Posted on 10/17/2020 4:42:29 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Cost-cutting proposal may see the Army reduce its manpower target to 75,000
Thousands of roles being recruited for are likely to be axed, sources have said
Senior Army chiefs recognised that some positions can be filled by machines
The Army will slash its 82,000 manpower target by 7,000 under cost-cutting proposals handed to ministers, it can be revealed.
Thousands of roles that are currently being recruited for are likely to be axed, with some of the gaps being filled by machines.
As part of a ten-year plan, the Army has offered to reduce its current target of 82,000 regular troops to 75,000, defence sources said.
It is currently at around 74,000-strong but its ambition for years has been to reach the 82,000 figure.
It has, however, struggled with recruitment and senior Army chiefs now recognise that some positions could be filled by technology and machines.
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I recommend cutting 82,000, the UK isn’t worth defending.
Britain used to be Great.
Not anymore.
As the saying goes, Britain, formerly Great Britain...
The Argies may be thinking of going after The Falklands again.
Who’ll fill in for the firefighters and police when they strike?
Hmmm, they’d be able to get through about 3 days in the Somme.
Honestly as long as they have a viable Navy, they do not need an Army.
The Royal Navy hasn't been a viable Navy for decades. Even with the HMS QEII, they are a 3d rate seafaring nation. As for the Army, they are already less than 1/2 the size of the U.S. Marine Corps. Like our Marines they are abandoning tanks. NATO and us still have real enemies, but if we don't bail them out, they will have no choice but total surrender.
Whats wrong with HMS QEII?
How many of those 75,000 can actually fight?
Nothing, very good carrier. The problem is that you can’t bet on the entire Royal Navy on a single hull. That is a political statement, not a naval capability. Without the U.S. Navy, the QEII can never sail in peril against anything but the Argentine Navy.
I would be real careful about running my mouth here slick.
An SAS squadie might take offense....or a Para, or even a Royal Marine.
All of which have a proven combat record....
and you?
The Mafia vs. the British Army
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x75bt6
Self-Defence against fresh fruit
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nde65
According to this article, the British army has more generals than tanks. Some see this as evidence of decline. But I see it as a great advantage. Suppose another land war break out. Every British tank could be commanded not by a sergeant or a lieutenant, but by a general!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/816406/britain-has-got-more-generals-than-tanks/
Step down.
Most european and american forces are facing the same issues of sub-par candidates, easing physical requirements and weight limits.
Doesn’t really matter. Britain has never been and should not aspire to be a land power. We are a maritime nation, and should focus our efforts on the Navy and RAF. Our RAF already covers more per square mile than the USAF in terms of planes defending each square mile of British home territory. The navy needs more investment, but with two aircraft carriers there is the basis to build more escorts around it over the coming years as China and Russia become more aggressive.
As for other commentators describing the Royal Navy as “third rate” there isn’t another navy, other than the US Navy that is able to deploy as potent a task force outside its home waters and sustain it as the Royal Navy. There are larger navies that are numerically larger but qualitatively inferior and lack the logistical reach in support ships and overseas bases. The PRCN might be a big dog in the SCS but if China tried to take on the Royal navy in the mid atlantic it would have a tough job on its hands because Chinese subs are crap and we would know where they were long before they knew where ours where.
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