Thursday, December 24, 2009

U.K. Army Halts Soldiers’ Training To Cut Costs


From Times Online:

The Ministry of Defence has cancelled dozens of army training exercises as it struggles to cut costs.

The savings affect the regular Army as well as the Territorial Army and have forced Britain to withdraw from a major Nato exercise alongside the United States, The Times has learnt.

Fifty-six exercises have been cancelled this year, raising concerns about the readiness of military personnel who are deployed to Afghanistan.

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My Comment: This is going to cost lives.

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