General Sir Nick Houghton Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA
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According to a document leaked recently to the Daily Telegraph (the military's favoured conduit as civil servants and ministers at the Ministry of Defence stifle debate over anything remotely contentious) plans to restructure the army are "failing" because cuts to the defence budget are putting off potential new recruits.
The 10-page report, dated 6 August and classified "restricted", referred to "redundancy downsizing, drawdown in Afghanistan and a reported (if unproven) increase in Mental Health issues".
"All these make for a hostile recruiting environment", it said, warning that
the army faced "increased risk to its structure and operational capability".
the army faced "increased risk to its structure and operational capability".
Or, as Britain's new chief of the defence staff, General Sir Nick Houghton, told the BBC this week, he has taken over at a time of "huge challenges". Read More Original Article
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