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UK is considering reducing its Army's manpower from 74k to 55k, disbanding the Royal Marines commando brigade
2020-07-06
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Posted by:Fred

#10  Maybe the Pakistani Army will station units there for colonial duties?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2020-07-06 13:34  

#9  Rot from without
Rot from within
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-07-06 10:01  

#8  ...cause the barbarians are already in the gates.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-07-06 09:55  

#7  Shut the MoD and use the savings for defence forces...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-07-06 08:38  

#6  There must be 20,000 just within NATO alone....
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-06 08:02  

#5  The collapse of civilization, first slowly then faster and faster.

Figure I'll live long enough to see the end??
Posted by: AlanC   2020-07-06 07:55  

#4  When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-06 04:59  

#3  "..Those who turn their swords into plowshares will end up plowing for those who don't..."
Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163   2020-07-06 03:23  

#2  uk just turn your sad cheeks to sky(or the M.E.) and "HERE IT IS come-on POKE IT FREELY"
Posted by: ranture   2020-07-06 02:25  

#1  The Royal Navy is in sad shape these days, isn't it? Aircraft Carriers without the necessary escorts and Marine Commandos without the necessary amphibious landing ships...
Posted by: magpie   2020-07-06 01:38  

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