"New legislation will be unveiled by the government which will allow for the rapid deployment of tens of thousands of former military personnel which see them summoned back to military, as there is growing fears the UK will be at war with Russia within three years. Under the new legislation there will be an upper age limit for the strategic reserve, which will comprise of former armed forces personnel instead of civilians, the age will rise from 55 to 65."
"The government is planning to lower the condition required to call up reservists to go back to duty. Currently regulations only allow conscription if the UK is under a "national danger, great emergency or attack in the UK," the threshold will be "warlike preparations." NATO troops immediately deployed to Greenland as 'a deterrent to the US' Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden issued a warning that the UK must now "actively prepare for the possibility of the UK coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario.""
New legislation will enable rapid deployment of tens of thousands of former military personnel by summoning them back to service. The strategic reserve upper age limit will increase from 55 to 65 and will be composed of former armed forces personnel rather than civilians. The threshold for calling up reservists will be lowered from "national danger, great emergency or attack in the UK" to "warlike preparations." Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden warned the UK must actively prepare for potential direct threats. The Army chief said there are three years to prepare, increase lethality without raising troop numbers, and re-establish credible land forces.
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