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== Military readiness ==
== Military readiness ==
The United Kingdom is a founding member of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) and is one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers. In February 2023, after a United States general warned that the British army was no longer a top-level fighting force, Sky News reported that the British army is no longer a tier 1 military due to its military equipment and the UK would be flattering itself if it thinks it is a tier 2 military.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUbwkSklhM In full: Is the army fighting fit?]</ref>
The United Kingdom is a founding member of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO) and is one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers. In February 2023, after a United States general warned that the British army was no longer a top-level fighting force, Sky News analyst reported that the British army is no longer a tier 1 military due to its military equipment and the UK would be flattering itself if it thinks it is a tier 2 military.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUbwkSklhM In full: Is the army fighting fit?]</ref>
The Tasmin News Agency reported on January 08, 2023:
{{Cquote|About 40,000 of the UK military’s 145,000 personnel have been officially classified as dangerously overweight or obese over the past five years, according to Ministry of Defense (MoD) statistics as cited by a British media outlet.
The statistics also revealed that 5,200 obese or overweight British servicemen have been medically discharged since 2010, with scores of soldiers suffering from Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, Sputnik reported.
The heaviest soldier, who was sacked from the army after failing mandatory fitness tests, weighed more than 420 pounds (over 190 kg).
Over 850 troops have reportedly been prescribed diet pills since 2014, while 60 others have had liposuction surgery to tackle the problem.
This came as a MoD spokesperson claimed that “personnel can have multiple causes listed in a medical discharge, so may not have been discharged specifically for weight related issues.”<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/01/08/2833750/uk-military-hit-by-dangerously-overweight-soldiers-related-problems-report UK Military Hit by ‘Dangerously’ Overweight Soldiers-Related Problems: Report], Tasmin News Agency, January, 08, 2023</ref>}}
The United Kingdom was a member of the European Community (now European Union) from 1973 to 2020. In the United Nations, the United Kingdom is a permanent member of the Security Council. The U.K. held the Presidency of the G-8 during 2005; it held the EU Presidency from July to December 2005.
The United Kingdom was a member of the European Community (now European Union) from 1973 to 2020. In the United Nations, the United Kingdom is a permanent member of the Security Council. The U.K. held the Presidency of the G-8 during 2005; it held the EU Presidency from July to December 2005.