4,500 British Army Redundancies

Jimbuna · 06-18-13, 08:41 AM

The army will soon be at a strength below 100,000 but I bet it doesn't stop the present government from getting involved in future 'hot' areas

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Nearly 4,500 Army personnel are being told they have been made redundant in the third and biggest round of job cuts since the 2010 defence review.
They are part of a long-term plan to cut the number of regular soldiers from 102,000 to 82,000. The government plans to increase the number of reservists.
Ministers said the cuts were "unavoidable" and the Army would be "more flexible and agile" in future.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22947436

Wolferz · 06-18-13, 09:47 AM

We here in America will probably outsource our military to Asia.

Sailor Steve · 06-18-13, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

We here in America will probably outsource our military to Asia.

Milo Minderbinder approves of this idea.

Herr-Berbunch · 06-18-13, 10:18 AM

Can anyone explain how fewer people make it more 'flexible and agile', surely that leads to just the opposite?

donna52522 · 06-18-13, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Milo Minderbinder approves of this idea.

Milo....I read both those books...Catch 22 and the second part that came out like 30yrs later, Closing Time, where Milo was selling the government planes that were so stealthy they didn't even exist.

Red October1984 · 06-18-13, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

We here in America will probably outsource our military to Asia.

Why should we have to fight the Chinese when the RUSSIANS CAN DO IT FOR US!

It'll be great! They already control our space program so you know we can trust them.

Wolferz · 06-18-13, 11:21 AM

NSA NSA

No, you idiot! It's NASA

STEED · 06-18-13, 12:28 PM

STEED breaks out singing..."Who do you think your kidding Bashar al-Assad our Dad's Army will stop you, we have no tanks, we have no planes, but we do have plenty of sharp pitch forks to stab you in the balls with"....

BossMark · 06-18-13, 12:46 PM

^^

Jimbuna · 06-18-13, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Can anyone explain how fewer people make it more 'flexible and agile', surely that leads to just the opposite?

Too much reliance on reservists I fear

Herr-Berbunch · 06-18-13, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Too much reliance on reservists I fear

Yep, they want to double the amount of reservists in the next five years. Businesses will love this.

Jimbuna · 06-18-13, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Yep, they want to double the amount of reservists in the next five years. Businesses will love this.

Precisely...could well turn out to be counter productive.

STEED · 06-18-13, 02:59 PM

How about a real nightmare, a private army run by JP Morgan & Chase, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,RBS...Yes the banks. May seem a dream now but who knows what is around the corner.

Herr-Berbunch · 06-18-13, 03:40 PM

Dream or just nightmare?

TarJak · 06-18-13, 08:43 PM

An army of Google or Apple drones more likely.

At least you have an army. Ours is more like a couple of blokes in a ute.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	How about a real nightmare, a private army run by JP Morgan & Chase, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,RBS...Yes the banks. May seem a dream now but who knows what is around the corner. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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