Blizzard@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 12 days agoPoland gears up for warwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaremisk@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·edit-212 days agoIn a country where people don’t make babies - where do we get soldiers? People of military age didn’t even go through compulsory training because it was abolished 20 years ago. Is this the backbone of this army? Why are we buying all of this expensive stuff when in positional warfare in Ukraine drones account for 75% of soldiers killed / wounded? How is this army supposed to get any kind of real experience if this government says no boots on the ground in Ukraine?
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoRaise the level of social security and stop the massing up of wealth in the billionaire class. People who fell secure about their future will make more babies.
In a country where people don’t make babies - where do we get soldiers?
People of military age didn’t even go through compulsory training because it was abolished 20 years ago. Is this the backbone of this army?
Why are we buying all of this expensive stuff when in positional warfare in Ukraine drones account for 75% of soldiers killed / wounded?
How is this army supposed to get any kind of real experience if this government says no boots on the ground in Ukraine?
Raise the level of social security and stop the massing up of wealth in the billionaire class. People who fell secure about their future will make more babies.