Dads army ?

esmozz said:
Although the Home guard were largely seen as one of the more ineffective military forces the UK has ever assembled, within it were much more elite units whose purpose was to embark on a guerrilla war (sabotage, assassination etc) against German forces in the event of an invasion. They, at least, were a bit more serious.
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I don't think it was that they were ineffective. Germany never managed to get troops to the UK so they didn't get to do much :D

They did man anti-air guns though.
 
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esmozz said:
Although the Home guard were largely seen as one of the more ineffective military forces the UK has ever assembled, within it were much more elite units whose purpose was to embark on a guerrilla war (sabotage, assassination etc) against German forces in the event of an invasion. They, at least, were a bit more serious.
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The point is that they're also a sustained threat to invaders and to malicious actors etc behind the lines.

I'd looked at volunteering but at the time you had to be 49 or under.

The danger will be if people get called up into an ICE mafia..

Now the 50+ bracket:
* cybersecurity - they could provide a skills set in protecting the UK, helping companies should people be called up, but they will need training and experience
* manning systems - they can provide skills and capabilities but they will need training and experience

If there is a war, I suspect:
* drones
* missiles
* underwater attack
* targeting of power, water, and mass centre attacks, along with the obvious first strikes on Portsmouth, Aldermaston, London, ship yards, silicon glen.
 
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NickK said:
The point is that they're also a sustained threat to invaders and to malicious actors etc behind the lines.

I'd looked at volunteering but at the time you had to be 49 or under.

The danger will be if people get called up into an ICE mafia..

Now the 50+ bracket:
* cybersecurity - they could provide a skills set in protecting the UK, helping companies should people be called up, but they will need training and experience
* manning systems - they can provide skills and capabilities but they will need training and experience

If there is a war, I suspect:
* drones
* missiles
* underwater attack
* targeting of power, water, and mass centre attacks, along with the obvious first strikes on Portsmouth, Aldermaston, London, ship yards, silicon glen.
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Not sure about cyber stuff, by the time they are trained and skilled enough the war might have finished.

I think it would look something similar to Russia's current system tbh. People in certain professions are not conscripted to the front lines, which includes IT. They are assigned to the cyber roles. But they can't call up to many or else their economy will grind to a halt entirely.
 
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Nasher said:
Not sure about cyber stuff, by the time they are trained and skilled enough the war might have finished.

I think it would look something similar to Russia's current system tbh. People in certain professions are not conscripted to the front lines, which includes IT. They are assigned to the cyber roles. But they can't call up to many or else their economy will grind to a halt entirely.
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Buy your 3D printers now, we'll all be printing parts at home..
 
NickK said:
The point is that they're also a sustained threat to invaders and to malicious actors etc behind the lines.

I'd looked at volunteering but at the time you had to be 49 or under.

The danger will be if people get called up into an ICE mafia..

Now the 50+ bracket:
* cybersecurity - they could provide a skills set in protecting the UK, helping companies should people be called up, but they will need training and experience
* manning systems - they can provide skills and capabilities but they will need training and experience

If there is a war, I suspect:
* drones
* missiles
* underwater attack
* targeting of power, water, and mass centre attacks, along with the obvious first strikes on Portsmouth, Aldermaston, London, ship yards, silicon glen.
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Raf reserves are up to age 55 - I must admit I'd looked at it but more because I'm rather bored more than anything. Current events seem to be rapidly accelerating though.

Personally I'd rather someone come up with the tech described in John Scalzi's 'Old Mans War' - I'd be up for that.
 
Worth buying your diesel generators for the garage before it all kicks off too.. Although given the predicted tipping point of diesel, petrol may be a better price option.
 
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esmozz said:
Raf reserves are up to age 55 - I must admit I'd looked at it but more because I'm rather bored more than anything. Current events seem to be rapidly accelerating though.

Personally I'd rather someone come up with the tech described in John Scalzi's 'Old Mans War' - I'd be up for that.
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AirTanker Sponsored Reserve pilot - worth a Google.
 
Penfold101 said:
AirTanker Sponsored Reserve pilot - worth a Google.
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Ah yes, thanks - I just had a quick check of that, it's looks like their not hiring at the moment, although I had looked at them in the past and they wanted A330 (or just any Airbus type, I can't quite remember) rated people. Which I'm not.

Mind you, if things really go that badly wrong I suppose it could change. I sincerely hope not though.
 
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