Britain's Ministry Of Defence Employs More Accountants Than Senior Army officers

Accountants At Ministry Of Defence Outnumber Senior Army Officers: Government Accused Of Caring More About 'Bean-Counting' Than National Security -- Daily Mail

* MoD in the midst of massive cost cutting drive, including axing 30,000 troops
* Shadow Defence spokesman says minister cares more about 'bean-counting'
* 820 accountants axed in past three years have got £23m in compensation

The Government was accused of caring more about ‘bean-counting than national security’ after it emerged the Ministry of Defence employs more accountants than senior Army officers.

Figures show the MoD has 2,490 civilian staff working in the ‘Finance Job Family’, compared with 2,300 senior officers.

These include generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, brigadiers and colonels put together.

The number of accountants at the ministry has sparked outrage at a time when thousands of frontline servicemen are being axed amid crippling military cuts.

The MoD, in the midst of one of the toughest cost-cutting drives in its history, is axing 30,000 troops, fleets of warships, warplanes and armoured vehicles to save £4.7billion and plug a £42billion black hole in its equipment budget.

Some 25,000 civil servants are also losing their jobs.

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My Comment: Sighhh .... why does this not surprise me.