New Zealand Defence has today released its new spending plans over the next fifteen years. Spending will lift to 2% of GDP; it's long overdue and finally NZ is beginning to take its defence seriously.
Those interested can read about it here: https://www.defence.govt.nz/our-work/equip/defence-capability-plan/
But plans upon plans won't arrest the decline, sadly, as why would young people join up to defend their country, only to risk being thrown under the bus, and betrayed by the government who are, let's face it, a bunch of blowhard incompetents or worse. The real problem is recruiting the people and then retaining them. Since 2020, all trust has been destroyed. I would not recommend a young person join up. It's not worth it.
Got a solution NZ government? Yeah, I thought not.
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