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British Army is 'Shrinking'

transmitter | 30.12.2006 01:58 | Anti-militarism

The overall number of soldiers in the British army has fallen, despite record sums being spent on recruitment, figures revealed in a written Parliamentary answer by Defence Minister Derek Twigg show. There were more than 12,700 new recruits in 2006, an increase of about 1,000 on last year, with some £89m spent on recruiting, an increase of £3.5m. Almost 14,500 personnel, whoever, have left the service this year.

Sadly, the reason to quit, in most cases, doesn't seem to have anything to do with politics. According to the Ministry of Defence, shorter gaps between tours of duty and concerns over kit, pay and allowances were "hitting morale and adding further pressure on service families."

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  1. Too many homeless Ex-servicemen. — Recruiter