Army conscription exclusions and what happens if you refuse to join
dailyrecord.co.ukArmy experts have revealed who is exempt from being compelled to join the forces and what it means if someone refuses to sign up.Top military chiefs have suggested recently that the British population may be conscripted if World War III actually does take place.
This war talk has come after Russia invaded Ukraine, a country covered under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), reports the Express.While Ukraine is not in itself a NATO member, it is a partner of the organisation and works closely with them.
As this war between Russia and Ukraine enters the 700th day of fighting, General Sir Patrick Sanders - the outgoing British Army Chief of the General Staff - said that the UK may have to "train and equip a citizen army".In a speech on Wednesday, Sir Patrick said: "Ukraine brutally illustrates that regular armies start wars; citizen armies win them.
We need an Army designed to expand rapidly to enable the first echelon, resource the second echelon and train and equip the citizen army that must follow."Within the next three years, it must be credible to talk of a British Army of 120,000, folding in our reserve and strategic reserve.
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