Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE

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So I think we're getting there.

Are we doing it fast enough?

We shall see.

But I know, I think...

going back to your first question, morale in the military is on the up.

And certainly the young boys and girls who I see on a fairly regular basis are really up for it.

And as long as we make sure that they get what they require.

I mean, one final thing I'll say, I find the irony about Russia

Because Russia is losing 30,000 people a month in Ukraine, only replacing about 25 to 30% of them.

But the latest thing is pay.

A Russian soldier gets paid $80,000 a year, which is at least twice what a British soldier gets.

And you sort of think, you know,

there is a balance here that, again, we need to get it right.

And to contradict myself, I actually think the pay for the military in the UK now is pretty good.

So we are moving forward there.

I mean, that's... Yeah, I mean, that was very well documented.

And I, you know, I'm sure it was an error.

But again, it's the sort of... It's politicians forcing, you know, their own agendas onto the military.

Right.

So...

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