The Collapse Of Morale In The British Military

Army Cuts Creating 'Gaps' And Leaving Soldiers Unsettled And Frustrated, Says Chief -- The Telegraph

Cuts in the Army are creating gaps and leaving soldiers unsettled and frustrated, the head of the service has warned.

General Sir Peter Wall, the Chief of the General Staff, said redundancies were starting to bite and also raised concerns that the quality of military accommodation was “not up to standard”. Cuts to pensions remains “one of the greatest concerns” in the Army, he added.

His intervention will raise questions about whether defence cuts are undermining morale in the Armed Forces.

It comes after warnings from commanding officers and serving soldiers about growing anxieties over the impact of defence cuts on the Forces. At the weekend, General Sir Michael Jackson, the former head of the Army, suggested that the severity of defence cuts meant Britain would not be able to reclaim the Falkland Islands if Argentina invaded again.

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My Comment: The U.K. defense budget "slash and burn policy" of this government and the previous Labor government is producing undesirable consequences. On top of the real fear that equipment and training will be short-changed thereby putting soldier's lives in danger in any future conflict, there is the legitimate concern that morale is now going into the toilet .... especially to those who now realize that having a career in the military is probably not going to happen.