See We Quietly Joined The E U Army...

[Spicerack]

(Pesco) the other day. You'd think it would be big news, wouldn't you? (well I would)
It was done so quietly most google answers will still tell you we ain't in it. We didn't even join it when we were in the EU.
So the treachery begins.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1679874/liz-truss-eu-army-trap-emmanuel-macron

[jno]

The UK Government decided to enter the strand in case Britain is called upon as a NATO ally to defend the Baltic states from a Russian invasion.

that seems a sound reason.

[Gromit]

The UK have always opposed integration and cooperation with our EU allies even when we were a member.
May and Johnson didn’t sign us up for PESCO.
But perhaps the situation with Russia this year has changed our minds.

[FatticusInch]

Gromit
//The UK have always opposed integration and cooperation with our EU allies even when we were a member.//

I concur with that. It’s the reason UK Forces went from SLR’s and GPMG’s to SA80’s and LSW’s in the 80’s.
The former use 7.62 mm calibre ammunition, the latter 5.56.
Everyone in NATO bar us were using 5.56 calibre weapons, hence we couldn’t use each other’s ammunition in a battle scenario.

[Spicerack]

You agree with him but you disagree with him. (genius)

[davebro]

I think Fatti got his undies in a twist there.

[ToraToraTora]

10:46, I think he likes to fantasise about being in the military dave.