Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE

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TRIGGERnometry · Britain Isn't Ready For A Real War - Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

And that's what happened to the British Army.

There's so many great boys and girls

who wanted to join the military but couldn't because of bureaucracy.

You know, pathetic little medical issues that the computer said no.

So, in effect, a lot of the very best of British young boys and girls were not joining the military.

Almost the second 11 were.

I think that's sorted out now.

And I'm still an active reservist, so I see these young men and women on a regular basis.

And I think now we're getting back to where we should.

Really talented young men and women, really driven, really motivated.

And they're starting to see the right kit coming through.

They're starting to see the stuff they see on the TV and the stuff that you talk about in your podcast about how Ukraine is doing so well.

They're starting to see that flow back into the British military.

But it's been really slow.

And I know a cavalry regiment, a reconnaissance regiment, it's all about drones now and integrating it with platforms, having to buy their own drones with their own money to train on, which is absolutely bonkers.

Which is why people like me and other military analysts who have columns like I do in a national newspaper,

you know, decry this position.

You know, we must give our men and women the right tools to do the job.

And if they can, we can be as effective as the Ukrainian military and become a credible conventional deterrent.

So it's dropped low.

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