Army Chief Warns Of 'Sobering' Impact Of Further Defence Cuts -- The GuardianGeneral Peter Wall has told commanding officers that troop reductions will be imposed sooner than ministers have admitted
The head of the army has warned that deep cuts will be imposed sooner than ministers have admitted and will mean the end of regiments and battalions, including some that were recently deployed in Afghanistan.
General Peter Wall's warnings in a letter to all commanding officers, appears to contradict assurances made to MPs last month by the defence secretary, Liam Fox. It also appears to undermine the government's repeated claims that last October's strategic defence and security review (SDSR) remains valid.
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More News On Cuts In The British Military
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Army 'faces further redundancies' -- Belfast Telegraph
Army to cut 12,000 troops by 2015 -- Defence Management
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