TOM UTLEY: I've four boys and, God knows, no parent wants his children to fight. But the weaker our Armed Forces grow, the more likely it is they'll have to

I ­shuddered when the Chief of the General Staff warned this week of the need to ­recruit a citizen army to prepare for the possibility of a war against a country such as Russia, writes TOM UTLEY.

Related Keywords

Iraq ,Russia ,Ukraine ,Poland ,Wellington ,New Zealand General ,New Zealand ,United Kingdom ,Afghanistan ,Salisbury Plain ,Wiltshire ,Libya ,Britain ,British ,Soviet ,Lord Kitchener ,Prince Harry ,Winston Churchill ,Patrick Sanders ,Vladimir Putin ,National Service ,Health And Efficiency ,Tommy ,Battle Picture Library ,General Staff ,General Sir Patrick Sanders ,World War ,Sir Patrick ,Country Needs You ,Soviet Union ,Health And ,Sir Winston ,Armed Forces ,Dailymail ,Columnists ,World War Ii ,Russia Ukraine Conflict ,