Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Defence
Increase our military.
Closed
68 signatures
What the petition asks
I believe the United Kingdom will end up going to war with a big foreign power sooner or later, whether it’s in 100 years from now or in 1 year from now, and I personally wouldn't feel safe knowing that our numbers have decreased.
If for example a big foreign power invaded us, I don't believe that we would have enough troops to spread across the UK to help defend it and deploy our forces to fight abroad at the same time. If our numbers kept decreasing then I don't think that we would even be able to defeat some smaller countries. Our Air Force is also something that I believe lacks in fighter jets/pilots, if we don't have enough fighter pilots then our ground forces won't stand a chance because they wouldn't have enough air support.
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
68
Status
Closed
Department
Ministry of Defence
Opened
13 Oct 2023
Closed
13 Apr 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.