1. Well ahead? The object of the exercise is surely to maintain a reducing requirement. Having less personnel than the requirement merely increases the load on everyone else, and probably has a connection to the increased Voluntary Outflow rates (table 12b).
2. There appears to be zero success in recruiting more women or ethnic minorities.
3.. Recruiting Reserve Army squaddies looks to be failing dismally.
The general numbers game could disguise shortages in critical trades. What's the buzz on that one?
From E-Goat
http://www.e-goat.co.uk/forums/showt...es-go-up/page3
Manning of TG4 expected to drop to 75% by next April. That's from Manning. Rumour that PVR wait will increase from 12 to 18 months.