17 May 2021

UK urged to shake up reserve forces roles

by Tim Ripley

UK military reserve forces need to be restructured to increase their integration with the county’s regular forces and defence, according to a review commissioned by Chief of Defence Staff General Nick Carter.

The Reserve Forces Review 2030, led by former minister of state for the armed forces and army reserve brigadier Mark Lancaster, follows on from the GBP1.85 billion (USD2.6 billion) Future Reserves 2020 programme, which was launched in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) to bolster the reserve forces by increasing their strength by 10,000 personnel.

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