Reform of The Thin Khaki Line
23/02/2021
Not for a second would one presume to tell our generals how to fight. I will maintain – after experience of large wars – that small battalions with three low strength companies are wholly inadequate to cope with the strains and stresses of daily combat against a dangerous and experienced military power. We must think again: about using reserves properly, constantly renewing technology, and preparing for the unexpected.
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Why does our country need an Army that can destroy any foe in any terrain and climate? Because such a versatile army probably won’t have to fight a war, or at least, not for very long. One finds this principle among the records of the Grand Historian of the Han dynasty of ancient China. The Romans explained it with five words – Si vis pacem, para bellum – if you wish peace, prepare for war. Today we use a single rather dry word – deterrence.
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