Senior officers have condemned the MoD as 'cack handed' for sacking the sailors while they were serving at sea Photo: TAM MACDONALDSubmariners Sacked At Sea Despite MoD Promise -- The Telegraph
Swathes of sailors on submarines have been sacked at sea despite Ministry of Defence promises that no servicemen would be made redundant.
A fifth of submarine medics serving on board Trident nuclear deterrent and hunter killer submarines have been axed, including one who cared for the wounded on the HMS Astute after a crewman went on the rampage.
It is understood that several sailors were told they were losing their jobs while conducting covert operations after their captains received a signal at sea from the Ministry of Defence.
The Navy sacked the personnel despite a previous promise that no-one from the overstretched and undermanned Submarine Service would be among the 5,000 sailors being made redundant.
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My Comment: The US is also starting to have problems with their own submarine fleet.
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