Britain wants to make better use of civilian reserves
The army will have to be more flexible, allowing reservists to rank-hop—and grow beards
GARY SULLIVAN is the chairman of Wilson James, a security and logistics company. But when covid-19 ravaged Britain last year he shed his suit, donned a uniform and helped build a hospital at a convention centre in east London. For in addition to his day job, Mr Sullivan is also the commanding officer of the British Army’s Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps, a group of senior executives who volunteer their time to the armed forces. His straddling of civilian and military worlds might be a model for the future.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Not your dad’s army”
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