EXTRA RECRUITMENT CANNOT DISGUISE LOWEST ARMY MANPOWER SINCE IRAQ WAR - HARVEY
August 18, 2006 5:18 PM
Commenting on the latest figures on army recruitment, Liberal Democrat Shadow Defence Secretary Nick Harvey MP said:
"While recruitment increases are welcome, the painful reality behind these figures is that the number of army personnel on the ground is the lowest it has been since the Iraq war.
"The army is still facing its greatest deficits since reduced manpower requirements were implemented last August.
"The Government needs to explain how the Army is to cope with the challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan with its forces so overstretched.
"Shortfalls in forces' medical staff also pose grave problems which must be urgently addressed if we are to send our servicemen and women into increasingly dangerous situations."
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