Originally Posted by
GreenKnight121
Incoming Prime Minister Gordo unveils new MOD policy... "In order to best apply scarce pounds to the defense of the UK, the MOD will now be "Fitted for, but not with an active military component".
All RAF, RN, and RA components will be converted to reserve units with a cap of 30 days active service per annum, and day-to-day operations will be contracted to civilian providers on an "as needed" basis.
I think you hit the nail on the head. "Defense of the UK". The direct military threat is not really there in terms of classic warfare, whether land, sea or air based. More, it is in terms of the destruction of regimes prepared to sponsor "illegitmate warfare". The same could be said of the US. So perhaps the view in the Treasury is that we don't need hordes of troops and equipment. Except to subdue these regimes on several fronts concurrently of course.....
Point of order: RA=Royal Artillery. Just one component of the "British Army". The "Royal" title has to be earned or inherited.