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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
  • Sitrep's looking this week into the future of the Army with its new head warning the UK has three years to be ready to deter conflict or fight a war.
    General Sir Roly Walker's talked about an "increasingly volatile world" but he said war isn’t inevitable and Britain has "just enough time to prepare".
    He says he wants to double the Army's fighting power in three years - and triple it by the end of the decade and he’s stressed the need to modernise quickly using technology like AI.
    Sitrep will be asking how achievable his plans are? And what would they mean for soldiers and how they fight?
    And in the latest of our series about key events in people’s lives, we hear about the moment that made Andrew Fox after 8 years in the Army… passing P-Company to earn his maroon beret and become a Para.
    Kate Gerbeau presents, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 47

  • @geraldtir
    @geraldtir Місяць тому +10

    England / Uk defence spending should be at 3%!

    • @stephen2583
      @stephen2583 Місяць тому

      there are vastly more important things to spend £30 Billion on.

    • @jjsmallpiece9234
      @jjsmallpiece9234 Місяць тому +5

      5%

    • @geraldtir
      @geraldtir Місяць тому +1

      @@jjsmallpiece9234 yep

  • @chezaspup
    @chezaspup Місяць тому +3

    Now sll the kids are Sharpshooters, learnt playing War games on their PS4's , you've got enough to start it in 6months never mind 3 years! We need to build up our Armaments after giving ours to Ukraine. Sor Europe, protect our own shores for start. Get the Army practising on the beaches down South stopping the illegal immigrants coming over in their boats after all, that war has been going on for years and we LOST that one big time, still are!! Sort that out first then Conscription. Every 18 year old to do 3 years. They'd learn respect thats for sure!

    • @VanderlyndenJengold
      @VanderlyndenJengold Місяць тому

      All the old favourites - from kids these days. to "illegals" to all the weapons have gone! to conscription.
      What a shame.

  • @garywheble4534
    @garywheble4534 Місяць тому +4

    I served for twelve years in thos twelve years my unit both of them was never fully upto streangth in manpower .my work was very physical whitch after two weeks in the field lead to physical lost of streangth and stamina . Most times the equipment I worked on was varsity understreangth from six men where there should of been thirteen . Our resuply was a joke for each piece of Ordinance we should have five vehicals which needed a manpower of two to three . Because we never had that we could not practess real time resupply. Lets put it plainly with a detachment of seven on Lionehart one there was a time when the equipment was maned by two men the others haveing to work on other jobs such as NBC sentry position sentry QRF and manual adjusting ammunition from one pice of equipment to another , sounds simple but you can not go from Ato B in a straight line to six points carrying heavey load pluss your owen personal equipment . The sub unit is supposed to have four hundred men we never had more than one hundred and sixty

    • @stephenball-qo7ug
      @stephenball-qo7ug Місяць тому +2

      Cant even write. Guess you was in Military intelligence?

    • @railworker8058
      @railworker8058 Місяць тому +1

      Did it lead to loss of spelling too?

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Місяць тому

      My cousins and brother would agree with you, they were on the last Lionheart and some other FTX's and operations later. One was a REME Staff Sergeant very physical and dangerous work in all weathers. I understand you very well too. Thanks for your service to the UK.

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Місяць тому +1

      @@stephenball-qo7ug "I guess neither were you" it is were not was.

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Місяць тому

      @@railworker8058 I assume you mean lack of correct spelling ability, a skill an awful lot of people in the UK including professionals seem to have acquired. A sad reflection on the paucity of good educational standards in our schools.

  • @stephen2583
    @stephen2583 Місяць тому +6

    Why dont we just concentrate of defence of the country and stop trying to get involved in other peoples conflicts.

  • @fatnacker8931
    @fatnacker8931 Місяць тому +2

    70,000 "A medium sized army". So double it would assume a large sized army. Yet russia has placed over 600,000 in Ukraine so far with very many more available. 🤔 Medium sized i would argue it's hardly a tiny sized army.

    • @death_parade
      @death_parade Місяць тому

      India's Territorial Army is more than twice bigger than that lol. Forget the myriad of paramilitary forces, Border Security Forces and various other Internal Security Forces all of whom are individually also bigger than that, some by upto four times larger. So by their definition, India has 2-3 large Armies and 3-4 Medium Armies.
      And then there is the Regular Army which is literally the world's largest. Frankly, this is all hogwash. There is nothing known as a "medium Army", something smaller than at least two Corps doesn't even qualify as an Army.
      Half of Pakistan seems to migrating into UK, yet UK can't seem to find enough men for its Army.

  • @robertwalker6023
    @robertwalker6023 Місяць тому +1

    Primed ready if called upon ...3 years...get it sorted

  • @robertwalker6023
    @robertwalker6023 Місяць тому +1

    Spend on defence....only deterrence..we got..

  • @discipleaj
    @discipleaj Місяць тому

    300,000+ full time standing army is what is needed, and a sufficient reserve force/TA in like manner to support or rapidly inflate numbers as required.
    First things first though - this stupid gov and educational establishments are doubling down on alienating all the working class and farming lads. I dont have to say it, its everywhere, and we all know whats really going on. But trust me, if you think these lads are going to turn up even if this stupid gov introduces national service, then I've got some magic beans you can buy(!) The leadership of the UK has been a major problem for the last 25-30 years now and we're all seeing the repercussions. This continual cycle of broken checks and balances and broken governance will never give us a standing army that is fot for purpose and one that actually cares about protecting Britain, our culture, our identity, our communities, our values and our interests/security at home and abroad.

  • @s1nb4d59
    @s1nb4d59 Місяць тому

    Listening to kate i forgot this was'nt times radio for a second

  • @mikel6517
    @mikel6517 Місяць тому

    Need army numbers back to 155,000 many more infantry regiments

  • @sebjones1566
    @sebjones1566 Місяць тому

    Expect my brotherto go to war in old rust bucket Landrover FFR which always needs a push start 😂.

  • @stevie1der4085
    @stevie1der4085 Місяць тому +2

    I recon we need more diversity… that will defo square us off.

    • @robshirewood5060
      @robshirewood5060 Місяць тому +1

      Diversity is a weak link in a chain. that can break and sink the whole ship.

    • @stevie1der4085
      @stevie1der4085 Місяць тому

      I’m not having that at all… it’s makes everything way better!

  • @stuartdowling5984
    @stuartdowling5984 Місяць тому +4

    We won't be ready in ten years never mind three

  • @redjacc7581
    @redjacc7581 Місяць тому +2

    what is going on with the constant talk of war on this channel? war with whom?

  • @da90sReAlvloc
    @da90sReAlvloc Місяць тому

    British army is the best in the world

  • @davedawson9851
    @davedawson9851 Місяць тому +3

    Why is the sound so very bad?

  • @sitasurjitkalair8371
    @sitasurjitkalair8371 Місяць тому

    🤔

  • @patshiels5429
    @patshiels5429 Місяць тому +1

    Head of army predicts war ie I want more money maybe we need to spend less on pomp and ceremony . For a start

  • @TemplarKnight-i9q
    @TemplarKnight-i9q Місяць тому +2

    Great respect for British Army !!!

  • @TheEnglishOne
    @TheEnglishOne Місяць тому

    C'mon labour/green voters! 🤣
    Whoooooo! I hope they will be ready 😁 should have voted reform.. sorry I'm not lgbtq enough for war

  • @railworker8058
    @railworker8058 Місяць тому

    Great! 3 years to live!

  • @trapdoorspider9211
    @trapdoorspider9211 Місяць тому

    Looking at Finlands strategic.
    We are in dia need of specifically mobile auto missile launchers.
    Mobile auto artillery.
    And drone defence.
    And meny sniper’s.
    Including 300 magnum dmr’s as well as 338 dmr.
    Avon masks
    Or Mira masks.
    I do like the new Ajax I might of misspelled that never mind.
    This new rail gun produced by Japan is it legit? Or just an AI fake?

  • @kingyup447
    @kingyup447 Місяць тому

    Why does it sound like you recorded someone's television? 😂😂