anyway 🤣 and doing parades at a local Wetherspoons in full dress uniform

[@cluckingbells]

It is almost like Russia and China have been deciding our Defense posture. They couldn't have wished for better defense policy making by Westminster.

[@scroggins100]

I simply do not understand why, after ten years or more of being told by various defence chiefs, that the UK cannot defends itself the Government has done sod all to rectify what is essentially a simple problem.

[@PitchBlackTales]

They have not been pushed enough. It will take something bad to happen before we change. Just like in the Napoleonic era, Pre ww1 and pre ww2. History keeps repeating itself.

[@Renegade1127]

Because they have been money-grabbing tories for 14 years.

[@techtitanuk5609]

Because the tories want to save money it's as simple as that

[@duckndive.]

One of the best armed forces in the World, destroyed by repeated reductions by flip-flop of Lab -Con governments.

[@cromagnumveritas4209]

Correction: CONLAB

[@garagenigel]

Correction conservative! 14 years ago we could deploy two expeditionary forces with enough troops to rotate comfortably! We now can't fully support NATO exercises! That's not labours fault that's down to Tory austerity!

[@adamturner3797]

Most of gen z don't want to even go into the army let alone fight for the uk. Thats one massive issue the uk has apart from nor having the weaponary since you also need manpower

[@benoitpisarchick6866]

exactly don't forget they were recruiting an admiral for they Nuke subs on Linked IN...

[@paulross225]

Gen Z soft,disloyal and frankly embarrassing. Who would have thought this country could have produced so many of these feckless individuals?!

[@draculakickyourass]

So in a case of war,what would UK send as NATO member,the proud bagpipers, to march on the frontline,hoping the russians would get scared by the mighty Britain and run away? So,the british, with Farage,no hope to show up, Americans with Trump,neither, Germans can't even start the tanks engines and have 4 rifles left, neither.....In conclusion the dirty job falls (again,as always) on east europeans. The base is on Poland and Romania,the rest of NATO will show up at the end to hit their chests with the fists and to shout,,victory''....as always.

[@qasimmir7117]

I wouldn’t blame them. Why should they fight for a country that is collapsing? Give them something worth fight for first.

[@paulross225]

@@qasimmir7117 What happens to the people when a country collapses? Weak assed,wet lettuce generation ,smooth brained with no initiative or backbone - pathetic!

[@seanlander9321]

Well, no country from the Commonwealth is going to provide, men, munitions, weapons and finance, again. So just how does Britain expect to pay for a war this time without the free carry provided by millions of others?

[@paulietv2162]

Britain created the Empire and were the most effective fighting force within it for 400 years

[@amberditta]

​@paulietv2162 you mean we as in all people or only the white people???

[@seanlander9321]

@@amberditta All

[@paulietv2162]

@@amberditta Who said the word 'we'? Can't you read?

[@wor53lg50]

Ok then, dont ask the UK when Zipper heads are on your beaches either then...

[@Jinke888]

Google it - Britain has more generals than tanks

[@barryfield-o4y]

Yes and both would be equally useless , your generals are still the Rees Mogg typ🤣🤣es

[@jager6863]

Just to make you feel better, The US Navy has more Admirals than ships. Conservative politicians think that the military only needs to be left alone and the Communists think the military is a lab for all their social experiments. Both are wrong.

[@WinterXR7]

I googled it, it says Britain has 50 or so generals and 200+ Challengers.

[@bigtuna4010]

you dont need tanks these days especially if youre budget is so low i would just get drones

[@Player-unknown93]

@@barryfield-o4y come say it too there faces id love to see how that would pan out 😂😂😂

[@Im4588-m8t]

Yeah we are well aware. As long as we all go to school and work and conform though all good. 250 bunkers in England anyone know where those bunkers are ….. a lot don’t

[@RaisedxFist]

Both Britian and France deserve the government they get.

[@SplendidFactor]

The degradation of the UK's military was overseen by the Conservatives for the past 14 years, but sure blame Labour instantly because there was a recent election you didn't like.

[@RaisedxFist]

@@uzumaki3457 Yes, one could look at it this way.

[@Wodanazz]

If those men of the past could see what the world would become from their actions, not one of them would of taken a single step up the beaches.

[@Warbeaver]

Same thing happened in Canada. Our CAF is a degraded joke... more concerned with tampons in the mens bathrooms than helping our allies.

[@kirkwhitfield5257]

it's been said the government spends 2% on defence but in that 2% defence is included non defence assets the government has included lots of other non defence expenditure to make it look like we are spending the 2% on defence but if you was to dig deep in to what they are including in there cost it would probably be only 1.5% on actual defence

[@ciaranReal]

Yes I read that, But what are they spending it on?

[@airwolf8788]

@@ciaranReal 0.7 on nuclear deterrant other thinks like pensions etc

[@thekeef2187]

If it was just Britain and Russia in a conventional war with no NATO, I think I read Britain has enough artillery for less than week of combat.

[@ciaranReal]

Ye, I'm british and it's embarrassing. Countrys like sweeden have a bigger stockpile. We don't have qn industry to produce an equipment 🇬🇧

[@knowledge.3563]

That's what the Kerembots want you to believe. I live near the UK largest munition factory and it's been running 24 / 7 for the past 2 years. Only 1 in 4 155mm artillery shells go to Ukraine the rest go into long term storage.

[@ashleyhall5347]

​@@knowledge.3563No, the British army has said that. NATO has also said they're behind on artillery manufacturing as a whole.

[@frankyyaggabot6222]

The upside is that in the same conflict at the start of the Russo-Ukraine War the French had only enough artillery for 2 days. Here's the real kicker though - at the top mortality rates of the War the British Army could only stay in the field for about two weeks!

[@pvang9334]

But everyone said russia was so weak

[@kymvalleygardensdesign5350]

Good Grief when will someone sort this mess out?

[@knowledge.3563]

You can help by signing up for the army today. It's only 15:10 and your local recruitment center closes at 17:00

[@socialghost4400]

Denmark stands with the UK

[@LewisNuke92]

And we stand with Denmark 🇬🇧🇩🇰👊

[@Gunit-007]

The mighty Denmark with a population of 5.8 million. It’s embarrassing when these little countries talk a big game. You should be thinking about peace.

[@danzeih]

@@Gunit-007 You weird for that

[@lukemorris4065]

@@Gunit-007nothing more embarrassing than calling yourself gunit007 😂

[@martinwinther6013]

@@Gunit-007 Small nations knows the importance of allies you can count on

[@BenjaminGessel]

Thing is, nobody is going to go to war against Britain alone. Britain has PLENTY of time to militarize further…. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Its time to fund our military properly. The Got and MOD is to blame for not doing this and for reducing/disbanding regiments. They also are responsible for the contracting out of services which is a bleeding disgrace, not working and a detriment to our military. Time to get us back on track.

[@Кремень-ц8ю]

Gork and Mork? It looks like they have turned their backs on you. )) Nothing will help you anymore. ))

[@TheBooban]

Frankly, you just don't have the money. You don't even have enough houses!

[@brettonsmith8534]

How much higher income tax do you want me to pay? We are not a super power. We have to prioritise and recognise that.

[@JustBadly]

We have a monarchy, it has persistently fostered delinquence in youth. How can you have a functioning army when there is nothing to fight for?

[@Sly_fox379]

​@JustBadly what's the monarchy got to do with youth problems? The monarchy doesn't even have any power😂

[@I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV]

The British are so used to fighting guys running around in sandals with AK-47 and now they're seeing what a real war looks like in ukr & realizing they're definitely not ready for a real war against a real military 😭😂

[@valeriemendes9988]

We need to learn our lessons.

[@camrenwick]

We will never learn

[@michaelgreig7760]

Before Christmas that's exactly what we are going to do.

[@Wien1938]

The other half of the problem is that we no longer have the industrial base to build procured equipment. Deindustrialisation, especially the criminal destruction of the British steel industry, means we CANNOT rebuild the armed forces. We do not have the ship building capacity to expand the Royal Navy - the existing yards are booked out for years to come. We CANNOT build our own tanks or fighting vehicles because we have no steel industry any more and high velocity tank guns require precise and highly skilled metallurgy to produce. This is a nation with one fang left.

[@MadLibFreestyle]

The US needs to stop footing the NATO bill

[@newjerseyselfdefense6199]

Impossible - the UK has plenty of strong independent women who can do anything a man can do. Come on ladies - now is the time for GIRL POWER EQUALITY!!!

[@airvicemarshalsirgeorgemas2083]

Word on the street is that Labour will cancel Tempest , the next generation UK combat aircraft

[@aquinoht8452]

It's a shame a country like Britain can't defend themselves. I guess they don't realize in what world we are living today.

[@baronvonklik7159]

Civilised countries do not pose a threat to their neighbours. Aggressors usually argue that their forces are for defence.

[@deeznutz8320]

Your too busy giving rapists a new house

[@scottmalyn7625]

We can defend ourselves, its just we are not under attack so why pour money into the military when you are sorounded by friendly neighbours. When there is a threat the military will reignite.

[@snapdragon6601]

The US made a similar assessment last year about the strength and readiness of the UK's military..

[@rcgunner7086]

As much as I dislike the guy, I have to agree with Trump. This is exactly what he was complaining about when he was complaining about NATO. And the UK is one of the better nations in spending. Let that sink in- one of the BETTER ONES. Depressing.

[@devchannel5359]

France spends less yet as much more military readiness...

[@garagenigel]

As soon as you said trump I switched off! Most of the US NATOs contribution isn't spent in Europe! That's a fact!

[@deeznutz8320]

​@@devchannel5359they cant even defend their own streets

[@deeznutz8320]

​@@garagenigelThey still flipped the majority of the bill That you have TDS isnt our problem

[@tylerwest519]

We call that Trump Derangement Syndrome. When all common sense and logical thoughts go out the window because his name is mentioned.

[@Stewpot-p5l]

Our ship building is also bad today as them new carriers had problems! Many skilled workers have left and I would refuse to work on them during warfare for what these politicians have done

[@rogerbarrett8744]

No country is ever prepared for war unless it is the aggressor.

[@hanzo2238]

South korea are not the aggressors but more prepared 2x from UK

[@JkDibine]

​@@hanzo2238 They live across the peninsula from NK

[@draculakickyourass]

Except some former soviet satellite conturies,like Poland or Romania,wich never trusted Russia and keep arming. It results they were right. Any of those could probably beat Russia alone.

[@rogerbarrett8744]

@@hanzo2238 English not your first language? In English we would say 'than the UK' Please note we do not live next to our potential aggressor, we defeated and civilized them centuries ago. Test us like Hitler did in 1939 and see how that goes.

[@jager6863]

“si vis pacem, para bellum”

[@BrettDavis-i7x]

Its been this way for 20 years. I thought this was common knowledge. The quality of the soldiers aswell as the quality and standards have dropped so much.

[@JonWilde2105]

Its odd how so many in the UK have this absolute conviction that they need to maintain a global, imperial war fighting capability when they no longer have the empire. The UK is lucky enough to live in a quiet neighborhood where it faces no direct threats. It only needs a sufficient military sizeable enough to maintain key skillsets so it can expand again if needed. Yet rather than taking the win, so many in the UK political and military classes are desperately hunting around the world to get involved in fights that have zero benefit to the UK national interest and inevitably end in humiliating and costly defeats. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, now Ukraine and next China. This guy sagely warning about the lessons of history needs to learn from the last 20 years.

[@allencameron3419]

Absolutely spot on comment

[@BrumKid]

It would take many decades to get our forces back to a fighthing force like it was in the 80`s. I left in 1987 and most of the bases i was stationed at are gone both overseas and here in the UK. God help us if Argentina invaded the Falklands again as there is no way we would ever be able to get them back 😔

[@RaulCashflow1916]

Stop picking fights with everyone on behalf of Uncle Sam then

[@XiJayPeg]

The entire fighting army the UK has in numbers has already been wiped out x6 in Ukraine war 70,000 soldiers go like flies so that should sum up the outcome

[@bobbybates2614]

The tories are to blame for this

[@justaguy-69]

the govt you know of has nothing to do with anything. its those who are really in power, and to them everything is going according to plan.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Labour as well!!...

[@ChalkyRN]

But mostly the Tories. The 2010 defence review was the main cause of the mess we’re in today. It made the decision that we weren’t going to need to fight high end wars in Europe.

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

@@ChalkyRN George Robertson started the rot in 1998.

[@ChalkyRN]

@@nikolaucznaum4312 Christ, if you want to do that it was Tom King in 1990 with options for change and the peace dividend. The difference is that everyone else just cut, 2010 changed the model of defence to not prepare for pier on pier conflict.

[@drs_gamer41]

The Sun: "Britain is unprepared for war!" - Also the Sun: *Puts a picture of a French Leclerc as the thumbnail *

[@johnallen7807]

When a we going to hear a SERVING general say this? those of us interested in defence have known this for years!

[@Renegade1127]

Any serving general who says it will become an ex-general overnight.

[@johnallen7807]

@@Renegade1127 I doubt it, would look rather bad but, even so, the guy at the top only has a couple of years to serve, he should put principles first.

[@Moonless6491]

Let's be real, if not for America, Europe would be speaking Russian. Two US carrier groups could decimate the entire British navy. It's wild to me that the Brits went from the most powerful navy in the world to not even enough ships to patrol its own border.

[@DacianRider]

no more fish and chips lands... time to pull the finger out !

[@dragondude6984]

Fr. And we need a better government as well. None of this labour or conservative crap. They are useless idiots who just bicker and back-stab each other. We need real politicians and real leaders.

[@qasimmir7117]

Fish finger?

[@DacianRider]

@@qasimmir7117 sure, those too.

[@phillipainsworth5455]

We would have to send ww2 vets

[@Pincer88]

It's the same in all of Europe as well. Endless austerity measures have also not only degraded various armed forces but all public services as well. It's the logical outcome of a philosophy that suggests 'the market knows best.' Well, many shareholders have had every reason to believe that, the rest of us has been thrown under the bus. Government is not the solution to every problem and a lot of red tape certainly isn't, but 'the market' hasn't been the panacea either. Time for a sound reevaluation of who should do what and how things should be funded. A low tax, low regulations and small (i.e. incompetent) government societal structure now shows that even the most basic of public tasks have been sacrificed for the sake of private profits. Time to reverse that trend to a more reasonable and balanced state of affairs.

[@Gnosticware]

Well, the US approach has been commercialization and privatization of capability. I work in A&D and for decades what we heard from the generals was the magic word "COTS" - Commercial Off the Shelf. They kept hammering us to make commercial products with a military angle. It worked.

[@Pincer88]

@@Gnosticware Yes, but at a cost, for shareholders wanted it to be delivered 'lean' - meaning with as little as a workforce possible. Understandably, I must say, since governments, especially in Western Europe weren't exactly forthcoming with orders on which suppliers could rely. But the fact that some major defence companies outsourced parts of their production to low wage countries, such as China, was a bridge too far imho. I remember a decade or so ago that AH-64D Apaches had made in China processors in them, that turned out to have a few 'backdoors' which made them vulnerable to all kinds of cyber warfare by China. Keeping costs as low within reasonable limits, certainly, that makes sense. Innovation, that's the market's forte, I agree. When it comes to continuity, responsiveness to geopolitical situations and to commitment to national interests... I tend to believe that shareholders know only allegiance to their assets and an easy way off to some bounty island with very favorable tax exemptions. I guess we need both government (and if at all possible, a well led one, not by the current generation of politicians) and private enterprise, favorably in a relationship where they reinforce each other's strengths and compensate for their mutual shortcomings. And to the benefit of all, not just the very happy few.

[@Gnosticware]

@@Pincer88 Focus on bottom line is _exactly_ the reason COTS works and has been so successful here. For a primer go look at SpaceX which was born out of a NASA commercialization program. Aerospace lift $/kg was always too expensive not even including inevitable overruns. Now the old school rocket companies and countries are done for.

[@MarkoVeselic]

@1:05 check out the soldiers armband... hypocrisy.

[@WarrenCromartie2]

This is all very strange really. They must have known there was a growing risk of war with Russia for many years. I appreciate that most peoples political memory only goes back two editions of the Daily Mail or the Guardian, but the situation in eastern Europe has been simmering for decades now. It's as if they want to lose a war 😕

[@AK-us2di]

Complacency. There were plenty of warnings, not very much action.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@AK-us2diSame with the US, but the US always stands at the ready. Europe is beginning to wake up the the menace that is vladimir putin. He will be about as well-remembered as that Austrian painter.

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

​@@Rocket_scientist_88correction Putin will be remembered like Stalin Uraaa 💪 🇷🇺

[@AK-us2di]

@@JDDC-tq7qm As a tyrant worse than Hitler?

[@AlexPortela-ch2lm]

@@Rocket_scientist_88 That will be Netanyahu and his western collaborators

[@JoeL-gl5ie]

We never learn from history. Increase your spending, institute mandatory service or you'll pay a severe price later on. The world is a hard place.

[@campbell4show]

Only Reform UK will reform our Military's strength...

[@mistermood4164]

Good joke 😂

[@jamiewright68]

Reform lead by a Russian Shill

[@gregorysalazar8370]

As an American, and former U.S. Marine, who has studied American, European and World history, I think that that the Europeans will do what they do best, Capitulate, Surrender and Collaborate with any foreign army that invades it soil. As an American who just spent three months touring Europe, I just don’t see a population that is very motivated to fight an armed adversary.

[@sparkiegaz3613]

Can’t even patrol the channel..😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alanwood3131]

I despair! Never once have we seen a 'serving General' kick up stink, let alone resign in office against the decades, that even Dannatt alludes to, of the dissolution of HM Forces! Yet all have much to say in retirement! Odd, that he also gets to 'plug' his most recent book that, even more oddly questions the British politics that was so wrong in the 30's yet is as equally wrong - but by opposites, now!

[@JustTweetAway]

How Many trained soldiers do you have in UK?we here in FINLAND🇫🇮 HAVE OVER MILLION SOLDIERS ARMED AND TRAINED IF NEEDED.And we have only 5.7Million citizens

[@CH1LDOFTHEMOON]

UK has 75,000 soldiers out of a population of 67 million, a small army compared to most European armies.

[@JustTweetAway]

@@CH1LDOFTHEMOON sad

[@CH1LDOFTHEMOON]

@@JustTweetAway very!

[@benoitpisarchick6866]

but you have thousand km borders lines with Russia, Britain have the sea

[@timphillips9954]

The difference is the Brits can send threre troops to any point on the globe and the Fins are lucky if they can find thier way home, it's pitch black up there for six months of the year

[@DavidAnderson-ps3rp]

Wasn't long ago, Britains army was formidable. If anyone can, Britain can including taking their streets back. Britains get are able to dig very deep and out of nowhere. They get a no-nonsense mindset all of a sudden, which you can see is coming.Then look out . Get out of the way. Right behind you, Britain . David Anderson New Zealand

[@death_parade]

Pfffffffffffffft. I didn't expect that last line. Looks like folks outside UK have more faith in UK than folks within UK.

[@ulsterprodspb]

Don’t talk rubbish we have a country full of migrants/ refugees they will fight gladly for the country they love.

[@PhakabahtPhydaht]

We were nowhere near ready for world war 2 and yet we rallied and won out. Fact is the water around this Island is worth more than its weight in gold when it comes to defence.

[@hanzo2238]

But do still have the resources you got on ww2? I bet UK can only rely on US, btw why your aircraft carrier is always empty???

[@Gnosticware]

"We were nowhere near ready for world war 2 and yet we rallied and won out" - when America joined. The UK is at it's best at the side of the US, the DOD warning should send fear through the heart of the government.

[@M1911jln]

But it isn’t 1939 anymore and the UK simply no longer has the industrial might in order to quickly build sufficient arms to defend the nation.

[@wdsmauglir4683]

The constant erosion of our professional military by consecutive governments due to complacency around relaxing global tensions, until recently, and having US backing….

[@jager6863]

In history, how many times has Britain been invaded prior to the Normans. Frankly I have lost count. My ancestors have been killed and the woman raped by most of Europe. Don't think for one minute that it can't happened again, as that's loser think.

[@paulhicks8982]

We aren't even as strong or powerful as we were in the 1930s. It has been said the UK would only be able to hold out for 6 days if attacked by someone like Russia.

[@Li.Siyuan]

Were we meant to be surprised by this?

[@joemes6432]

Wicked country and people and system

[@Squarer67]

As a former army chief, he'll know the obvious importance in times like these, for keeping the strength of our forces secret. What's he going to reveal next? The weakest points to give the enemy the best advantage? Loose talk costs lives.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Agree 100%. Or else, he is deliberately misinforming the public to throw off the russians…? I still find it hard to believe that the British are unprepared.

[@warrenstanford7240]

Don’t be silly anyone can see the number of battalions the British Army has and where they are garrisoned/ deployed from Forces TV!

[@M1911jln]

The enemy already knows. He isn’t giving away any secrets.

[@jager6863]

If you walk around without your pants on, for all to see, it's not a secret, give me a break.

[@garagenigel]

The russians know what red troop 22 sas have had for breakfast,don't kid yourself that the UK can keep secrets! There's always a Tory around to "lose" a laptop!

[@damienarmstrong5606]

Britain has to be one of the most resilient countries on the planet they wasn’t prepared for World War 2 and yet they never surrender

[@Scotlandskeyboardwarrior]

Nice of use to let our enemies know

[@andrewholdaway813]

True, there's no way they could work it out for themselves.

[@Budget_Prepper]

The WORLD already knew.

[@sergiotheg9163]

You think this KZbin video let the enemies know? Lol. It’s been known for many years. Every major country has intelligence services that keep tabs on other countries fighting capabilities. No need to tell them they already know.

[@deeznutz8320]

Yeah cause Russia doesn't know right😂

[@babalonkie]

Key Word... "Former". I don't care about former anything... i care about current.

[@Javy_Valen_Tain]

Britons are good at drinking beer ! 😅

[@LewisNuke92]

As a Brit, I can confirm I hate tea

[@Fakewokeagenda]

Asians are good at eating rice! 😅

[@LewisNuke92]

@@Fakewokeagenda no, that's bats

[@Fakewokeagenda]

@@LewisNuke92bats eat rice?

[@LewisNuke92]

@@Fakewokeagenda think about it.....

[@Fran-iv4fj]

Capita's management of army recruitment is a colossal failure of epic proportions. Their shocking ineptitude and gross mismanagement have turned a vital process into an absolute nightmare. Applicants are subjected to endless delays, sometimes waiting over a year without a single update. Communication is virtually non-existent, with countless inquiries going unanswered, leaving potential recruits in a state of limbo and despair.The recruitment system is a relic from the dark ages, plagued by constant crashes and data losses. The online portal is a joke, barely functional and incredibly frustrating to navigate. Medical assessments are a farce, marred by organizational chaos and frequent rescheduling, often for the most trivial reasons. Lost paperwork is rampant, forcing applicants to redo steps multiple times.Capita's incompetence has caused a dramatic decline in recruitment numbers, severely undermining the army's operational capability. Their failure to provide even the most basic level of service is inexcusable and borders on negligence. The sheer scale of their failure is a disservice not only to potential recruits but to the nation as a whole. In short, Capita's handling of army recruitment is a catastrophic failure that needs urgent and drastic intervention.

[@TimMountjoy-zy2fd]

Well Ukraine has shown us what we have to do and that is become the builder of the most sophisticated defence and attack drones. Forget the 'Big War Machines' they are a total waste of money. ie Tanks, Carriers, Fighter Bombers etc etc. Small low cost drones are where the future of warfare lies and Russia can have its 10,000 tanks so long as we have the best drones.

[@Aaron19987]

Room temperature IQ take

[@pauledwards9493]

The Royal Navy is one of our biggest assets.

[@javierdelmoralpreciado8658]

Yes, you are right, partially. Drones have been important in Ukraine at halting the Russian army and slowing down land operations, but not much more, honestly. Ukraine 's counteroffensive last summer was an utter failure, as they lacked enough man power and armor to carry out such complicated feat. Which demonstrates the necessity to still have, in the drone era, a properly equipped land army, capable of carrying out land operations. You inevitably need armored vehicles for that, in good quantity and quality

[@jager6863]

Drones are just little electric aircraft, they are not super weapons. Everything can and will generate a counter measure. If you think drones alone can win wars, that's just stupid. The big lesson learned in Ukraine is that both sides continue to be lead by Soviet Doctrine and Tactics, which is why you see zero combined arms actions; mass coordinated attacks and break throughs, encirclements etc., like a Western NATO country would do. In the end, it's the people on the ground and in-charge that are fighting this war poorly on both sides. Just like if you gave a caveman a M-16, he would use it as a club.

[@deeznutz8320]

How about we dont fight our brothers?

[@andrewloizou9803]

24 Hours finished.

[@STV-el1yj]

We are not in danger of been invaded.

[@gladiator22666]

We already are ……..

[@raimobrunning3657]

Ruzzia has mined critical infrastructure all over the seas. Pipelines and telecommunication cables. It went on for the past 10 years.

[@iananderson1231]

I served 1980 - 1994 (redundancy) which I consider the beginning of the rot that has now set in, I agree completely with you sir, our military is a shadow of it's former self and this could have been relatively said even back in my day! It's now a reflection of social values, morals and standards (PC/Woke, inclusion and diversity etc) which I am afraid to say are very much in decline! The immigrants of recent times, many who are illegal, have no allegiance to our culture or way of life and lets be brutally honest the majority are Islamic and males of fighting age (in many situations I wonder where their families are?) mmm! what's going on here? so are they prepared to join our military and fight for our way of life, I doubt it NO!, they might join, but as 5th columnists! This country is being invaded, and yet, our so called leaders cannot or deliberately refuse to acknowledge this! I am 60 now so I really couldn't care less about this developing cesspit of a so called multicultural society which is obviously failing, but hey! those of you that believe it is the new utopia, crack on! all I will DEFEND is my love ones, my life and my safety, the bulk of you around me can go FISH!

[@EverGlorious22nd168]

Well, what does anyone seriousky expect when every establishment has been infiltrated by little hats and their islamic allies?

[@MachdaleLemish]

How much money is being spent on illegal immigrants? Can't this be spent on defence instead?

[@olivere5497]

BUT DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH, DIVERSITY!

[@lingth]

It's okay, they have Daddy USA.. it's been like that all along.

[@raulduke6105]

Way too many pounds put into unnecessary carries and subs.

[@BILLYRFCNO1]

we are an Island, our whole defence comes in the water first you have no clue sign out of youtube

[@aliancemd]

Nah, it goes to rich donors in the form of PPE contracts and the like

[@Prepper-go5sr]

Absolutely agree 100% and we need to get more subs as quickly as physically possible. Our whole defence relies on them more than ever makes the media. ​@@BILLYRFCNO1

[@nickhumphries6220]

The British character is and always has been, when something happens then we will do something about it. I would like to know how many immigrants would be prepared to fight for the UK.

[@brianv1988]

United we stand us stand with UK side by side we will fight alongside our brothers from across the pond but please step your game up UK if anything stock up on small arms and ammunition of all types especially artillery and train citizens militia similar to what Finland and Poland have been doing so if needed they are already trained and if you can't build and sustain a huge military build a lot more munition manufacturers to help sustain the Alliance stocks and also specialize in certain capabilities that are valuable in Modern Warfare

[@Aaron19987]

Cheers mate I’ll give rishi a bell and let him know what we need to do. We don’t need ww3 capability we need to stop thinking we’re the worlds police. Russian never called me a detestable white man. A Russian never said I can’t have a job because I’m not a minority. A Russian never told me I need to hate myself for my country’s past. This isn’t our war. China are too big for the UK to have any major impact in a war other than nuclear arms and just well trained personnel strategically placed. Stop thinking the world needs war, it doesn’t.

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@Aaron19987You sound like the Brits in 1937… “this isn’t our war, that whole business in Czechoslovakia…” DID YOU LEARN NOTHING, MATE??? Did you learn nothing from Neville Chamberlin’s infamous mistake?? Did you learn nothing from history at all? Do you know history? Or are you just another russian troll, pretending to be British? I’ll go with this one. 😊 Nice try, Ivan, but I DO think the British learned their lessons from WWII and they know better than to “do nothing”. You almost had me there but you used a couple British phrases incorrectly. I’ll leave it to you to determine which ones they were, Ivan.

[@brianv1988]

@@Aaron19987 nobody's asking for war but being prepared is better than just letting your Invader take over and Russia may have not personally threaten you but he has threatened UK and the rest of Europe and us many times just watch their state media on what they think of everyone else

[@brianv1988]

@@Aaron19987 nobody's asking for war and nobody's threatening anybody else besides Russia. being prepared is better than just letting your Invader take over and watch Russian State media and you will know what they think of UK and the rest of Europe and us you don't have to have a huge military to defend your own country

[@Baldnesz]

Britain is broken Britain needs Reform

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

Realy , Farage , a man who shares the same soap as Putin , and the orange Tyrant in the USA

[@buskingkarma2503]

Ridiculous!,,,, for years when I was growing up in the 80s and early90s my dad and grandad(both decorated ex military men,who had seen plenty of action) would say,bring back National servic and that they should have never done away with it,,,as a country should always be ready to defend itself!, God knows what they would make of it now,if they was alive!

[@nickoteen3329]

Don't worry, when Scotland and Wales get their independence their Armed Services will save the day! The Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Army and the Welsh Air force are second to none! 😅

[@jettser17UK]

You die hards want independent yet the majority of your co-patriots don't! Wales is perfectly happy with the status quo! So your claim is utter nonsense! Besides those that leave the 🇬🇧 union won't survive financially!

[@nickoteen3329]

@@jettser17UK totally agree with you, it was a joke

[@wor53lg50]

About bloody time, they hid in their hills when the Romans and Normans came...

[@timphillips9954]

@@jettser17UK The latest National poll in Wales showed that 23 percent wanted independance the highest percentage since records have been kept.

[@tracyknowles4680]

A fallen Empire

[@DH.2016]

The issue is that equipment is getting more and more sophisticated and therefore more expensive. Taking a simple example, modern troops now wear body armour but during the Cold War, they didn't - all of that costs money. We have to realise that we can't buy all the toys in the toy shop so we have to be more realistic with our spending. But before we all get depressed about the size of the Army today, let's not forget that NATO is larger now and 'the frontline' has moved east since the Cold War ended. There is no East Germany and most of the former Warsaw Pact countries' armies that opposed the alliance are now in NATO.

[@MenBehavingBadly.]

We can’t defend our own homeland yet nobody is attacking us 😂😂😂 Name a time and place and watch how many ordinary British come to defend, 3 years on Russia with one of the biggest army’s in the world allegedly can’t beat Ukraine, wtf is this nonsense about British not being able to defend, our drunken football fans could destroy the Russian army in 1 day 😂😂😂😂

[@phucknuts.7065]

You are full of keek.

[@Fakewokeagenda]

Why don’t they then

[@MenBehavingBadly.]

@@Fakewokeagenda stay woke mate stay woke, life will be easier for that that smooth brain of yours, remember what happens last time, the Russia football lads knew the English lads had been kept home, the Russian’s still went to beat up old men and family’s even tho the English football lads had been kept back at home was the only way to stop them killing the Russians.

[@InsafFouz]

Russia is fighting nato, UK and the US via the proxy Ukraine. It would have demolished Ukraine if it wasn’t for this support.

[@MenBehavingBadly.]

@@FakewokeagendaI mean the last time the English lads went to fight the Russians the football association banned the English lads from going not the Russians…..tells you all we need to know while the Russians knew we wasn’t coming they still went to beat up old age pensioners and family’s having a good time….

[@markpirie1986]

We're definitely not a tier 1 anymore, the last time we We're Tier1 was in the cold war and during the 9/11 decade. And yet we haven't got the cohones to enforce a buffer zone to stop the illegal Migrants crossing the shores. If we're ever invaded and occupied by a foreign enemy state, we'll be the first to handover the key's to them, without a shot being allowed to be fired. 😢

[@petercua6158]

Stop sending money to Ukraine.

[@rainbowsixODST]

Starmer and his Labour government are touting a defense budget of 2.5% GDP but when weighed against historical purchasing power the UK would need to spend around 3.5-4% of its GDP to get back to anywhere near the scale/capabilities it had in the late 90’s to very early 2000’s. 2.5% is an utter joke that does nothing but “hopefully” prevents further downsizings. To be honest the UK military has become a bad joke in NATO. A lot of well trained and disciplined personnel yet not enough material to properly equip them. Look at what France is an able to field compared to the UK!

[@guardianforceps]

This is so embarassing for the Great Britain, especially the British Royal Marines beat the U.S. Marines in the physical strength contest in Quantico Marine Corps base when I was there. The leadership on the top needs to shape up like the British Royal Marines.

[@paulsandford3345]

This guy is spot on. You have to ask the question, why they don't want too?

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Unfortunately, the British Armed Forces need more of everything, yesterday!

[@Misaki.Manifestation]

The rest of the world looks at Britain and thinks.. Oh well nevermind.

[@juliacain2100]

A sad day for our country and for all those outstanding men and women who serve in our armed forces. Now is the time for action, a reality check is needed.

[@BigBikeMad-ox8vo]

Spending needs to be doubled.

[@Prepper-go5sr]

One of the very few ex military leaders whom has the respect of us veterans and who had it by those serving at the time. Sadly we are no where near capable of defending our nation let alone doing more than that. We need to move urgently and strengthen as a national top priority. Being an island only helps to a point.

[@baronvonklik7159]

If Britain had been defeated by the French during Napoleonic times, millions of ordinary folks in Britain would have had the benefit of the code civil, instead of being subjected to the dictatorial and unjust rule of the British aristocracy that treated ordinary folks like dirt. That particular "victory" was not in the interest of ordinary brits!.

[@kbarlow81]

Every politician that has seen this happen over the years should be jailed for treason

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

Britain should focus on fish and chips.

[@PatriceBoivin]

Thank you from a Canadian, I have felt for years that Canada has been doing the same thing for decades, sadly. I think most democracies (except the US) display the same tendencies, defence is not popular with electorates who simply don't want to think about it.

[@sosaboi1352]

Ive known this for YEARS the Europeans got very dependent on US military assistance and let their own armies decline, if their own forces cant hold the line long enough for Americans to arrive then they have no hope.