Military chiefs planning to bring back WW2 style Dad's Army in case of major war
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mirror.co.ukTop military officials are drawing up plans for the return of a WW2-style "Dad's Army" division to help in the event of war.
Army chiefs have claimed the force, which will be a "largely dormant" Home Guard, will serve as a "key component" of the UK's reserve.
But one former senior Army Reserve officer branded the idea "laughable" and compared the idea to TV's Dad’s Army led by the hapless Captain Mainwaring.
The officer said the over-the-hill veterans will be wheeled out a couple of times a year to make sure they can still march, reports the Daily Star. “The concept of a strategic reserve is laughable – it is nothing more than a Home Guard," he said.
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