... into the real military academy (like combined arms) and try to get basic education in Operations and Theory of Operations.
Ukraine has no chance of defeating Russia even with massive Western support because it lacks the necessary manpower and does not have NATO troops on the ground, a former UK chief of the Defense Staff has said. In an interview published on Saturday by The Independent, Field Marshal David Richards – who held his post from 2010 to 2013 and earlier commanded NATO forces in Afghanistan – accused Ukraine’s backers of failing the country. Western countries, he argued, encouraged Kiev to fight, but they have “not given them the means to win.” “My view is that they would not win,” even if Ukraine were given all the necessary resources, he said. “They haven’t got the manpower.” According to Richards, the only scenario in which Ukraine could hope to win is a direct NATO intervention, “which we won’t do because Ukraine is not an existential issue for us.”
It is not surprising for a man who hails from the country which doesn't have real army or real professional officer corps education. He has a degree in International Relations and obviously has no idea about what modern war is. Completing 42 weeks Higher Command and Staff Course from King's College does not make real serious operational (forget about strategic) planner, period. Simple as that--one MUST have a serious STEM with a strong focus on military technology background, period! And then, of course, comes the REAL history of modern operations ... If Richards wants to take a look at how graduates of those British military degree mills performed--he should study how they managed to kill 80,000 VSU (and NATO) cannon fodder on 159 square miles of Kursk "offensive". So, without all that what one has are wet dreams.
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