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2008-02-24 Britain

Britain: Record numbers of Army recruits drop out

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Posted by mrp 2008-02-24 12:01|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 To maintain the current strength of the infantry - the troops who have been most in demand since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and now widely deployed in southern Afghanistan - the infantry must recruit and train at least 5,000 new men a year, a target the MoD now acknowledges it has failed to meet for the past five years.

Overall, the Army is short of 3,800 soldiers but it is the infantry, which should be composed of 25,000 soldiers, where the crisis is hitting hardest. Almost every one of the infantry 36 battalions are under strength. 16 Air Assault Brigade, one of the most prestigious units in the Army, is almost 500 men under strength and could face significant challenges when it deploys to Helmand, in Afghanistan, next month.

The problems of overstretch have been further exacerbated by the fact that of the 98,000 soldiers in the Army, 7,000 are unfit for duty.

Not good news

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-24 15:02|| 2008-02-24 15:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The consequence of no national support, decades of multicultural curriculum in schools, influx of Muslims overwhelming the sense of patriotism and cultural identy, entry into the EU and self-identification as European more than British.... and rampant socialism undercutting family and sense of pride and self reliance.....
who wants to take a dangerous job to support that mess?

Posted by NoMoreBS">NoMoreBS 2008-02-24 15:58|| 2008-02-24 15:58|| Front Page Top

#3 NMBS hit the bullseye. It's a general cultural breakdown.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-24 16:14|| 2008-02-24 16:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Which in turn is linked to & exacerbated by the emmigration of well educated professional Brits, leaving their jobs to be filled by immigrants who do not value the historic British cultures.

Posted by lotp 2008-02-24 16:19|| 2008-02-24 16:19|| Front Page Top

#5 They payoff of years of "softening" the culture and multi-culturism, of "everybody wins", of "the government will protect you".

This is they payoff.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-24 16:33|| 2008-02-24 16:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Join the North American Union all volunteer army today. Remember, Uncle Norte America wants u.
[/channeling future recruiting poster]

Posted by wxjames 2008-02-24 18:30|| 2008-02-24 18:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Let me reiterate a point. "Consent of the governed" is not about votes. Hell, dictators and tyrants get the rigged results just like Chicago, Washington State, St. Louis. It's about the willingness to expend that last full measure of devotion. When that will is gone, so is the nation.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-02-24 19:47|| 2008-02-24 19:47|| Front Page Top

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