MoD denies combat training is being cut Feb 1 2008. The Guardian today says...The army and marines are so stretched that exercises and what defence sources call "non-essential training" are being scrapped. However, the Ministry of Defence yesterday denied a report that combat training for new recruits bound for Afghanistan was being cut by half.
Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 HC 61 on Monday 28 January 2008.
MPs warn of spending cuts for hard-pressed forces The report, by the Commons defence committee, says the cost of ambitious weapons projects continues to rise, while Britain's soldiers and pilots are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the demands placed on them.
ic Wales - PART of a huge £15bn defence training academy ear-marked for St. Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan is being ditched The two-part project would have seen all UK ...


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