The Cost Of War

U.K. Army To Discharge 5,000 Injured Troops -- The Telegraph

Up to 5,000 troops could be discharged from the armed forces because they are medically unfit for combat duties, including many injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was reported today.

The Sunday Times quoted a leaked Ministry of Defence document as saying that 5% of the Army's 102,000 personnel were no longer fit to be deployed in action.

The newspaper suggested that the worst affected 1,500 troops were in line to be discharged first, with 750 following in each of the next few years.

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My Comment: Wait when the numbers for Post Traumatic Syndrome filter in .... I am sure the figures will then sky rocket