# Reservists: your country needs YOU!

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/reservists-your-country-needs-you
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/reservists-your-country-needs-you.md
Podcast: [The General & The Journalist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304)
Published: 2026-02-12T00:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/times-war/episodes/should-i-sign-up-for-the-reserves
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/e/698c5d0461856317a0a9f4c3/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/episodes/reservists-your-country-needs-you
Duration seconds: 2175

## Resource

If the UK is to present a credible deterrence to any adversary, its armed forces need to be sufficiently large. They are not. And the fastest, most economical, way of plugging the gap is by growing the reserves. The Chief of the defence staff recently called for an 'all in mentality', urging civilians to step up to the very real threat posed by Russia. Not 'weekend warriors', but people from high-tech industries and professions, skills the regular army lacks. He meant all of us. So, who could join the reserves, how quickly, and what would they get out of it? Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn Guests: Elisabeth Braw and Peter Apps Producer: Shabnam Grewal Executive producer: Fiona Leach Photo: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/episodes/reservists-your-country-needs-you/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-general-the-journalist-7337304/reservists-your-country-needs-you.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.