Brig Rob Nitsch also admitted that some soldiers would be axed “against their wishes ... However Brig Nitsch did urge sacked troops to join the Territorial Army to continue soldiering at the weekends”
Regardless of the usual inter-service banter and rivalry, I have to say that there are elements of the redundancy process which demonstrates just how out of touch some of the senior policy makers and politicians are with feeling at the coal face.
The Army undeniably needs slimming down to get rid of some of the logistical and administrative tail that is no longer required if you are going to reduce the teeth arms. But to suggest to individuals that having been dismissed they should then join the TA to allow the facade of a well trained and equipped force to be maintained really does demonstrate more front than Brighton as Del Boy might say.