Some veterans to be called up to test UK's war resilience
Summary
The UK government will run a large exercise in 2027 to test how well it can call up retired military veterans if there is a war. The drill aims to improve the readiness of the armed forces by using veterans from the strategic reserve, which includes around 95,000 former soldiers and officers.Key Facts
- Some veterans from the UK’s strategic reserve will be mobilized in a military exercise in 2027.
- The strategic reserve has about 95,000 retired regular and reserve officers from the Army, Navy, and Royal Air Force.
- The Ministry of Defence wants to use the strategic reserve more actively due to a workforce retention problem.
- The age limit for the strategic reserve was recently raised from 55 to 65.
- The exercise will test procedures to call up, equip, and use retired troops on a large scale.
- The UK government is under pressure to increase defense spending to 3% of the GDP by the end of the decade.
- A public awareness campaign will encourage people to prepare for emergencies like extreme weather or cyber attacks.
- The government is also expanding programs like a military "gap year" to boost youth involvement in defense.
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