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Britain
Britain could be left with a military reliant on conscripts and Wagner Group-style mercenaries if it doesn't improve pay, housing and weaponry for dissatisfied and unhappy soldiers, official review finds
2023-06-20
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  I think Mr. Kipling had a few words to say on this subject.


You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` Chuck him out, the brute! "
But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An 'Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!
Posted by: AlanC   2023-06-20 11:51  

#3  They're are not looking that far ahead. Foreign veteran pools have previously been used, sometimes with tragic results.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-20 10:35  

#2  If you don't improve pay, You won't have mercenaries.
Just sayin'...
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-06-20 10:27  

#1  However, you consolidated and disbanded Gurka units.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-06-20 08:58  

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