British Army Will Have To Rely On Civilian Drivers, Reserves And Foreign Armies -- The TelegraphThe British Army will have to rely on civilian drivers, reserves and foreign armies to fight wars in the future as the MoD plans a swathe of cuts to support solders, it can be disclosed.
In the most significant reforms the Army in half-a-century The Daily Telegraph has learnt that as few as five infantry battalions totalling 2,500 soldiers will be cut but a further 17,500 jobs will go mainly from logistics troops, engineers and artillery.
Military commanders have condemned the move as creating an “unbalanced Army” that will be reliant on a “Tesco’s just in time” supply tactic for campaigns.
The reforms have been forced on the Army after it was forced to reduce from 102,000 to 82,000 under defence cuts.
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My Comment: The British Army will have no choice .... they have become just a shell of its former self.