The retired Tank Commander says the UK's Armed Forces would be a laughing stock if filled with
“pampered” Gen-Z conscripts
There has been national news coverage for author and former Tank Commander Matthew Baldwin, after he warned that the UK would become a worldwide laughing stock if its ranks were filled with “pampered” Gen-Z conscripts.
The snowflake generation “wouldn’t just struggle in the cold but quickly melt away”, retired Sergeant, Matthew Baldwin said.
Most would struggle to adapt to life in the military because their childhoods have been spent watching TikTok and playing with their smartphones.
The idea of general mobilisation is “far-fetched” as it would take years of training to transform them into capable soldiers.
Baldwin served in The Royal Tank Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal Armoured Corps, completed multiple tours of action in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, and
was Mentioned in Dispatches for his bravery.
Baldwin left the army after 19 years of active service in 2015 and is now a professional, full-time author and has published a trilogy of acclaimed thrillers, the ‘Operation Fools Mate’
series, based on his military experiences and inspired by true events.
National coverage has included MSN and the Daily Star.
