Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends...
by wolverine876 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @05:44PM
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Thanks. Quickly looking at the links, it seems all pre-WWI, mostly 19th century. Is that still true?
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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends...
by chrisseaton on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @07:49PM
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No, as I said the Squadron was operationally commanded by a billionaire as recently as the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Grosvenor,_6th_Duke_of_...
It's still very common for upper class people to join the Army in the UK.
Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends...
by wolverine876 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @11:16PM
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Thanks for explaining it all!