Reserves, Civil and Military

Résumé du livre

The UK's armed forces are perpetually over-stretched and under-resourced. It is clear that additional demands will continue to be placed on them at the same time their numbers continue to shrink in an ever-changing environment. Increasingly, it is necessary to dip into the reserve forces. The focus is now on projecting British influence as a "force for good in the world." No longer is British presence around the world merely as a fighting or occupying force, but as part of a multi-agency coalition, with civilian elements playing as important a role as the military contribution. The need to bring all the components together-- civilian and military, regular and reserve-- has led to the adoption of a doctrine known as the comprehensive approach.