Wednesday 2 November 2022 12:40 AM Thousands more troops will be added to Army under new move by Defence Secretary trends now
Wednesday 2 November 2022 12:40 AM Thousands more troops will be added to Army under new move by Defence Secretary trends now
Thousands more troops will be added to Army under new move by Defence Secretary 4000 junior troops may be added while number of senior officers will be cut Current projection shows troop numbers to fall from 77,000 to 73,000 by 2025 Mr Wallace said our forces were 15 years out of date due to successive cuts Defence Secretary is expected to put the proposals to the chancellor this week
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Thousands more junior troops will be added to the Army under plans being put to the Treasury.
The scheme would bolster the lower ranks by around 4,000. But to balance the books, there would be fewer senior officers.
The plans come after current projections, drawn up before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, suggest full-time troop numbers will fall from 77,000 to 73,000 by 2025.
The Defence Secretary is expected to put the proposals to the Chancellor this week.
Ben Wallace will tell Jeremy Hunt that, as the threat to UK and international security increases, so must the capability of our Armed Forces.
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