The Incredible Shrinking British Army

The cuts will lead to a substantial reduction in the size of the Army

Defence Spending: Thousands Of Troops To Be Cut -- The Telegraph

Tens of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen face the axe after ministers concluded that reducing the number of uniformed personnel in the Armed Forces was the best way to save money.

The cuts, which are part of the strategic defence review, will lead to a substantial reduction in the size of the Army, which will also have to give up many of its tanks and armoured vehicles. Soldiers could also be ordered to serve longer on the front line in Afghanistan, and be given less time to recuperate between tours.

Senior ministers are poised to make the first painful decisions on cuts next week as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. The Daily Telegraph has learnt that deep cuts to military manpower are high on the agenda.

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My Comment: Fiscal mismanagement and shifting priorities in The British Government over the past decade has resulted in the British military being in the position that they are in today. No money .... no military .... that about sums it up.

If the U.S. continues its present policies of increasing the debt and laying the foundation for generational bankruptcy .... the same will probably happen with the U.S. military .... if not already.