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Second World War veterans in Cold War reserves

Britain did not form a new Cold War Home Guard from Second World War veterans, though some veterans in the reserves still caused concern.

Question

Did Britain have the same concerns about Second World War veterans during the Cold War that it had about Great War veterans in the Home Guard?

Short answer

There was no new Home Guard made up of Second World War veterans, though some veterans in the reserves did cause concern.

Notes

The Cold War did not produce a new Home Guard made up of Second World War veterans. There was still concern about what individual veterans might do within the reserves. The distinction lies between organizing veterans as a separate force and monitoring them inside existing reserve structures. Britain therefore did not repeat the earlier Home Guard arrangement described in the question.