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Old 17th Feb 2011, 18:01
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simonpo
 
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When the Americans pull out of Afghanistan, given their continuing financial deficits, aren't they likely to face big cuts in their military? Sorry for thread creep but surely the American military aren't going to remain immune from these dreadful cuts we are now seeing ?

There are suggestions here that civilians don't know and don't care about the RAF cuts but there is much disbelief and regret amongst friends of mine at the events now befalling the RAF.
Being a dual citizen, I like to keep up with how things are going in the states. They are already starting to make cuts. They have cancelled the last two OTS recruitment boards and numbers are down loads on what they used to recruit. I believe they are also looking at getting rid of quite a few junior officers in the not to distant future.
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