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Old 1st Sep 2006, 08:25
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Originally Posted by Jimlad1
Also whilst emotive, the numbers involved vs cost are small. Times was quoting there as being abour 6000 personnel claiming BSA at a cost of nearly £100 million pa. Thats a lot of money for roughly 3% of the armed forces.

Figures for the last few years, climbing steadily. Due to increasing turbulence, poor local school performance, or something else?

http://www.parliament.the-stationery...t/41116w05.htm
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