British military chief in 'citizen army' call to prepare country for land war
Britain should "train and equip" a "citizen army" to ready the country for a potential land war, the head of the Army has said.
But General Sir Patrick Sanders, the outgoing Chief of the General Staff (CGS), said even that would be "not enough" as he pointed to allies in eastern and northern Europe "laying the foundations for national mobilisation".
In a speech on Wednesday, the military top brass said increasing Army numbers in preparation for a potential
