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		wolverine876 on April 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my ... Thanks. Quickly looking at the links, it seems all pre-WWI, mostly 19th century. Is that still true?

chrisseaton on April 5, 2022 [–]

No, as I said the Squadron was operationally commanded by a billionaire as recently as the 1980s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Grosvenor,_6th_Duke_of_...

It's still very common for upper class people to join the Army in the UK.

wolverine876 on April 6, 2022 | [–]

Thanks for explaining it all!

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