UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets

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UK army combat units 40% below strength as recruitment plummets
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Defence secretary Ben Wallace urged to turn ‘shocking trend’ around as matter of urgency

Britain faces an army recruitment crisis, with frontline combat units operating as much as 40% below strength, figures obtained by the Guardian reveal.

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