"Strength of British military falls for ninth year" Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Aug 2019 12:40 p.m. PST |
"The size of Britain's armed forces has fallen for the ninth consecutive year, new Ministry of Defence figures show. The Army, the RAF and the Royal Navy have all seen a decline in the number of fully-trained personnel – with the Army experiencing the biggest fall. Labour said the government was "running down" the UK military – calling it a "crisis" in recruitment and retention…" link
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| Thresher01 | 16 Aug 2019 10:52 p.m. PST |
Wow, only at 60% of authorized strength? That is very bad, in addition to the declining overall force strength too. |
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