At Least Six 'Talented' Generals Quit Army Over Defence Cuts -- The TelegraphThe Army is losing its “very best talent” with an exodus of generals quitting after becoming disillusioned with the huge cuts to the Service, it can be disclosed.
At least half-a-dozen of the most senior officers have announced their departure in recent months as the Army prepares to shrink by a fifth to 82,000.
The cuts that will be announced by Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, on Thursday are having a devastating effect on morale. The Future Force 2020 reforms are the most significant in a century and will reduce the Army to its smallest size in two centuries.
Some of the generals leaving the Army are regarded as the leading thinkers of their generation.
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My Comment: They know that when the cuts are finished, the British military will just be a shell of its former self.
Don't forget, they are also MASSIVELY top-heavy. If memory serves, the Royal Navy has more than one Admiral per major surface combatant.
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