A Remembrance Sunday parade at Lashgar Gar base in Helmand province, Afghanistan Photo: Reuters
Historic Army Regiments May Be Sacrificed In Budget Cuts -- The Telegraph
UP TO a quarter of Britain's infantry battalions and almost half of its cavalry regiments, including some of the Army's most historic names, are facing disbandment.
As many as 10 of the existing 36 infantry battalions and five of the 11 Royal Armoured Corps regiments could be lost as the Army cuts up to 16,500 posts in the next three years.
While David Cameron has asked for no "cap badges" – the unique identifying symbols of regiments — to be lost, the military insists that historic names such as the Black Watch and Green Howards could be at risk.
Last week The Daily Telegraph revealed that a leaked memo sent to senior c [...]
Submit your suggestion / comments / complaints / Takedown request on lookyp.com@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment