Originally Posted by
Mil-26Man
Don't be silly, Chugalug. The EU does not have "contempt" for NATO - the EU exists as a collective of 28 member nations,. many of which are members of NATO. So for your premise to hold any water, the EU would have to have contempt for itself.
You would include the UK army in that then?
The reason for the EU taking this initiative is because of the unease of some of the member nations of which you speak with the direction that EU security, as against European Security, is taking. You identify the 28 member nations as being 100% behind the aims and direction of EU planning. Good luck with that!
What the present UK Govt plans are for the British Army wrt to the EU may well change after the dust has settled over Brexit, never mind following the upcoming election. We live in interesting times! As for our own Union, may I recommend a study of the history of its formation and the aftermath?