Rant number 187
Cuts are a necessity in recession, there isn't much that can be done about it.
We've cut various services, the health service, the benefits service - and now its the army.
Over the next 8 years or so, they plan to cut down our army by around 20,000 people. Thats a lot of jobs, which really sucks.
So what do I think about it, where do I fall in the debate?
I'm actually kind of for it.
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think that anyone should be getting sacked off. I think that they should basically just recruit less and do things more organically. In 8 years, surely they can do that without having to ruin anyones career.
Really, in context - I just wonder if we really need an army more than we need our health service. We just need to stop picking fights that cannot be won, and concentrate on protecting ourselves - the idea of the army in the first place surely?
On the radio today, the usual dissenting voices popped up, including one that said 'the Taliban will be really pleased about it'. I really do despair sometimes.
We're not exactly going to have no army. We're still going to have a strong arm. We're just going to have to tighten our belts in that respect. Like we have in every other respect. We're also making sure to beef up the reservists. Fair enough, it's not ideal - but these people are there if they are needed.
We need to face facts and grow up. We are not the rulers of the world we used to be. We haven't the worlds biggest navy, we haven't got a huge commonwealth. We play nicely with others now for the most part - except for repeated recent money draining trysts in the middle east.
You can say what you want about cutting the army - but lets put it in context.
We've taken money from the NHS - always one of the most enviable services we had to offer. If we can take from that, our army should not be immune. Also, in case of something bad happening - its a lot quicker to train soldiers than it is doctors.
Just a thought.
Rant over.
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