Soldiers Lined Up for Sacking While in Iraq Row Brews Over 'Manning Control' Rules
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SOME of the most experienced soldiers from Britain's 16 air assault brigade, the Army's high-profile "air cavalry", were being secretly considered for the sack while they were serving on the frontline in Iraq, it emerged yesterday.
The men, including members of the parachute regiment's elite pathfinders' unit, had their names forwarded to their commanding officers last June for "possible administrative action" under manning control regulations defence ministers say have not been used for two years.See the full content of this document
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Soldiers Lined Up for Sacking While in Iraq Row Brews Over 'Manning Control' Rules
Paul Keetch, the Liberal Democrats' defence spokesman, who has also seen the documents obtained by The Herald, called last night for an investiga...
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