"Britons could be called up to fight in war with Russia, army chief to warn"

Aww why does nobody ever mention Pvt Sponge lol.
He sometimes got involved in the story, and didn't he own the goat/sheep ?.

 

Britain has never had a large standing army, during napoleonic wars we paid 1/4 of our military budget to other European countries to have actual armies.
Any large confrontation would obviously result in conscription, it goes without saying.

 

Absolutely.

 

You’re living in the past if you think conscription goes without saying.

 

Unfortunately history tells us that eventually there will be war, you can pretend it will never happen again. Look at what is happening around the world now, it is only a matter of time. We bury our heads in the sand but the human race doesn't deserve this world. It is only a matter of time till we blow ourselves to bits. Probably happen when we qualify for the champions league just our luck

 

According to that bastion of journalistic integrity, The Daily Star, 90% of us would politely decline the invitation to join a citizens' army. And 'health chiefs' say we are all too fat to join up in any event. Hopefully the countries between us and the warlike lads of Russia will be more resolute!

 

******* hell the government get hammered for making people work for their benefits. There going to struggle to get people to fight in another country's war.

 

Fekin hell, just that