New soldiers should be offered £ 10,000 bonus to promote a fast -untouchable number to tackle the rapidly unpredictable world, with Lib Dames.
The government should also distribute pamphlets to ensure that every British house is “war-taiyar” and is capable of dealing with blackouts and chaos caused by conflict or outbreak of cyber attacks, Lib Dame leader Sir Ed Devi said.
Lib Dames claims that the schemes will “immediately” promote the number of trained soldiers Just than 71,000 More than 73,000.
In front of a “barbaric” Russian President Vladimir Putin and a “irregular” US President Donald Trump, Sir Ed said the UK should be prepared better.
Over the weekend, Sir Ed visited Estonia to be called NATO’s “frontline with Russia” to see British soldiers.
His visit showed him that “it is clear that a barbaric Putin’s danger and an irregular Trump’s challenge, we need to do more to Britain to fight war,” he said.
“The readiness of war also begins at home,” said Sir Ed, “That is why I am calling for a public awareness campaign aimed at every household in Britain – to ensure that we are all ready for a struggle or hostile acts such as major cyber -horses”.
Under the plans, a bonus of £ 10,000 is obtained after completing training to new recruits and serving for two years.
If they return to serve two additional years, pre -armed service personnel will be offered £ 20,000 payment.
The initial salary for new recruits in the British Army is £ 26,334 per year.
Under A government scheme launched last NovemberA total of 17,000 armed forces personnel became eligible for retention payment.
Aircraft engineers can get £ 30,000. If they sign up for three years, with £ 8,000 for four years and with Lance Corporal.
The proposed Lib Dame Scheme will be limited to 3,000 personnel, including new recruitment and re -analisti, its £ 60 meter cost is covered by the main defense budget.
The schemes have been prepared with the hope that defense spending will increase by 2027 by up to 2.5% of national income or GDP – as promised by labor.
Lib Dames has called for uplift in defense spending for funding through digital service tax growth – 2% levy on the largest social media and tech companies, which increases about £ 800 meters per year.
Lib Dames argues 70,752 are listed in recent official documents.
Last month, Government set plans for slight increase For regular army size for 76,000 full -time soldiers after 2029 – although it has not yet been funded.
Labor has also proposed a 20% increase in active reserves, when funding allows ” – – after one overhaul of the armed forces is most likely after 2030.
Government is consulting plans to reproduce military houses With £ 7bn funding By 2025, after bringing defense property Ministry of Defense (MOD) back under control Last year.
The conservatives have called for an increase in the Number of the UK, but have not determined how much they need.
This week, Chhaya Defense Secretary James Cartaliz Set the plan To run military houses by a Housing Association to deal with the “poor” state of housing and to stem a migration of soldiers.
About one -third of the UK military was considering leaving the armed forces due to the standard of housing, Ministry of Defense (MOD) got its own survey.
