War, the Italian army is not ready. High average age and too many graduates

War Russia-Ukraine, we are in 102nd place for military spending

There war in Ukraine does not stop. Now the bombing of the Russians they have been going on for a month and Putin he has no intention of taking a step back. For this all Villages from the Born they are gearing up to arm their armies, in view of a now no longer improbable world conflict. Ten billion of Euro. It is what is missing, al balance of the State, – reads the Republic – to reach the fateful share of two percent of the GDP to be reserved for military spending. Around that threshold the political battle rages in the majority, but the goal set is not just a commitment contained in the agenda approved by the Room. It’s a pact that Italy signed with the other NATO countries almost eight years ago, at the end of a summit held in Wales shortly after the annexation of the Crimea by the Russia.

Italyin 2021, – continues Repubblica – he spent on his own military organization 24.583 billion euros, or 1.54 per cent of the gross domestic product. It must be said that Italy is certainly not among the top countries in the world for military spending. Indeed, in the 2020 was at one hundred and second place of the ranking drawn up on the basis of the relationship with GDP. But the numbers raise doubts about the general preparation for real war operations. Compared to the targets set in 2012 by a law wanted by the then Minister Giampaolo Di Paola, our armed corps are overcrowdedwith too many graduates and poorly trained. In addition, the Italian defense system suffers a registry problem (the average age of the Army is high, 38) and there is a significant gap of training and means.