Britain to boost military reserves by raising maximum call-up age to 65

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Source: Reuters

Britain said on Thursday it would strengthen its military reserve forces by raising the maximum age at which former personnel could be called up by a decade to 65.

European countries, including France and Germany, have taken steps to boost their reserves in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the United States' insistence that Europe take more responsibility for its own security.

Britain also said it would lower the threshold for which former personnel could be called upon to include "warlike preparations". Currently they can only be called upon for "national danger, great emergency or attack on the UK".

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The changes are expected to come into force from spring 2027.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-boost-military-reserves-by-raising-maximum-call-up-age-65-2026-01-15/

[Lovie777]

1. shithole....................

Europe - not happy at all.

will the US military bases in European countries attack them?

[wcmagumba]

2. Maybe the EU, UK and Greenland should request that the US troops leave their countries...

If NATO countries can't rely on the US for defense, why have them there?

[twodogsbarking]

3. Extreme measures for extreme times.

[BidenRocks]

4. Brits won't wait!

Like Americans after Pearl Harbor, they will volunteer to do whatever is needed.

Does chump realize France and the UK have hundreds of nuclear weapons?

So much for being bigger, huh?

[GJGCA]

5. Dad's Army...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_Army

[Smilo]

6. "They don't like it up em"

N/T