U.K. May Fire 5,300 More Soldiers as Defense Spending Is Reduced
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U.K. Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said as many as 5,300 soldiers will lose their jobs in the latest round of cuts to spending on the armed forces.
Personnel affected will be notified on June 18, the defense ministry said in an e-mailed statement today. Any soldiers preparing for, serving on, or recovering from combat operations on that date will not lose their jobs unless they have applied to leave the army early.