We're several days from it dawning on UK politicians and journalists that the British army does not have the driver numbers to make more than a marginal impact on a national supply chain crisis
Once this is sorted out, the UK needs a discussion about the unrealistic expectations loaded on its military and how they so threaten to overload it with tasks that it can't properly fulfill its core tasks
"Let's bring in the army" is brought to you from the same people who think that 5000 three month work visas will actually attract enough EU drivers in time to save Christmas
People know that not every one of the 2000 army driver numbers the MOD quotes to media will be available to do the work, right? That rotation means not all 2000 drivers will be on the road at the same time? That they will need time to get used to new equipment and routes?
Every UK military driver shifting fuel to petrol stations is not there to do their regular logistics work for the army that may be routine, but will if not sorted also pile up a backlog that undermines the military's ability to complete its core tasks if this drags on
The mishandling of Brexit has increased the risks of a state crisis. Has done since 2017. And that means you need to take a closer look at the capacity the state actually has before accepting government claims about what the state can do
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