PS: For any Government 'Gook', looking in on this.....
Trust me, you haven't just discovered a fool proof way of saving your Boss 15Bn. What you've seen is the way that your 'Boss' will cause the biggest 'De-mob' since 1945, and that won't be his / her plan, but it certainly will be seen (after) as your fault!
If the Gov want a professional, well educated and motivated miliatry, they have to accept the costs. If they want a conscript 'Defence Force', then they will have to accept the 'costs' of that.
They can't have both. Choose.
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